Notification 54/2025-26, dated January 3rd, 2026, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, amends the Import Policy of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke under Chapter 27 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy). Policy Condition No. 8 of Chapter 27 is deleted.
The import policy for ITC (HS) Code 27040020 (Coke and semi-coke of lignite or of peat) changes from "Restricted" with the condition "Subject to Policy Condition No. 08 of Chapter 27" to "Free".
Low Ash Metallurgical Coke (with ash content below 18%), including coke fines/coke breeze and ultra-low phosphorous metallurgical coke, falling under ITC (HS) Codes 27040020, 27040030, 27040040 and 27040090, is now “Free”.
The issuing authority is Lav Agarwal, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-Officio Addl. Secretary to the Govt of India, with the email address dgft@nic.in.
Key Entities Referenced
Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992: The legal framework under which the import policy amendment is made.
ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy): The import policy schedule being amended, specifically regarding Low Ash Metallurgical Coke.
Low Ash Metallurgical Coke: The specific type of coke whose import policy is being amended in this notification.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry: The ministry under whose authority the Directorate General of Foreign Trade operates and the amendment is issued.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The issuing authority for the import policy amendment.
(To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-II, Section-3, Sub-Section (ii))
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan
Notification No. 54 /2025-26
Dated: 03rd January 2026
Subject: Amendment in Import Policy & Policy Condition of Low Ash Metallurgical
Coke under Chapter 27 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule-I (Import Policy) – regarding.
In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 and Section 5 of the Foreign Trade
(Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraphs 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign
Trade Policy, 2023 , as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends
the Import Policy of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke under Chapter 27 of ITC (HS), 2022,
Schedule-I (Import Policy), as under:
2. The Policy Condition No. 8 of Chapter 27 stands deleted.
ITC (HS) Existing Revised Revised
Existing Policy
Code Item Description Import Import Policy
Condition
Policy Policy Condition
27040020 Coke and semi-coke Restricted Subject to Policy Condition Free -
of lignite or of peat No. 08 of Chapter 27.
27040030 Hard coke of coal
27040040 Soft coke of coal
27040090 Other
Effect of this Notification:
Import of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke (having ash content below 18%), including coke
fines/coke breeze and ultra-low phosphorous metallurgical coke, falling under ITC (HS)
Codes 27040020, 27040030, 27040040 and 27040090, is “Free”.
This is issued with the approval of the Minister of Commerce & Industry.
(Lav Agarwal)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex-Officio Addl. Secretary to the Govt of India.
Email: dgft@nic.in