Date: 2025-02-12Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Procedure for Allocation of Quantities for import of Calcined
Petroleum Coke for Aluminium Industry and Raw Petroleum Coke for
CPC manufacturing industry, for the Financial Year 2025-26- reg.
This Public Notice, No. 48/2024-25, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, on February 12, 2025, outlines the procedure for allocation of import quantities for Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) for the Aluminium industry and Raw Petroleum Coke (RPC) for the CPC manufacturing industry for the Financial Year 2025-26. This notice is issued in compliance with the order dated 15.02.2024 of the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), following directions from the Supreme Court. The notice allows the Aluminium industry to import up to 0.8 Million MTs of CPC and CPC manufacturing units to import up to 1.9 Million MTs of RPC from FY 2025-26 onwards. Applications must be submitted online via the DGFT website (Services > Import Management System > Import Authorisation for Restricted Imports > Apply for New Authorisation, under Import Category "Import of Pet Coke") by February 28, 2025. The conditions outlined in Para 2 of Public Notice No. 49/2023 dated March 11, 2024, will also apply. Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Director General of Foreign Trade & Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to Govt. of India, can be contacted via dgft@nic.in for inquiries. The notice is issued from File No. 01/89/180/88/AM24/PC-2/AE4204.
Key Entities Referenced
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi: Location of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) office in New Delhi, Delhi.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: An agency under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, responsible for implementing the Foreign Trade Policy.
Calcined Petroleum Coke: A specific type of petroleum coke (CPC) used in the aluminium industry, import of which is regulated by this notice.
Raw Petroleum Coke: A specific type of petroleum coke (RPC) used in CPC manufacturing industry, import of which is regulated by this notice.
Commission for Air Quality Management: An organization that issued an order regarding the import of petroleum coke, referenced in this notice.
Supreme Court: The highest judicial body in India, whose directions are being complied with by the Commission for Air Quality Management.
Foreign Trade Policy, 2023: The prevailing foreign trade policy under which the Directorate General of Foreign Trade is exercising its powers.
Financial Year 202526: The financial year for which the allocation of quantities for import of CPC and RPC is being announced.
To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section-I
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 48 /2024-25
New Delhi, Dated: 12" February, 2025
Subject: Procedure for Allocation of Quantities for import of Calcined Petroleum Coke for
Aluminium Industry and Raw Petroleum Coke for CPC manufacturing industry, for the
Financial Year 2025-26- reg.
Reference is drawn to the order dated 15.02.2024 of Commission for Air Quality
Management (CAQM) in compliance of the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme court wherein it
was decreed that Aluminium industry can import Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) not exceeding
0.8 Million MTs and CPC manufacturing units can import Raw Petroleum Coke (RPC) not
exceeding 1.9 Million MTs from FY 2025-26 Onwards.
2. Accordingly, Public Notice no. 49/2023 dated 11.03.2024 notified the Procedure for
allocation of quantities for the financial year 2024-25 for import of CPC for the use in
Aluminium Industry; and RPC for the use in CPC manufacturing industry.
3. Furtherance to that, in exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the
Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade hereby invites the
application for import of CPC for use in Aluminium industry for 0.8 Million MTs and import of
RPC for CPC manufacturing industry for 1.9 Million MTs for the Financial year 2025-26.
4. All Applications are required to be submitted online by 28" February, 2025 on the DGFT
Website under Services -- > Import Management System -- > Import Authorisation for Restricted
Imports -- > Apply for New Authorisation, under Import Category as ‘Import of Pet Coke’.
Applications submitted under any other Category are liable to be rejected.5. All other conditions stated in Para 2 of the Public Notice no. 49/2023 dated 11.03.2024
will be applicable.
Effect of the Public Notice: Applications are invited for allocation of quantities for import of
CPC and RPC during FY 2025-26 by the eligible industry.
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(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to Govt. of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
(Issued from File No. 01/89/180/88/AM-24/PC-2(A)/E-42041)