**Executive Summary:**
This public notice from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) outlines the procedure for allocating quotas for the import of Calcined Pet Coke for the Aluminum Industry and Raw Pet Coke for the CPC manufacturing industry, following a Supreme Court order. The notice sets import limits for the fiscal year, specifies application requirements, and establishes deadlines for application submissions and import completion. Key dates include a December 7, 2018 application deadline and a March 31, 2019 import completion deadline.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Import Restrictions:**
* Calcined Pet Coke imports for the Aluminum Industry cannot exceed 0.5 Million MT per annum.
* Raw Pet Coke imports for the CPC manufacturing industry cannot exceed 1.4 Million MT per annum.
* For the remaining period of the fiscal year (October - March), the available quota is 0.25 Million MT for Calcined Pet Coke and 0.52 Million MT for Raw Pet Coke.
* **Application Procedure:**
* Eligible entities must apply for an import license in ANF 2M to the DGFT Exim Facilitation Committee.
* Applications must include the unit's capacity and a valid consent certificate from the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) or Pollution Control Committee (PCC).
* A copy of the application must be sent to the concerned jurisdictional Regional Authority of DGFT.
* Completed applications must reach the DGFT by December 7, 2018.
* Application fees must be paid according to Appendix 2K and submitted to petcokeimportdgftnic.in, with a specific subject header format.
* **Authorization and Reporting:**
* The Exim Facilitation Committee (EFC) will consider applications, and the Regional Authority (RA) will grant authorization if the documents are in order.
* Import licenses are valid until March 31, 2019.
* License holders must inform the RA of import consignment details, including quantity, source, and date.
* A consolidated import report must be submitted to the RA within 30 days of the import authorization period's expiry.
* DGFT will allot quotas by December 14, 2018, and licenses will be issued by December 21, 2018.
* **Quota Management:**
* Unutilized quotas must be reported to DGFT at petcokeimportdgftnic.in within 10 days of allocation.
* A review of available quota will occur after quota surrenders by January 4, 2019.
* All imports must be completed before March 31, 2019.
**Impact Analysis:**
**Aluminum Industry & CPC Manufacturing Industry:**
* *Impact:* Subject to quota restrictions on the import of Calcined Pet Coke and Raw Pet Coke respectively.
* *Action Required:* Submit application in ANF 2M to DGFT Exim Facilitation Committee by December 7, 2018, with all required documents, including consent certificate from State Pollution Control Board. Comply with reporting requirements.
**Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT):**
* *Impact:* Responsible for implementing and monitoring the quota allocation process.
* *Action Required:* Evaluate applications, allot quotas by December 14, 2018, and coordinate with Regional Authorities to issue licenses by December 21, 2018.
**Regional Authorities (RA) of DGFT:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for granting import licenses.
* *Action Required:* Process import license applications, grant authorizations, and monitor import consignments.
**State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) / Pollution Control Committee (PCC):**
* *Impact:* Provide consent certificates to user industrial units.
* *Action Required:* Issue consent certificates indicating permitted import quantities.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Foreign Trade: The main authority responsible for foreign trade regulation and facilitation.
Foreign Trade Development Regulation Act, 1992: The act that confers powers to the Director General of Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: The policy governing foreign trade, under which the notification is issued.
Calcined Pet Coke: A type of pet coke used in the Aluminium Industry, subject to import restrictions.
Raw Pet Coke: A type of pet coke used for CPC manufacturing industry, subject to import restrictions.
Supreme Court of India: The apex court whose order led to the notification regarding pet coke imports.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The ministry that issued guidelines for regulation and monitoring of pet coke imports.
New Delhi: Location of Directorate General of Foreign Trade
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MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
(DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE)
PUBLIC NOTICE
New Delhi, the 26th November 2018
No. 50 / 2015-20
Sub:— Procedure for allocation of quota for import of (i) Calcined Pet Coke (0.5 Million MT per annum) for
Aluminum Industry and (ii) Raw Pet Coke (1.04 Million MT) for CPC manufacturing industry –regd.
F. No. 01/93/180/03/AM-19/PC-2(A) Part 1.—The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the Writ Petition No.
13029/1985 vide its order dated 4th October, 2018, has decreed that the import of raw material for use as Calcined Pet coke
(CPC) in Aluminium Industry cannot exceed 0.5 Million MT per annum in total. Similarly import of Raw Pet Coke for
CPC manufacturing industry cannot exceed 1.4 Million MT per annum. In light of the Order of the Hon’ble Supreme
Court, the import policy condition of Pet Coke was amended vide Notification No. 42 dated 23rd October, 2018 and
wherein it had been indicated that the regulation and monitoring of such imports will be as per the guidelines of Ministry
of Forest and Climate Change issued vide OM No Q-18011/54/2018-CPA dated 10th September, 2018.
2. Pursuant to the above and in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5 of the Foreign Trade (Development &
Regulation) Act, 1992 as amended from time to time read with Para 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy (2015-2020), the
Director General of Foreign Trade hereby notifies the procedure/ mechanism to implement the quantitative restriction
imposed on import of Calcined Pet Coke and Raw Pet Coke, as under:¹Hkkx Iµ[k.M 1º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
Conditions and modalities of application for import of Pet coke.
(i) Imports will be subject to guidelines laid down by Ministry of Forest and Climate Change issued vide
OM No Q-18011/54/2018-CPA dated 10th September, 2018;
(ii) The annual quantity limitation in import will be operated on fiscal year basis. Accordingly, of the total
quantity permitted for import per annum by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, only half of it is available for
import during the remaining period of this financial year {i.e October-March (considering that the order
was issued on 4th October, the total month of October is taken for calculating entitlement)}. Therefore,
total quantity available for import of (i) Calcined Pet Coke for use as Calcined Pet coke in Aluminium
Industry is 0.25 Million MT and (ii) Raw Pet Coke for CPC manufacturing industry is .52 Million MT.
This is available all industrial units in these two sectors including the petitioners.
(iii) All eligible entities desiring to avail quota as mentioned above, may apply for import license in ANF 2M
to DGFT (Exim Facilitation Committee) Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi – 110 011 with copy to concerned
jurisdictional Regional Authority of DGFT along with capacity of the unit and a valid consent certificate
from State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)/ Pollution Control Committee (PCC), in the name of user
industrial units indicating the quantity permitted for import and its usage on a monthly and yearly basis.
(iv) Completed application form (ANF 2M) along with ANF-1(Importer Exporter Profile) and the
documents mentioned at (iii) above must reach on or before 7th December, 2018. Application fee shall
be paid in accordance with the procedure as in Appendix 2K of Appendices & Aayat Niryat Forms and
submitted to petcokeimport-dgft@nic.in The subject header of this e-mail shall be “Name of applicant /
IE Code/ quantity applied in Million Ton/Name of the RA where application is being filed.
(for example if M/s. ABC imports having IE Code 1234567890 are intending to file an application at
Ahmedabad for export of 1000 MT then the subject header would be: ABC imports / 1234567890 /1000
MT / Ahmedabad )
(v) If documents received are found in order, application will be considered in Exim Facilitation Committee
(EFC) for import of restricted items and the concerned jurisdictional RA will grant authorization. The
import license/ authorization will be valid till 31.3.2018 only for the purpose of imports.
(vi) If, after obtaining permission/license, importer cannot utilize/ import the entire quantity for which the
license has been issued, the applicant shall intimate the same to DGFT at petcokeimport-dgft@nic.in
within 10 days of allocation of such quota in order to facilitate distribution of the unutilized quota to
other applicants who had applied initially.
(vii) Holders of the license for import of Pet Coke would keep the RA informed of the details of his import
consignments i.e the quantity of import, source, date of import along with details of Bill of entry in
respect of each consignment on clearance of goods from Customs. Subsequently, a consolidated
report within 30 days of the expiry of import authorization period must be submitted to the Regional
Authority, giving consolidated details of all imports made during the period.
(viii) EFC in DGFT will evaluate and allot quota among applicants by 14th December 2018 and licenses will
be issued by the concerned jurisdictional Regional Authorities of DGFT by the 21st December 2018.
(ix) Review of the quota available, if any, after surrender of the quota by allottees by 4th of January,2019 ;
and
(x) Imports have to be completed before 31.3.2019 of the financial year i.e. consignments must be cleared
by customs authorities before this date.
3. Effect of this Public Notice: Procedure for allocation of quota for import of (i) Calcined Pet Coke for use as
Calcined Pet coke (CPC) in Aluminium Industry and (ii) Raw Pet Coke for CPC manufacturing industry is notified.
ALOK V. CHATURVEDI, Director General of Foreign Trade and Ex-officio Add. Secy.
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