Procedure for Import Allocation for the Financial Year 2024-25, for import of Calcined Petroleum Coke for Aluminium Industry and Raw Petroleum Coke for CPC manufacturing industry

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Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi

Public Notice No. 49/2023 NewDelhi, Dated: 11° March, 2024

Subject: Procedure for Import Allocation for the Financial Year 2024-25, for import of Calcined Petroleum Coke for Aluminium Industry and Raw Petroleum Coke for CPC manufacturing industry - reg.

It is submitted that the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the Writ Petition no. 43029/1985 vide its order dated 10" October 2023, has delegated certain issues related to petroleum coke to the Commission for Air Quality Management. The Commission in compliance of the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme court vide its order dated 15.02.2024 decreed that Aluminium industry can import Calcined Petroleum Coke(CPC) not exceeding 0.5 Million MTs and Calcined Petroleum coke manufacturing units can import Raw Petroleum Coke (RPC) not exceeding 1.9 Million MTs during 2024-25. In light of the order of the Commission for Air Quality Management, the import policy condition of Petroleum Coke was amended vide Notification no.68/2023 dated 07.03.2024. Herein it has also been indicated that the regulation and monitoring of such imports will be as per the guidelines of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change issued vide OM no. Q-18011/54/2018-CPA dated 10'" September, 2018.

2. Pursuant to the above and 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 notifies the procedure to implement the allocation for import of CPC and RPC for year 2024-25, as under:

• i. The annual quantity limitation in import will be operated on financial year basis i.e. 01.04.2024 till 31.03.2025. Accordingly, the total quantity permitted for import per annum by is (i) CPC for use in Aluminium industry is 0.5 Million MTs and (ii) RPC for CPC manufacturing industry is 1.9 Million MTs.

• ii. Completed application is required to be submitted online on or before 24" March, 2024. All applications are required to be submitted on the DGFT Website

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