- Duties range from $60.87-130.66/t, in place for 6 months
- India’s met coke imports drop 20% y-o-y in H1FY’26
The Indian government has imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of low-ash metallurgical coke (with ash content below 18%) for a period of six months, aimed at protecting domestic producers from low-priced overseas supplies.
The duty ranges between $60.87/t and $130.6/t, depending on the country of origin, and will apply to imports from China, Indonesia, Colombia, Japan, and Russia.
Country-wise duty structure
As per the notification, the provisional duty has been imposed on a per metric tonne basis in US dollars, varying by country of origin:
– Australia: $73.55/t
– China: $130.66/t
– Colombia: $119.51/t
– Indonesia: $82.75/t
– Japan: $60.87/t
– Russia: $85.12/t
Domestic met coke prices rise as imports drop in FY’26
The move follows the expiry of quantitative restrictions on met coke imports, which had capped volumes at 2.8 million tonnes (mnt) and remained in force until 31 December 2025.
During FY25, India’s met coke imports stood at around 4.8 mnt, significantly higher than the quota limit. With the imposition of anti-dumping duties, imports are expected to decline sharply in FY26. India’s imports of metallurgical coke were recorded at 1.91 mnt in April-September 2025 (H1FY’26) in comparison with 2.45 mnt in H1FY’25, as per provisional data with BigMint. Coke imports decreased by nearly 22% y-o-y despite the 10-11% growth in domestic crude steel production during the period.
Meanwhile, domestic met coke prices have risen by INR 2,500/t since early October supported by tighter import availability, higher coking coal prices and improved demand from the steel sector.
India’s merchant met coke production stood at 4 mnt in FY’25.
Notably, imports of met coke with ash content above 18% remain outside the purview of the anti-dumping duty and will not face any restrictions.
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