Overview

• The Directorate General of Foreign Trade extended country-wise quantitative restrictions on low-ash metallurgical coke imports by six months to December 31, 2025.
• India set a total quota of 1,427,166 tons of low-ash coke for the July–December 2025 period from 11 major supplying countries.
• The minimum import price for soda ash remains at ₹20,108 per ton until the end of 2025 to prevent undercutting of domestic producers.
• Low-ash metallurgical coke serves blast-furnace steelmaking while soda ash underpins glass manufacturing, detergents and various chemical processes.
• These measures aim to stabilize raw-material costs and shield India’s steel, glass and chemical sectors from volatility caused by cheaper imports.