The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has extended the existing quantitative restrictions (QR) on the import of for an additional six months, from . This notification, No. 22/2025-26 – DGFT, issued on June 30, 2025, continues the import policy condition initially effective from January 1, 2025, as per DGFT Notification No. 44/2024-25. The restrictions apply to specific HS Codes (27040020, 27040030, 27040040, 27040090) and include country-wise quotas for imports. For the period of July-September 2025, a total of 7,13,583 Metric Tons (MT) is permitted, with an equal amount for October-December 2025, resulting in a total import quota of 14,27,166 MT for the extended period. Notable allocations include 2,49,771 MT for Colombia, 5,06,336 MT for Poland, and 2,09,980 MT for Japan. These country-wise restrictions will automatically cease on December 31, 2025, with all other terms and conditions remaining unchanged.

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhavan

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3, Section 5 and Section 9A of FTDR Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, and in continuation to DGFT Notification No. 44/2024-25 dated 26.12.2024, the Central Government hereby extends the current Import Policy Condition 8 in Chapter 27 of ITC (HS), 2022, Schedule — I (Import Policy) regarding country-wise quantitative restrictions on import of “Low Ash Metallurgical Coke (HS Codes 27040020,27040030,27040040, 27040090), effective from 01.01.2025 for a further period of six months i.e. from 01.07.2025 to 31.12.2025.

2. The country-wise Quantitative Restriction (QR) for said item shall be as under:

Australia	25,638	25,638	51,276
China PR	39,323	39,323	78,646
Colombia	1,24,886	1,24,886	2,49,771
Indonesia	33,182	33,182	66,364
Japan	1,04,990	1,04,990	2,09,980
Poland	2,53,168	2,53,168	5,06,336
Qatar	810	810	1620
Russia	44,591	44,591	89182
Singapore	23,239	23,239	46,478
Switzerland	40,887	40,887	81,774
UK	38	38	76
Others	22,831	22,831	45,662
			14,27,166

3. The country-wise Quantitative Restrictions (QR) will cease automatically on 31.12.2025. All other terms and conditions remain the same as in the above referred Notification.

Effect of the Notification:

Country-wise Quantitative Restrictions (QR) on import of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke valid upto 30.06.2025, have been extended for a further period of six months, i.e. from 01.07.2025 to 31.12.2025

This is issued with the approval of the Minister of Commerce & Industry

(Ajay Bhadoo)

Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India &
Director General of Foreign Trade
Email: [email protected]

(Issued from F. No. 01/89/180/23/AM-23/PC-2[A]/E-38692)