India’s Directorate General for Trade Remedies (DGTR), under the ministry of commerce, has recommended the extension of antidumping (AD) duties on met coke for five years, but lower than the provisional existing rates, according to a government notification on Thursday, April 30.
The DGTR in its recommendation said that met coke imports continued to pose a threat to domestic producers and hence it proposes the imposition of a definitive AD levy for five years.
The recommendation currently awaiting approval from the ministry of commerce following which it would be forwarded to the department of revenue under the ministry of finance for implementation.
The DGTR’s recommendation comes in the wake of the Indian government decision last year imposing a provisional AD duty on met coke (with ash content below 18 percent) imports for a period of six months ending June 2026, to protect domestic producers.
The DGTR’s country-specific AD duties are:
| Country of Origin | Current AD duty rate | New proposed AD duty rate |
| China | $130.66/mt | $128.83/mt |
| Colombia | $119.51/mt | $118.51/mt |
| Russia | $85.12/mt | $84.16/mt |
| Indonesia | $82.75/mt | $67.50/mt |
| Australia | $73.55/mt | $71.16/mt |
| Japan | $60.87/mt | $42.95 |