India proposes anti-dumping duty as high as $130 per tonne on met coke imports

India has proposed to impose an anti-dumping duty as high as $130 per tonne on the imports of low ash metallurgical coke (met coke), a key steel making ingredient, impacting steel players like JSW Steel and AM/NS, sources told Moneycontrol.

The move comes amid calls to use resources available in the country to aid the domestic met coke producers.

The government has recommended duty of $73.5 per tonne on imports from Australia, followed by $130 per tonne on China, $120 per tonne on Columbia, $83 per tonne on Indonesia, $61 per tonne on Japan and $85 per tonne on Russia.

Last month, Moneycontrol had exclusively reported that government is considering to impose duty on the met coke imports to protect domestic players.

Post the investigation on met coke imports, the Directorate General