New Delhi, Nov 20 (PTI) Ahead of the Union budget, miners’ body FIMI has urged the government to raise the basic customs duty on primary aluminium and downstream products to 15 per cent to curb rising imports and safeguard domestic manufacturers.

In its key recommendations to the finance ministry ahead of the Union Budget 2026-27, the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) said that the country’s aluminium manufacturing base faces severe pressure due to a surge in imports from aluminium-surplus countries, which are diverting their exports to India following the imposition of tariff and non-tariff barriers in other major markets.

FIMI cautioned that continued import inflows at lower duties could undermine domestic capacity utilisation and hinder investment in the sector. It called

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