Ministry of Steel seeks withdrawal of anti-dumping duty on metallurgical coke imports

Exam-focused facts from the 25 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Ministry of Steel has requested the Ministry of Finance to withdraw anti-dumping tariffs on low-ash metallurgical coke (met coke) imports.
India is the world's second-largest crude steel producer.
A provisional anti-dumping duty on low-ash metallurgical coke imports was imposed in December for a period of six months.
India primarily imports met coke from China, Indonesia, Poland, Japan, and Switzerland.
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) experienced a 20 per cent rise in input costs due to the inability to procure adequate met coke at reasonable domestic prices.