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Not calcined petroleum coke, other grades (non-fuel industrial use)

CPCB CLEARANCE

HSN 2713 11 90 (not calcined petroleum coke, other) is subject to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) monitoring and a multi-track ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under revised Policy Condition 6 of Chapter 27. Import of pet coke for fuel purposes is prohibited; permitted uses are tightly ring-fenced to specific industries on an actual-user basis, with a separate Restricted track requiring DGFT import authorisation for low-sulphur pet coke used in integrated steel plants.

What this is

HSN code

2713 11 90

Chapter

27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

Primary regulator

CPCB · ITC (HS) Policy Condition 6 of Chapter 27; CPCB/SPCB sulphur-monitoring mandate

Customs documentation

Import authorisation from DGFT
Actual-user declaration to CBIC
Sulphur content certificate from exporter

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CPCBCPCB·Central Pollution Control Board

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Compliance steps

1
Determine which permitted-use track applies before filing the bill of entry. Import is Free for cement, lime kiln, calcium carbide, gasification, and graphite electrode industries (feedstock/manufacturing process, actual-user basis); needle pet coke (NPC) with sulphur below 0.8% is Free as feedstock for graphite anode material for Li-ion batteries; all other imports for fuel or trade purposes are prohibited under Policy Condition 6 of Chapter 27.
ITC (HS) 2022 Policy Condition 6, Chapter 27 · S.O. 1129(E) dated 07-03-2024
2
If importing low-sulphur pet coke for use in an integrated steel plant (blending with coking coal in recovery-type coke ovens with desulphurisation plant, limited to 10% of feedstock with sulphur content not exceeding 3%), obtain an Import Authorisation from DGFT before shipment. Comply with MoEF&CC guidelines issued vide O.M. No. Q-18011/54/2018-CPA dated 10-09-2018 and ensure continuous SO₂ analysers are installed and monitored by the relevant State Pollution Control Board or CPCB.
DGFT Notification 10/2023 dated 02-06-2023 · S.O. 2408(E) dated 02-06-2023 · MoEF&CC O.M. Q-18011/54/2018-CPA dated 10-09-2018
3
For aluminium-industry imports of raw petroleum coke (RPC) or calcined petroleum coke (CPC), observe the annual quantity caps (1.9 million MT of RPC and 0.8 million MT of CPC from 2025-26 onwards), import only as feedstock/raw material on an actual-user basis, and comply in full with Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) Order No. F.No. 160014/16/2021-MERD/PETCOKE-35 dated 14-02-2024. RPC imported by calciners must not be transferred to any other unit, and export of CPC by calciners or export of anode by aluminium industry is not permitted.
CAQM Order F.No. 160014/16/2021-MERD/PETCOKE-35 dated 14-02-2024 · S.O. 1129(E) dated 07-03-2024

A word of counsel

The single most consequential error on this tariff line is conflating the multiple Free-track carve-outs with a general permission to import pet coke freely. Each permitted-use category is a closed, industry-specific, actual-user track: importing under one track's declared end-use and diverting to fuel, trade, or a non-listed process is treated as a prohibited import, triggering confiscation and monetary penalty under the Customs Act, 1962. Sulphur content thresholds — 0.8% for NPC and 3% for low-sulphur pet coke in ISPs — are not self-declared; they are monitored by SPCBs and CPCB, and a non-conforming consignment cannot be remediated post-clearance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2713 11 90 require BIS certification?

No, not-calcined petroleum coke is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by ITC (HS) Policy Condition 6 of Chapter 27 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with CPCB and State Pollution Control Boards mandated to monitor sulphur content and end-use compliance.

Is a DGFT Import Authorisation required for all imports under this tariff line?

No. Import is Free — without authorisation — for cement, lime kiln, calcium carbide, gasification, and graphite electrode industries (as feedstock) and for NPC with sulphur below 0.8% destined for Li-ion battery anode manufacturing. A DGFT Import Authorisation is required only for the Restricted low-sulphur pet coke track, limited to integrated steel plants per DGFT Notification 10/2023 dated 02-06-2023.

What happens if pet coke imported under a Free-track carve-out is subsequently used as fuel?

Use as fuel falls within the prohibited category under Policy Condition 6 of Chapter 27; diversion from the declared actual-user end-use renders the import unauthorised, exposing the importer to confiscation of the goods and monetary penalty under the Customs Act, 1962, independent of any CPCB or SPCB action.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: CPCB / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.