Mandatory declaration of coal quality specs for imports from Dec 15, 2024 - coking coal ash% & non-coking coal GCV.

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....This circular mandates the declaration of additional qualifiers in import declarations for coking and non-coking coal effective December 15, 2024. For coking coal, subcategories based on ash percentage ranging from not exceeding 15% to exceeding 49% must be declared. For non-coking coal, subcategories based on gross calorific value (GCV) ranging from exceeding 7000 K.Cal./Kg. to exceeding 2200 and not exceeding 2500 K.Cal./Kg. must be declared. These additional qualifiers aim to improve assessment quality, intervention efficiency, and facilitation during import clearance. The circular includes annexures specifying the required qualifiers and their descriptions for the respective HS codes of coking and non-coking coal.....