Export of Coal

coalThe quantity and value of export of coal during last three years as per data available from the Director General Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, (DGCI&S), Ministry of Commerce, is given below.

 

Country

Quantity  Mte

Value Rs.Million

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

1 CHINA

2.3

0.0

0.0

7024

0

0

2 BANGLADESH

1.2

1.2

1.5

2463

3092

5177

3 NEPAL

0.7

0.7

1.1

1210

2363

1983

4 JAPAN

0.2

0.0

1865

0

5 BHUTAN

0.0

0.1

0.1

23

329

428

  Total (1 to 5)

4.4

2.0

2.7

12585.0

5784.0

7588.0

  Total all countries

4.4

2.0

2.8

12641.0

5900.0

8087.0

    Source: DGCI&S.

 

                           As per the current import policy of Government, coal is placed under open general licence and can be freely imported by anyone on payment of applicable import duty as per their requirement.  The details of coal imports in the country during the last three years, and current year is given below:

Coal import into India

(Quantity in Million Tonne & Value in Rs. Million.)

 

Quantity

Value

2010-11

68.92

415496

2011-12

102.85

788376

2012-13

137.56

810128

       Source: CCO and DGCI&S

            Coal India Ltd has not been exporting coal since 2010-11 and prior to 2010-11, coal was exported from CIL only to SAARC countries, mostly Nepal. Singareni Coal Collieries Ltd (SCCL) too has not been exporting any coal during the said period. This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal, Shri Pratik Prakash Bapu Patil in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.