The 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.
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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 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.
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