Lok Sabha Question No. 113 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Steel Export
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*113 FOR ANSWER ON 11/02/2019

## STEEL EXPORT

- *113.  SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantity of steel being exported and the revenue earned therefrom during each of the last three years and the current year, country-wise;

(b) whether the export oriented policy of steel is the primary cause for escalation of steel prices in the domestic market; and

- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective  measures  taken/proposed  to  be taken by the Government to bring down the prices?

## ANSWER

(SHRI CHAUDHARY BIRENDER SINGH)

(a)to(c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (C)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *113 FOR ANSWER ON 11/02/2019 TABLED BY SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING 'STEEL EXPORT'

(a) India's exports of Iron and Steel for both quantity and value wise during last three years and current year is given in the table 1 below:-

Table 1: India's export of Iron and Steel (quantity and value wise)

|    |                | Quantity in million tonnes   | Quantity in million tonnes   | Quantity in million tonnes   | Quantity in million tonnes   | Quantity in million tonnes   | Value in US$ billion   | Value in US$ billion   | Value in US$ billion   | Value in US$ billion   | Value in US$ billion   |
|----|----------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Ch | Description    | 2015- 16                     | 2016- 17                     | 2017- 18                     | April- Nov. 2017- 18         | April- Nov. 2018- 19         | 2015- 16               | 2016- 17               | 2017- 18               | April- Nov. 2017- 18   | April- Nov. 2018- 19   |
| 72 | Iron and Steel | 7.6                          | 14.0                         | 15.9                         | 10.7                         | 8.0                          | 5.5                    | 8.7                    | 11.2                   | 7.4                    | 6.5                    |

Source: DGCI&S

India's exports of Iron and Steel (Chapter 72) for top 20 countries both quantity and value wise during last three years and current year is given in the table 2 below:-

Table 2: India's export of Iron and steel (Ch 72) - top 20 countries (Value in US$ million)

| Countries                           |   2015-16 |   2016-2017 | 2017-2018   |   April-Nov. 2017-18 |   April-Nov. 2018-19 |
|-------------------------------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| BANGLADESH                          |     223.9 |      372.64 | 269.77      |               167.63 |               184.21 |
| BELGIUM                             |     251.2 |      738.87 | 777.5       |               499.74 |               414.59 |
| CHINA                               |     145.6 |      344.84 | 324.11      |               202.86 |               166.39 |
| INDONESIA                           |     135.7 |      300.73 | 540.82      |               386.44 |               197.37 |
| ITALY                               |     389.5 |      764.45 | 1,033.71    |               673.71 |               524.12 |
| JAPAN                               |     141.9 |      154.98 | 252.49      |               156.03 |               163.43 |
| KOREA RP                            |     219.4 |      333.94 | 339.15      |               228.08 |               330.93 |
| MALAYSIA                            |      47.3 |      281.73 | 304.79      |               228.54 |               158.9  |
| NEPAL                               |     472.4 |      627.2  | 880.5       |               522.61 |               820.87 |
| NETHERLAND                          |     135.3 |      147.24 | 187.56      |               107.43 |               119.17 |
| PHILIPPINES                         |      14   |       33.54 | 176.42      |               117.46 |                79.68 |
| POLAND                              |      76.4 |       91.56 | 164.84      |               109.52 |                80.75 |
| SRI LANKA                           |      86.1 |      121.3  | 245.56      |               168.29 |                93.78 |
| SPAIN                               |     120   |      321.12 | 420.54      |               274.84 |               228.57 |
| TAIWAN                              |     135.4 |      261.84 | 358.36      |               248.5  |               165.59 |
| THAILAND                            |     121.9 |      223.32 | 250.31      |               143.63 |               149.82 |
| TURKEY                              |     120   |      128.94 | 226.06      |               136.48 |               130.71 |
| UAE                                 |     288.9 |      516.04 | 711.58      |               458.34 |               467.76 |
| U S A                               |     405.7 |      330.17 | 372.26      |               230.73 |               178.41 |
| VIETNAM                             |      70.9 |      561.49 | 579.78      |               440.36 |               243.57 |
| Export of Ch 72 to top 20 countries |    3601.3 |     6655.9  | 8416.1      |              5501.2  |              4898.6  |
| Total export of Ch 72               |    5492.3 |     8682.7  | 11244.4     |              7361.24 |              6526.28 |

Source: DGCI&S

Contd………..2/-

Table 2 Contd.: India's export of Iron and steel (Ch 72) - top 20 countries (Quantity in million tonnes)

| Countries                           |   2015-16 |   2016-2017 |   2017-2018 |   April-Nov. 2017-18 |   April-Nov. 2018-19 |
|-------------------------------------|-----------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| BANGLADESH PR                       |      0.66 |        1.07 |        0.59 |                 0.38 |                 0.39 |
| BELGIUM                             |      0.31 |        1.17 |        1.01 |                 0.67 |                 0.44 |
| CHINA P RP                          |      0.15 |        0.29 |        0.3  |                 0.18 |                 0.15 |
| HONG KONG                           |      0    |        0    |        0.22 |                 0.18 |                 0.07 |
| INDONESIA                           |      0.15 |        0.43 |        0.77 |                 0.56 |                 0.24 |
| ITALY                               |      0.58 |        1.28 |        1.52 |                 1.05 |                 0.64 |
| JAPAN                               |      0.18 |        0.17 |        0.22 |                 0.14 |                 0.14 |
| KOREA RP                            |      0.2  |        0.32 |        0.29 |                 0.21 |                 0.3  |
| MALAYSIA                            |      0.07 |        0.61 |        0.56 |                 0.43 |                 0.24 |
| NEPAL                               |      1.15 |        1.57 |        1.86 |                 1.16 |                 1.53 |
| PHILIPPINES                         |      0.01 |        0.05 |        0.36 |                 0.24 |                 0.14 |
| SAUDI ARAB                          |      0.08 |        0.15 |        0.26 |                 0.14 |                 0.12 |
| SPAIN                               |      0.16 |        0.52 |        0.6  |                 0.4  |                 0.27 |
| SRI LANKA DSR                       |      0.17 |        0.24 |        0.46 |                 0.32 |                 0.15 |
| TAIWAN                              |      0.19 |        0.35 |        0.42 |                 0.31 |                 0.17 |
| THAILAND                            |      0.28 |        0.52 |        0.44 |                 0.25 |                 0.24 |
| TURKEY                              |      0.09 |        0.14 |        0.28 |                 0.19 |                 0.13 |
| U ARAB EMTS                         |      0.42 |        0.88 |        1.01 |                 0.67 |                 0.59 |
| U S A                               |      0.31 |        0.35 |        0.35 |                 0.21 |                 0.12 |
| VIETNAM SOC REP                     |      0.06 |        1.15 |        1.09 |                 0.85 |                 0.38 |
| Export of Ch 72 to top 20 countries |      5.22 |       11.27 |       12.61 |                 8.53 |                 6.46 |
| Total export of Ch 72               |      7.6  |       14    |       15.9  |                10.7  |                 8    |

Source: DGCI&S

(b)&(c): No, Madam. There is no specific export policy for steel. Steel industry is a deregulated Sector and Steel prices in the country are market driven.

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