Lok Sabha Question No. 530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-05
Subject: Export/Import of Minerals
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 530 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th FEBRUARY, 2020

## EXPORT/IMPORT OF MINERALS

530(H). SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of export/import of minerals, iron-ores and their products along with their value from the country, country-wise;
- (b) the percentage of export of minerals to their total production in the country;
- (c) whether the incidents of illegal export of some minerals particularly iron-ores have come to the notice of the Government;
- (d) if so, number of such cases reported during the said period and the follow up action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to review the present export-import policy to protect domestic industries of minerals and metals, particularly of iron ores; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) Export/import data of iron ore, minerals and their products with regard to last three years and current year including country-wise data is at Annexure-I
- (b) Details of export of mineral- iron ore and its production is at Annexure-II
- (c)& (d) The instance of illegal export of minerals for the last three years is us under:-

| Year         |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| No. of cases |         9 |         7 |         7 |

As per Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, appropriate action has been taken under Customs Act, 1962 including issuing Show Cause Notices.

- (e) & (f) At present there is no proposal to review the existing export-import policy with respect to minerals/metals .

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## Export  Data of Iron ore, Minerals and their products

V alue of Export (in Mill. US $)

| Item Description               |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 (P) (upto December, 2019) |
|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------|
| ALUMINIUM, PRODUCTS OFALUMINM  |   3244.69 |   4800.89 |   5730.91 |                             3895.63 |
| BULK MINERALSAND ORES          |    419.21 |    402.17 |    618.05 |                              532.99 |
| COPPERAND PRDCTS MADE OF COPR  |   2672.94 |   3481.36 |   1067.26 |                              707.5  |
| IRONAND STEEL                  |   8683.01 |  11244.7  |   9742.01 |                             7246.32 |
| IRON ORE                       |   1533.53 |   1471.06 |   1317.29 |                             1952.3  |
| LEADAND PRODUCTS MADE OF LED   |    236.89 |    396.65 |    402.91 |                              295.73 |
| MICA                           |     55.83 |     81.4  |     71.3  |                               41    |
| NICKEL, PRODUCT MADE OF NICKEL |     92.65 |     44.78 |     68.58 |                               78    |
| OTH NONFEROUS METALAND PRODC   |    446.17 |    505.18 |    546.78 |                              411.67 |
| OTHER CRUDE MINERALS           |    131.84 |    146.13 |    174.67 |                              112.21 |
| PROCESSED MINERALS             |    898.51 |    970.32 |   1181.86 |                              692.68 |
| PRODUCTS OF IRONAND STEEL      |   5895.44 |   6770.2  |   7259.37 |                             5285.05 |
| SULPHER, UNROASTED IRON PYRITE |     52.13 |     66.37 |     63.05 |                               45.66 |
| TINAND PRODUCTS MADE OF TIN    |      8.84 |     11.1  |      9.82 |                                7.39 |
| ZINCAND PRODUCTS MADE OF ZINC  |    609.71 |    956.18 |    603.09 |                              406.11 |

## Import  Data of Iron ore, Minerals and their products

|                                | Value of Import (in Mill. US $)   | Value of Import (in Mill. US $)   | Value of Import (in Mill. US $)   | Value of Import (in Mill. US $)    |
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Item Description               | 2016-17                           | 2017-18                           | 2018-19                           | 2019-20 (P) (up to December, 2019) |
| ALUMINIUM, PRODUCTS OFALUMINM  | 3557.04                           | 4605.34                           | 5538.97                           | 3464.74                            |
| BULK MINERALSAND ORES          | 4286.96                           | 6207.37                           | 3878.27                           | 2293.29                            |
| COPPERAND PRDCTS MADE OF COPR  | 3449.40                           | 4575.11                           | 5346.73                           | 3959.60                            |
| IRONAND STEEL                  | 8238.88                           | 10432.22                          | 12582.29                          | 8755.82                            |
| IRON ORE                       | 322.25                            | 655.19                            | 844.12                            | 114.30                             |
| LEADAND PRODUCTS MADE OF LED   | 597.09                            | 814.51                            | 785.76                            | 515.26                             |
| MICA                           | 1.28                              | 1.68                              | 1.90                              | 1.60                               |
| NICKEL, PRODUCT MADE OF NICKEL | 554.94                            | 637.51                            | 742.17                            | 563.30                             |
| OTH NONFEROUS METALAND PRODC   | 835.39                            | 1109.04                           | 1285.84                           | 915.26                             |
| OTHER CRUDE MINERALS           | 272.84                            | 325.57                            | 377.63                            | 287.91                             |
| PROCESSED MINERALS             | 862.37                            | 1486.80                           | 2131.40                           | 1101.71                            |
| PRODUCTS OF IRONAND STEEL      | 3444.17                           | 4185.37                           | 5074.43                           | 3615.19                            |
| SULPHER, UNROASTED IRON PYRITE | 131.19                            | 165.88                            | 217.13                            | 99.54                              |
| TINAND PRODUCTS MADE OF TIN    | 173.32                            | 242.87                            | 223.44                            | 164.03                             |
| ZINCAND PRODUCTS MADE OF ZINC  | 701.65                            | 827.28                            | 810.07                            | 500.21                             |

(P): Provisional    Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata

Country wise export of iron ore                            (Value in Rs. Crore)

| Country         | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |   2018-19 |   2019-20 (P) (Apr-Dec) |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| CHINA P RP      | 9729.40   | 7039.08   |   6703.71 |                10761.5  |
| JAPAN           | 153.89    | 1223.57   |    605.31 |                  961.14 |
| KOREA RP        | 28.57     | 580.92    |    743.81 |                  637.31 |
| OMAN            | 215.16    | 227.77    |    174.58 |                  392.78 |
| TURKEY          | -         | -         |     46.88 |                  333.35 |
| MALAYSIA        | -         | 61.60     |    157.32 |                  167.82 |
| OTHER COUNTRIES | 163.81    | 354.66    |    828.14 |                  478.64 |
| Grand Total     | 10290.82  | 9487.60   |   9259.75 |                13732.5  |

(P): Provisional    Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata Country wise import of iron ore                               (V alue in Rs Crore)

| Country         |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 (P) (Apr-Dec) |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| SOUTH AFRICA    |   1106.66 |   1541.13 |   1760.21 |                  320.15 |
| BRAZIL          |    796.08 |   1224.67 |   1046.73 |                  229.05 |
| AUSTRALIA       |      3.34 |    727.91 |   2145.12 |                   87.45 |
| CANADA          |      0.01 |      0.01 |    107.99 |                   74.78 |
| IRAN            |     50.84 |     24.14 |      0.06 |                   43.81 |
| OTHER COUNTRIES |    200.65 |    706.09 |    847.7  |                   43.87 |
| Grand Total     |   2157.58 |   4223.93 |   5907.82 |                  799.11 |

(P): Provisional;   Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata

The total production of iron ore and percentage of export of iron ore from total production in India during last three years;

## Production of Iron ore

(Qty in thousand tones)

| Mineral: iron ore                              | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19 (P)   |
|------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
|                                                | Qty       | Qty       | Qty           |
| Production                                     | 194584    | 201426    | 2016446       |
| Export reported in MCDR returns by mine owners | 12247     | 8340      | 3640          |
| %of Export from Total Production in India      | 6.3       | 4.1       | 1.8           |

(P): Provisional; Source: MCDR returns

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