Lok Sabha Question No. 3471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Export of Iron Ore
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3471 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST     DECEMBER, 2015

## EXPORT OF IRON ORE

## 3471(H). SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- a) the total production and export of iron ore from the country during the last three years and the current year along with the foreign exchange earned therefrom during the said period, country-wise;
- b) whether  iron  ore  is  exported  keeping  in  view  the  depleting  iron  ore  reserves  and meeting  high  demand  and  consumption  thereof  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- c) whether the Government proposes to review the export policy of iron ore for protecting the domestic industry; and
- d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

वाणिज्् य एवं उद्योग राज्् य मंत्री ( सीतारमि निममला श्रीमती ) ( स्वतंत्र प्रभार )

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) Production of iron ore in the country is as follows:

(Qty. in million tonnes)

| Year                      |   Production |
|---------------------------|--------------|
| 2012-13 (Prov)            |       136.02 |
| 2013-14 (Prov)            |       145.48 |
| 2014-15 (Prov)            |       128.97 |
| 2015-16 upto August, 2015 |        55.35 |

Source: IBM, Nagpur

Country-wise details of the exports of Iron Ore during last 3  years and current  year in US Dollar terms, are as follows:

| COUNTRY   | 2012-13   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16(APR TO SEP)   | 2015-16(APR TO SEP)   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|           | QTY(TON)  | VAL(US $) | QTY(TON)  | VAL(US $) | QTY(TON)  | VAL(US $) | QTY(TON)              | VAL(US $)             |
| AUSTRIA   |           |           |           |           |           |           | 2                     | 61                    |
| BRAZIL    | 4         | 395       | 1         | 102       |           |           |                       |                       |

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| CANADA          |          |            |          |            |         |           | 7      | 147      |
|-----------------|----------|------------|----------|------------|---------|-----------|--------|----------|
| CHINA P RP      | 16081571 | 1423225823 | 13472720 | 1205660854 | 4479425 | 208042429 | 642609 | 26504887 |
| COLOMBIA        | 52       | 9418       |          |            |         |           |        |          |
| EGYPT ARP       |          |            | 54340    | 7547198    |         |           |        |          |
| FINLAND         | 1        | 32         |          |            |         |           | 3      | 72       |
| FRANCE          |          |            | 5        | 864        |         |           |        |          |
| GERMANY         | 3        | 294        | 21       | 954        |         |           |        |          |
| GREECE          | 20       | 3903       |          |            |         |           |        |          |
| IRAN            |          |            | 34017    | 5511605    | 535245  | 77475129  | 290314 | 31772256 |
| ITALY           | 44151    | 2587018    |          |            |         |           |        |          |
| JAPAN           | 1542792  | 186953459  | 1960847  | 245140103  | 1881987 | 184460259 |        |          |
| KAZAKHSTAN      |          |            | 16       | 4630       |         |           |        |          |
| KOREA RP        | 133567   | 13984688   | 406687   | 49806008   | 512722  | 49941839  |        |          |
| KUWAIT          | 27       | 9259       |          |            |         |           | 108    | 33661    |
| MALAYSIA        |          |            |          |            |         |           | 21340  | 1287290  |
| MAURITIUS       |          |            | 1        | 213        |         |           |        |          |
| NEPAL           | 1783     | 106512     | 2975     | 100292     | 2156    | 81222     | 12920  | 367707   |
| NETHERLAND      | 165000   | 18157386   |          |            |         |           |        |          |
| NETHERLANDANTIL | 27       | 669        |          |            |         |           |        |          |
| NIGERIA         |          |            | 3000     | 1296       |         |           |        |          |
| OMAN            |          |            | 201811   | 29309097   | 27500   | 701029    | 108    | 25012    |
| PHILIPPINES     |          |            | 44       | 18458      |         |           |        |          |
| RUSSIA          |          |            |          |            |         |           | 80     | 1491     |
| SAUDI ARAB      | 34       | 3557       | 28762    | 4586901    | 314     | 111433    | 135    | 22651    |
| SINGAPORE       | 80263    | 10381569   |          |            |         |           |        |          |
| SLOVENIA        | 10       | 828        |          |            |         |           |        |          |
| SOUTH AFRICA    |          |            |          |            |         |           | 7      | 331      |
| SWEDEN          |          | 5          |          |            |         |           |        |          |
| SWITZERLAND     |          |            | 45000    | 3717531    |         |           |        |          |
| U ARAB EMTS     | 18686    | 1355587    | 51914    | 1060656    | 648     | 173001    | 21945  | 1601701  |
| U S A           | 47       | 4979       |          |            | 15      | 766       |        |          |
| UNSPECIFIED     | 52000    | 4662400    |          |            | 50000   | 5517462   |        |          |
| VIETNAM SOC REP |          |            | 39077    | 5163120    |         |           |        |          |
| Grand Total     | 18120038 | 1661447781 | 16301238 | 1557629882 | 7490012 | 526504569 | 989578 | 61617267 |

Source: DGCI&S,  Kolkata

- (b)      Certain grades of Iron-ore are already regulated as per the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20. Differential  duty  has  also  been  imposed  on  various  grades  of  Iron  Ore  to  regulate  the exports. Therefore, most of the steps/measures are already in place to regulate exports of Iron Ore to meet the domestic requirements.
- (c) & (d)  At present, there is no proposal for revision of export policy of Iron Ore.

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