<div id="readability-page-1"><div>NEW DELHI, Jan 12 (Reuters) - India was a net exporter of finished steel in the first nine months of the financial year, with shipments reaching 4.8 million metric tons, up 33.3% from a year ago, according to provisional government data reviewed by Reuters on Monday. The data showed that the world's second-biggest crude steel producer imported 4.65 million metric tons of finished steel in the same period. Country-wise data on India's steel exports is expected later in the month. In December, the government imposed an import tariff on some steel products to curb cheaper shipments, primarily from China. The levy, locally known as a safeguard duty, will be imposed at 12% followed by 11.5% in the second year and 11% in the third year. India produced 117.6 million metric tons of finished steel between April-December, while consumption stood at 119.3 million metric tons, the data showed. Crude steel production during the period stood at 123.9 million metric tons, according to the data. In January, leading Indian steelmakers raised prices of hot-rolled coils and cold-rolled coils by up to 2,000 rupees ($22.19) per metric ton, according to commodities consultancy BigMint. Prices of hot-rolled coil ranged between 50,250 rupees per metric ton to 51,250 rupees per metric ton, the consultancy said. ($1 = 90.1413 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Neha Arora; Editing by Ronojoy Mazumdar)By Neha Arora</div></div>

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印度的成品钢材出口在财年的前九个月激增了 33.3%，达到 480 万吨，而进口则达到了 465 万吨。政府对某些钢材进口征收了保障税，以限制来自中国的廉价货物。国内钢铁产量为 1.176 亿吨，消费量为 1.193 亿吨。在 1 月份，主要钢铁制造商将热轧和冷轧卷的价格提高了每吨最高 2000 卢比

政府数据显示，印度钢铁出口在四月至十二月期间增长了三分之一