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NEW DELHI: India’s biggest cement producer, UltraTech Cement, is importing a cargo of Russian coal and paying using Chinese yuan, according to an Indian customs document reviewed by Reuters, a rare payment method that traders say could become more common.

UltraTech is bringing in 157,000 tonnes of coal from Russian producer SUEK that loaded on the bulk carrier MV Mangas from the Russian Far East port of Vanino, the document showed. It cites an invoice dated June 5 that values the cargo at 172,652,900 yuan ($25.81 million).

Two trade sources familiar with the matter said the cargo’s sale was arranged by SUEK’s Dubai-based unit, adding that other companies have also placed orders for Russian coal using yuan payments.

The increasing use of the yuan to settle payments could help insulate Moscow from the effects of western sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and bolster Beijing’s push to further internationalise the currency and chip away at the dominance of the US dollar in global trade.

The sources declined to be identified as they are not authorized to speak to the media. UltraTech and SUEK did not respond to a request seeking comment. “This move is significant. I have never heard any Indian entity paying in yuan for international trade in the last 25 years of my career. This is basically circumventing the USD (US dollar),” a Singapore-based currency trader said.

Tata Steel bought 75,000 tonnes of Russian coal in May

The sale highlights how India has maintained trade ties with Russia for commodities such as oil and coal despite the western sanctions. India has longstanding political and security ties with Russia and has refrained from condemning the attack in Ukraine, which Russia says is a “special military operation”.

It was not immediately clear which bank opened a letter of credit for UltraTech and how the transaction with SUEK was executed. SUEK did not respond to a request seeking comment.

The Mangas is currently at anchor near the Indian port of Kandla, according to ship-tracking data on Refinitiv Eikon.

India has explored setting up a rupee payment mechanism for trade with Russia, but that has not materialized. Chinese businesses have used the yuan in trade settlements with Russia for years.

For Indian trade settlements using the yuan, lenders would potentially have to send dollars to branches in China or Hong Kong, or Chinese banks they have tie-ups with, in exchange for yuan to settle the trade, two senior Indian bankers said.

“If the rupee-yuan-rouble route turns out to be favourable, the businesses have every reason and incentive to switch over. This is likely to happen more,” said Subash Chandra Garg, a former economic affairs secretary at India’s finance ministry. India’s bilateral trade with China, for which companies largely pay in dollars, has flourished even after a deadly military clash between the two in 2020, though New Delhi has increased scrutiny on Chinese investments and imports, and banned some mobile apps over security concerns.

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samir sardana Jun 30, 2022 12:27pm
Y ? Ultra tech has no sanctions risk Its exports are 2.5% of sale, and are to GCC and Africa - NOT To the US CIPS and Yuan is the solution and the future AS I SAID ON https://www.brecorder.com/news/40176911,on JUN 04, 2022 06:51PM SOLUTION 1 "OPEN HABIB LC TO CHINESE COMMODITY TRADER,IN YUAN USE CIPS CHINESE TRADER WILL OPEN B2B LC TO RUSSIA IN YUAN OR TRANSFER THE FOB VALUE OF LC TO RUSSIA" Now what is Pakistan waiting for ? COAL AND OIL CANE BE BOUGHT STRAIGHT AWAY,ON THE CONCEPT OF LANDED COST AT GWADAR,LESS SAY 15% - TO GIVE RUSSIA A NSR, HIGHER THAN WHAT IT GOT,ON EXPORTS TO EU - PRE UKRAINIAN WAR ! dindooohindoo
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