Tata Steel has been awarded the 'Engineering Export Promotion Council National Award' for outstanding export performance for the year 2000-01. The award was sponsored by the ministry of commerce — Government of India. 

The awards function was held on September 26, 2003, at the Crystal Ballroom, Grand Intercontinental, New Delhi. Arun Jaitley, the union minister of commerce and industry gave away the awards. Dr T. Mukheerjee, deputy managing director — steel, Tata Steel received the award on behalf of the company.

Tata Steel has acquired several certificates in quality standards to meet international standards such as the EURONORM standard for HR coils / CR coil / galvanised coils for the European market, the ASTM (American Society of Testing Material) standard for serving the US market, the API (American Petroleum Institute) standard for line pipes, for expanding its presence in the Middle East and Korea, the JIS (Japanese Industrial Spec) standard for HR / CR and GI coils for the Far East and South East Asia.

During the period, Tata Steel exported products like HR / CR / wire rod / billet / ETP / ferro alloy products / tubes across the globe and has focused on creating high-end and value-added niches for its steel exports. Tata Steel has exported products like HR / CR / and galvanised to new markets in Europe and China and has also developed the Kenya market for CR.

Tata Steel has been a winner of several national and regional awards for export promotion in the recent past.