Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market
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Last active 08 Jun 2026
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
This proposal caps duty-free steel imports into the EU and applies a 50% duty once quotas are exceeded.
Who it affects
It affects EU steel producers, steel importers, downstream industries using steel, and workers and regions dependent on steel production. Imports from Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are excluded.
Core of the proposal
- Opens annual tariff quotas for listed steel product categories, administered quarterly.
- Applies a 50% ad valorem customs duty outside the relevant tariff quota.
- Requires importers to prove the steel’s country of melt and pour, such as by mill certificate.
- Allows Commission adjustments to quota volumes and bilateral safeguards under free trade agreements.
Key provisions
- Takes effect
- The Regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Articles changed · 1 across 1 law
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 (32019R0159)
- entire act: new measure replaces the existing steel safeguard measure
Latest update
09 Jun 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
Adopted → Adopted
Adopted → Adopted
Documents
1 recentSourcesOEILEUR-LexEU Law Tracker