This public notice is published by the Secretary of State under subsection 13(4) and sub-paragraph 21(7) of Schedule 5 to the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 and makes provision giving effect to the recommendation of the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) made in accordance with regulation 37(1) of The Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“the Regulations) and entitled SD0064 – non-alloy and other alloy hot-rolled sheet and strips. 

Summary of the discontinuation review 

In accordance with regulation 35A of the Regulations, the TRA have conducted a discontinuation review of the category 2 of the UK’s steel safeguard measure as there is information to show that there has been a change in circumstances since the extension of the measure on 1 July 2024.  The change in circumstances under review was evidence that the sole active UK producer is to cease production of category 2 steel products for sale within the UK market, that it would not be possible for the producer to reverse this decision prior to the expiry of the definitive safeguard measure and that the producer would not be seriously injured if the safeguard measure as applied on category 2 were to be revoked. 

The period of investigation to assess the change in circumstances was 1 January 2024 to 21 October 2024. 

The TRA’s recommendations 

In accordance with regulation 37(1) of the Regulations, and as a result of the determinations made pursuant to regulation 35A of the Regulations, the TRA recommended to the Secretary of State of Business and Trade that the safeguard measure applied on category 2 steel products should be revoked. 

Secretary of State’s decision on the discontinuation review 

This public notice gives effect to the Secretary of State’s decision under regulation 31(1) of the Regulations to accept the TRA’s recommendation on the discontinuation review and revoke the application of the definitive safeguard measure on category 2 steel products. The Secretary of State has accepted the recommendation while having regard to the public interest. This notice is made under section 13(4) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018.  

This public notice supersedes Taxation Notice 2024/06 and will come into effect the day after its publication. 

Description of the goods to which this notice relates 

The decision to revoke the safeguard measure on category 2 steel products applies to non-alloy and other alloy cold rolled sheets under the following commodity codes: 

• 72091500
• 72091690
• 72091790
• 72091891
• 72092500
• 72092690
• 72092790
• 72092890
• 72099020
• 72099080
• 72112320
• 72112330
• 72112380
• 72112900
• 72119020
• 72119080
• 72255020
• 72255080
• 72262000
• 72269200