Notice

Trade remedies notice 2024/06: safeguard measure - tariff rate quota on steel goods

Updated 11 July 2024

This public notice was published on 30 June 2024 with effect from 1 July 2024. It supersedes 4 safeguard measure trade remedies notices on tariff-rate quotas on steel goods, specifically 2022/01, 2022/02, 2023/10 and 23/11.

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.^{[footnote 1]}The application of the safeguard measure will be suspended for 2 years (from 1 July 2024 until 30 June 2026) with respect to goods originating in Ukraine.

Summary of the safeguard measure extension review

The Trade Remedies Authority (‘TRA’) initiated the extension review on 4 September 2023 of its own initiative, under regulation 35(2)(b) of the Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (‘Safeguard Regulations’), having identified sufficient information that indicated there was a prima facie case that the expiry of the safeguard would likely result in a continuation or recurrence of serious injury to UK producers of the relevant goods.

The period of investigation for the extension review was 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2023. The TRA received submissions from interested parties and used submitted data as part of its evidence base upon which it made its assessments and formed its conclusions. The TRA compared submitted evidence against the totality of relevant evidence available to it and used submitted data to corroborate or gain a level of assurance as to that data itself, or other evidence either submitted to the TRA or information gathered by the TRA.

In addition to the data submitted, information obtained from secondary sources was used, which the TRA treated with special circumspection and, where practicable, authenticated using independent sources. This included, but was not limited to, official import statistics and data pertaining to relevant markets.

The TRA considered matters relevant to each of the product categories, before undertaking assessments on a product category-by-product category basis. Finally, the TRA considered whether the economic interest test was met in respect of the safeguard measure as a whole and in respect of each of the product categories.

The TRA’s recommendation

The TRA’s recommendation was that the safeguard measure should be extended for a period of 2 years in respect of all the goods subject to review (that is on all 15 product categories – see section headed ‘Description of the goods to which this notice relates’ for further details).

The TRA’s recommendation did not include a recommendation as regards suspension of the safeguard measure with respect to goods originating in Ukraine, as this did not fall within the scope of the extension review.

Reasons for the TRA’s recommendation

The TRA made the recommendation on the grounds that, for all product categories, they established that:

• the importation of the goods subject to review in increased quantities is likely to recur
• serious injury has been removed or reduced, in whole or in part due to the application of the safeguard measure
• it is likely that serious injury will recur if the application of safeguard measure is not extended
• the circumstances of UK producers, or domestic or overseas market conditions, are such that the serious injury caused by the importation of the goods subject to review in increased quantities is likely to recur
• UK producers are adjusting to increased imports of the goods subject to review since the implementation of the safeguard measure

Summary of the Secretary of State’s decision

In line with the TRA’s recommendation, the safeguard measure will be extended for a further 2 years (from 1 July 2024 until 30 June 2026) with effect on the following 15 product categories:

• 1 – non-alloy and other alloy hot-rolled sheet and strip
• 2 – non-alloy and other alloy cold-rolled sheet
• 4 – metallic coated sheet
• 5 – organic coated sheet
• 6 – tin mill products
• 7 – non-alloy and other alloy quarto plates
• 12 – merchant bars and light sections (split into categories 12A (alloy merchant bars and light sections), and 12B (non-alloy merchant bars and light sections))
• 13 – rebar
• 16 – non-alloy and other alloy wire rod
• 17 – angles, shapes, and sections of iron or non-alloy steel
• 19 – railway material
• 20 – gas pipe
• 21 – hollow section
• 25 – large welded tube (split into categories 25A (large welded tube (1)) and 25 B (large welded tube (2))
• 26 – other welded tube

In order also to address suspension of the measure with respect to Ukraine, the Secretary of State rejected the TRA’s recommendation and varied the safeguard measure.

The application of the safeguard measure will continue to be suspended for a further 2 years (from 1 July 2024 until 30 June 2026) with respect to goods originating in Ukraine.

Reasons for the Secretary of State’s decision

The Secretary of State has considered the evidence in the TRA’s recommendation, and the public interest, and decided that the extension of the safeguard measure for a period of 2 years (from 1 July 2024 until 30 June 2026) in respect of all the goods subject to review (that is on all 15 categories) is in the public interest.

The Secretary of State also decided that it is in the public interest to support Ukraine in the war with Russia to continue the application of the suspension with respect to goods originating in Ukraine in line with UK’s commitment to support Ukraine in the war with Russia.

In order to provide for this suspension, that is because the TRA’s recommendation did not contain a recommendation as regards suspension of the safeguard measure with respect to goods originating in Ukraine, the Secretary of State has varied the safeguard measure pursuant to regulation 38(2C) of safeguard regulations.

In considering the public interest the Secretary of State had regard to the advice provided by the TRA on the economic interest test.

Description of the goods to which this notice relates

The tariff-rate quota set out in this notice applies to the following steel products (‘steel goods’).

Product number 1: non-alloy and other alloy hot-rolled sheet and strip

Commodity codes are:

• 72081000
• 72082500
• 72082600
• 72082700
• 72083600
• 72083700
• 72083800
• 72083900
• 72084000
• 72085210
• 72085299
• 72085310
• 72085390
• 72085400
• 72111300
• 72111400
• 72111900
• 72126000
• 72251910
• 72253010
• 72253030
• 72253090
• 72254015
• 72254090
• 72261910
• 72269120
• 72269191
• 72269199

Product number 2: non-alloy and other alloy cold-rolled sheet

Commodity codes are:

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

Product number 4: metallic coated sheet

Commodity codes are:

• 72102000
• 72104100
• 72104900
• 72106100
• 7210690020
• 7210690080
• 72109080
• 72122000
• 72123000
• 72125020
• 72125030
• 72125040
• 72125061
• 72125069
• 72125090
• 72259100
• 72259200
• 72259900
• 72269910
• 72269930
• 72269970

Product number 5: organic coated sheet

Commodity codes are:

• 72107080
• 72124080

Product number 6: tin mill products

Commodity codes are:

• 72091899
• 72105000
• 72121090
• 72101100
• 72107010
• 72124020
• 72101220
• 72109040
• 72101280
• 72121010

Product number 7: non-alloy and other alloy quarto plates

Commodity codes are:

• 72085120
• 72089020
• 72254040
• 72085191
• 72089080
• 72254060
• 72085198
• 72109030
• 72085291
• 72254012

Product number 12A: alloy merchant bars and light sections

Commodity codes are:

• 72283020
• 72283041
• 72283061
• 72283069
• 72283070
• 72283089
• 72286020
• 72287010

Product number 12B: non-alloy merchant bars and light sections

Commodity codes are:

• 72143000
• 72149110
• 72149190
• 72149931
• 72149939
• 72149950
• 72149971
• 72149979
• 72149995
• 72159000
• 72161000
• 72162100
• 72162200
• 72164010
• 72164090
• 72165010
• 72165091
• 72165099
• 72169900

Product number 13: rebar

Commodity codes are:

• 72142000
• 72149910

Product number 16: non-alloy and other alloy wire rod

Commodity codes are:

• 72131000
• 72139149
• 72271000
• 72132000
• 72139170
• 72272000
• 72139110
• 72139190
• 72279010
• 72139120
• 72139910
• 72279050
• 72139141
• 72139990
• 72279095

Product number 17: angles, shapes, and sections of iron or non-alloy steel

Commodity codes are:

• 72163110
• 72163219
• 72163310
• 72163190
• 72163291
• 72163390
• 72163211
• 72163299

Product number 19: railway material

Commodity codes are:

• 73021022
• 73021028
• 73021050

Product number 20: gas pipe

Commodity codes are:

• 73063041
• 73063049
• 73063072
• 73063077

Product number 21: hollow section

Commodity codes are:

• 73066110
• 73066192
• 73066199

Product number 25A: large welded tube (1)

Commodity codes are:

• 73051100
• 73051200

Product number 25B: large welded tube (2)

Commodity codes are:

• 73051900
• 73052000
• 73053100
• 73053900
• 73059000

Product number 26: other welded tube

Commodity codes are:

• 73061100
• 73061900
• 73062100
• 73062900
• 73063012
• 73063018
• 73063080
• 73064020
• 73064080
• 73065021
• 73065029
• 73065080
• 73066910
• 73066990
• 73069000

Duty amount

The additional amount of duty (‘safeguard duty’) applicable to steel goods imported outside of the quota is 25% ad valorem.

The safeguard duty is applicable to the net free-at-the-frontier price of the good (before any other amount of import duty).

Duration

The tariff-rate quota applies from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2026.

Quota amount and allocation

The quota is divided into 8 quarters over 2 years and specifies for each goods category the amount of steel goods that may be imported free of safeguard duty in any given quarter.

Right to access quota

The right to access the quota is granted by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs to importers in the United Kingdom on a first-come, first-served basis.

Importers are asked to cite the relevant order number set out in the annex when applying to His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs to access a particular quota.

Limited access to unused quota in next quarter

Any unused quota allocated for steel goods originating in a country or territory remains available in the next quarter for steel goods originating in that country or territory. Any unused balance may cumulate within the year.

Open access to unused quota in quarter 4 of each year

Importers of steel goods originating in a country or territory with an exhausted quota allocation for the year may, only in quarter 4 of that year, apply for the right to use any remaining quota allocated for steel goods originating in all other countries or territories.

Quota amount and allocation for year 7

The year 7 quarters are:

• quarter 1: 1 July 2024 to 30 September 2024
• quarter 2: 1 October 2024 to 31 December 2024
• quarter 3: 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025
• quarter 4: 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025

The application of the safeguard measure will be suspended from 1 July 2024 until 30 June 2026 with respect to goods originating in Ukraine.

Table 1: year 7 quota amount and allocation by country and territory from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025

Product category	Country or territory	Quarter 1 (in tonnes)	Quarter 2 (in tonnes)	Quarter 3 (in tonnes)	Quarter 4 (in tonnes)
1	EU	187,484	187,484	183,409	185,446
1	Turkey	24,616	24,616	24,081	24,349
1	Taiwan	13,704	13,704	13,407	13,556
1	Residual	23,587	23,587	23,074	23,331
2	EU	81,065	81,065	79,303	80,184
2	India	9,969	9,969	9,752	9,860
2	Republic of Korea	11,925	11,925	11,666	11,795
2	Residual	25,296	25,296	24,746	25,021
4	EU	323,830	323,830	316,790	320,310
4	Taiwan	33,480	33,480	32,752	33,116
4	India	24,727	24,727	24,189	24,458
4	Turkey	24,657	24,657	24,121	24,389
4	Residual	85,509	85,509	83,651	84,580
5	EU	36,647	36,647	35,850	36,248
5	Republic of Korea	14,892	14,892	14,568	14,730
5	Residual	2,226	2,226	2,178	2,202
6	EU	31,954	31,954	31,259	31,606
6	PRC	8,113	8,113	7,936	8,024
6	Taiwan	2,649	2,649	2,592	2,620
6	Republic of Korea	2,515	2,515	2,460	2,487
6	Residual	1,084	1,084	1,061	1,072
7	EU	71,107	71,107	69,561	70,334
7	Residual	25,376	25,376	24,824	25,100
12A	EU	29,488	29,488	28,847	29,168
12A	Residual	4,242	4,242	4,149	4,196
12B	EU	35,423	35,423	34,653	35,038
12B	Turkey	13,333	13,333	13,043	13,188
12B	Residual	7,577	7,577	7,412	7,494
13	EU	74,447	74,447	72,829	73,638
13	Turkey	35,269	35,269	34,503	34,886
13	Residual	24,013	24,013	23,491	23,752
16	EU	74,946	74,946	73,316	74,131
16	Residual	3,272	3,272	3,201	3,237
17	EU	170,645	170,645	166,935	168,790
17	Residual	17,735	17,735	17,349	17,542
19	EU	4,792	4,792	4,688	4,740
19	Residual	141	141	138	139
20	EU	7,072	7,072	6,918	6,995
20	India	3,636	3,636	3,557	3,596
20	UAE	2,410	2,410	2,358	2,384
20	Turkey	15,712	15,712	15,371	15,542
20	Residual	739	739	723	731
21	EU	11,321	11,321	11,075	11,198
21	Turkey	37,298	37,298	36,488	36,893
21	Residual	3,442	3,442	3,367	3,404
25A	EU	6,327	6,327	6,189	6,258
25A	Republic of Korea	1,264	1,264	1,236	1,250
25A	Japan	8,268	8,268	8,089	8,178
25A	Residual	2,230	2,230	2,182	2,206
25B	EU	16,274	16,274	15,920	16,097
25B	Japan	2,049	2,049	2,005	2,027
25B	Republic of Korea	4,677	4,677	4,575	4,626
25B	Residual	4,933	4,933	4,826	4,880
26	EU	22,797	22,797	22,301	22,549
26	Turkey	11,129	11,129	10,887	11,008
26	PRC	5,854	5,854	5,727	5,791
26	UAE	15,320	15,320	14,987	15,154
26	Residual	10,108	10,108	9,888	9,998

Quota amount and allocation for year 8

The year 8 quarters are:

• quarter 1: 1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025
• quarter 2: 1 October 2025 to 31 December 2025
• quarter 3: 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026
• quarter 4: 1 April 2026 to 30 June 2026

The application of the safeguard measure will be suspended from 1 July 2024 until 30 June 2026 with respect to goods originating in Ukraine.

Table 2: year 8 quota amount and allocation by country and territory from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026

Product category	Country or territory	Quarter 1 (in tonnes)	Quarter 2 (in tonnes)	Quarter 3 (in tonnes)	Quarter 4 (in tonnes)
1	EU	193,109	193,109	188,911	191,010
1	Turkey	25,355	25,355	24,804	25,079
1	Taiwan	14,116	14,116	13,809	13,962
1	Residual	24,295	24,295	23,766	24,030
2	EU	83,497	83,497	81,682	82,590
2	India	10,268	10,268	10,045	10,156
2	Republic of Korea	12,283	12,283	12,016	12,149
2	Residual	26,055	26,055	25,488	25,771
4	EU	333,545	333,545	326,294	329,919
4	Taiwan	34,484	34,484	33,734	34,109
4	India	25,468	25,468	24,915	25,192
4	Turkey	25,397	25,397	24,845	25,121
4	Residual	88,075	88,075	86,160	87,117
5	EU	37,746	37,746	36,925	37,336
5	Republic of Korea	15,339	15,339	15,005	15,172
5	Residual	2,293	2,293	2,243	2,268
6	EU	32,912	32,912	32,197	32,555
6	PRC	8,356	8,356	8,174	8,265
6	Taiwan	2,729	2,729	2,669	2,699
6	Republic of Korea	2,590	2,590	2,534	2,562
6	Residual	1,117	1,117	1,092	1,105
7	EU	73,240	73,240	71,648	72,444
7	Residual	26,137	26,137	25,569	25,853
12A	EU	30,373	30,373	29,713	30,043
12A	Residual	4,369	4,369	4,274	4,321
12B	EU	36,485	36,485	35,692	36,089
12B	Turkey	13,733	13,733	13,434	13,583
12B	Residual	7,804	7,804	7,634	7,719
13	EU	76,681	76,681	75,014	75,847
13	Turkey	36,327	36,327	35,538	35,933
13	Residual	24,734	24,734	24,196	24,465
16	EU	77,194	77,194	75,516	76,355
16	Residual	3,370	3,370	3,297	3,334
17	EU	175,764	175,764	171,943	173,854
17	Residual	18,267	18,267	17,869	18,068
19	EU	4,936	4,936	4,829	4,883
19	Residual	145	145	142	144
20	EU	7,284	7,284	7,126	7,205
20	India	3,745	3,745	3,663	3,704
20	UAE	2,483	2,483	2,429	2,456
20	Turkey	16,184	16,184	15,832	16,008
20	Residual	761	761	744	753
21	EU	11,661	11,661	11,407	11,534
21	Turkey	38,417	38,417	37,582	38,000
21	Residual	3,545	3,545	3,468	3,506
25A	EU	6,516	6,516	6,375	6,446
25A	Republic of Korea	1,302	1,302	1,273	1,288
25A	Japan	8,516	8,516	8,331	8,424
25A	Residual	2,297	2,297	2,247	2,272
25B	EU	16,762	16,762	16,397	16,580
25B	Japan	2,111	2,111	2,065	2,088
25B	Republic of Korea	4,817	4,817	4,713	4,765
25B	Residual	5,081	5,081	4,971	5,026
26	EU	23,481	23,481	22,971	23,226
26	Turkey	11,463	11,463	11,213	11,338
26	PRC	6,030	6,030	5,899	5,965
26	UAE	15,780	15,780	15,437	15,608
26	Residual	10,411	10,411	10,185	10,298

Goods excluded

Exclusion for steel goods originating in signatory countries or territories

All steel goods originating in a signatory country or territory specified below are excluded from:

• the quota amount allocated for all other countries or territories
• the application of the safeguard duty

Signatory countries or territories

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Barbados
• Belize
• Bahamas
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Grenada
• Guyana
• Jamaica
• Kenya
• Mozambique
• St Kitts and Nevis
• St Lucia
• St Vincent and the Grenadines
• Trinidad and Tobago

Limited exclusion for steel goods originating in developing countries or territories

Except for steel goods in a goods category originating in a developing country or territory annotated with that goods category, any steel goods originating in a developing country or territory specified below are excluded from the:

• quota amount allocated for all other countries or territories
• application of the safeguard duty

Developing countries or territories

• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Bahrain (Category: 17++)
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belize
• Benin
• Bolivia
• Botswana
• Brazil (Categories: 2++, 25B++)
• Brunei
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cape Verde
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Chile
• China (Category: 6**, 12A++, 12B++, 25A++, 26**)
• Colombia
• Congo
• Costa Rica
• Côte d’Ivoire
• Cuba
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt (Category: 13++)
• El Salvador
• Eswatini
• Fiji
• Gabon
• The Gambia
• Georgia
• Ghana
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• India (Categories: 1++, 2**, 4**, 5++, 7++, 13++, 17++, 20**, 26++)
• Indonesia
• Jamaica
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Macao
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia (Category: 13++)
• Maldives
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Moldova
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar (Burma)
• Namibia
• Nepal
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• North Macedonia
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Panama
• Papua New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Philippines
• Qatar
• Rwanda
• St Kitts and Nevis
• St Lucia
• St Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Solomon Islands
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka
• Suriname
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Togo
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia (Category: 2++)
• Turkey (Categories: 1**, 4**, 6++, 7++, 12B**, 13**, 16++, 17++, 20**, 21**, 25B++, 26**)
• Uganda
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates (Categories: 20**, 21++ and 26**)
• Uruguay
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela
• Vietnam (Categories 4++ and 5++)
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Key:

** denotes a quota amount for the goods category is allocated for the country or territory

++ denotes the quota amount for the goods category allocated to all other countries or territories is available for the country or territory.

Annex

Table 3: order numbers for importers to access the tariff-rate quota on steel goods.

Goods category	Origin country or territory	Order number
A [1]	European Union	058001
A [1]	Turkey	058967
A [1]	Taiwan	058085
A [1]	All others	058002
B [2]	European Union	058003
B [2]	South Korea	058802
B [2]	India	058801
B [2]	All others	058005
C [4]	European Union	058006
C [4]	Taiwan	058088
C [4]	India	058106
C [4]	Turkey	058107
C [4]	All others	058007
D [5]	European Union	058010
D [5]	South Korea	058827
D [5]	All others	058011
E [13]	European Union	058018
E [13]	Turkey	058866
E [13]	All others	058020
F [19]	European Union	058030
F [19]	All others	058031
G [20]	Turkey	058911
G [20]	European Union	058032
G [20]	India	058912
G [20]	United Arab Emirates	058090
G [20]	All others	058033
H [21]	Turkey	058916
H [21]	European Union	058034
H [21]	All others	058035
I [25A]	Japan	058108
I [25A]	European Union	058091
I [25A]	South Korea	058095
I [25A]	All others	058036
J [25B]	European Union	058037
J [25B]	South Korea	058974
J [25B]	Japan	058109
J [25B]	All others	058038
K [26]	European Union	058039
K [26]	United Arab Emirates	058948
K [26]	Turkey	058947
K [26]	China	058949
K [26]	All others	058041
L	European Union	058012
L	China	058831
L	Taiwan	058098
L	South Korea	058097
L	All others	058013
M	European Union	058014
M	Ukraine	058836
M	All others	058015
N[a]	European Union	058100
N[a]	All others	058102
N[b]	European Union	058103
N[b]	Turkey	058104
N[b]	All others	058105
O	European Union	058026
O	All others	058027
P	European Union	058028
P	All others	058029

1. In connection with paragraph (6)(a)(ii) of paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018, regulation 38(2C) of the Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, and paragraph 10(f)(i) of the Schedule to the Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. ↩