The EU has initiated a review of the safeguard duties and quota applicable to imports of certain steel products. The safeguard duties are set to expire in 2024 however, the review is happening to determine if the measure should be terminated by 30 June 2023. This is a big deal for the South African steel industry and the EU has confirmed that exporter responses will be considered.
The deadline to respond is 13 January 2023. Need to know more? Contact us at info@xagta.com
The list of products includes the following:
- Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips
- Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets
- Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)
- Metallic Coated Sheets
- Organic Coated Sheets
- Tin Mill products
- Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates
- Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips
- Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips
- Stainless Hot Rolled Quarto Plates
- Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections
- Rebars
- Stainless Bars and Light Sections
- Stainless Wire Rod
- Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod
- Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel
- Sheet Piling
- Railway Material
- Gas pipes
- Hollow sections
- Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes
- Other Seamless Tubes
- Large welded tubes
- Other welded pipes
- Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Finished Bars
- Non Alloy Wire