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EU: Commission proposes new steel import tariff-rate quota system to replace current safeguard system in July 2026

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07 Oct 2025

In October 2025, the European Commission presented a proposal to protect the Union's steel sector from "unfair impacts of global overcapacity". The proposal aims to replace the current steel safeguard mechanism in force until June 2026 (see related state act).

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Updated: 08 Oct 2025
Import tariff quota

Recent update from 13 Apr 2026:

On 13 April 2026, the European Parliament and Council reached a political agreement on the measure to protect the EU steelmaking sector against global overcapacity. The agreed text will be consider...

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