Article 11.Tariff quotas are hereby opened in relation to imports into the Union of each of the 23 product categories listed in Annex I for a period of 200 days from the entry into force of this Regulation.2.Tariff quotas are specified in Annex V (defined by reference to the CN codes specified in relation to it).3.Where the relevant tariff quota is exhausted or where imports of the product categories do not benefit from the relevant tariff quota, an additional duty at the rate of 25 % shall be levied. That additional duty shall apply to the customs value of the product being imported.

Article 21.The origin of any product to which this Regulation applies shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in force in the Union relating to non-preferential origin.2.Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Article 3The tariff quotas shall be managed by the Commission and the Member States in accordance with the management system for tariff quotas provided for in Articles 49 to 54 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.

Article 4Imports of the product categories referred to in Article 1, which are already on their way to the Union on the date of entry into force of this Regulation, whose destination cannot be changed, shall not be attributed to the tariff quotas, or subject to the additional duty specified in Article 1, and may be put into free circulation.

Article 5The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation.

Article 61.Subject to paragraph 2, imports of the 23 product categories specified in Annex I originating in one of the developing countries shall, as specified in Annex IV, not be subject to the tariff quotas or subject to the additional duty referred to in Article 1.2.For each of the 23 product categories, Annex IV specifies the originating developing countries which shall be subject to the measures set out in Article 1.

Article 7Products originating in Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein shall not be subject to the measures set out in Article 1.

Article 8This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.ANNEX I — Products concerned

Product Number	Product category	CN Codes
1	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips	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
2	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets	72091500, 72091690, 72091790, 72091891, 72092500, 72092690, 72092790, 72092890, 72099020, 72099080, 72112320, 72112330, 72112380, 72112900, 72119020, 72119080, 72255020, 72255080, 72259900, 72262000, 72269200
3	Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)	72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810, 72251990, 72261980
4	Metallic Coated Sheets	72102000, 72103000, 72104100, 72104900, 72106100, 72106900, 72109080, 72122000, 72123000, 72125020, 72125030, 72125040, 72125061, 72125069, 72125090, 72259100, 72259200, 72269910, 72269930, 72269970
5	Organic Coated Sheets	72107080, 72124080
6	Tin Mill products	72091899, 72101100, 72101220, 72101280, 72105000, 72107010, 72109040, 72121010, 72121090, 72124020
7	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates	72085120, 72085191, 72085198, 72085291, 72089020, 72089080, 72109030, 72254012, 72254040, 72254060
8	Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips	72191100, 72191210, 72191290, 72191310, 72191390, 72191410, 72191490, 72192210, 72192290, 72192300, 72192400, 72201100, 72201200
9	Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips	72193100, 72193210, 72193290, 72193310, 72193390, 72193410, 72193490, 72193510, 72193590, 72199020, 72199080, 72202021, 72202029, 72202041, 72202049, 72202081, 72202089, 72209020, 72209080
12	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections	72143000, 72149110, 72149190, 72149931, 72149939, 72149950, 72149971, 72149979, 72149995, 72159000, 72161000, 72162100, 72162200, 72164010, 72164090, 72165010, 72165091, 72165099, 72169900, 72281020, 72282010, 72282091, 72283020, 72283041, 72283049, 72283061, 72283069, 72283070, 72283089, 72286020, 72286080, 72287010, 72287090, 72288000
13	Rebars	72142000, 72149910
14	Stainless Bars and Light Sections	72221111, 72221119, 72221181, 72221189, 72221910, 72221990, 72222011, 72222019, 72222021, 72222029, 72222031, 72222039, 72222081, 72222089, 72223051, 72223091, 72223097, 72224010, 72224050, 72224090
15	Stainless Wire Rod	72210010, 72210090
16	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod	72131000, 72132000, 72139110, 72139120, 72139141, 72139149, 72139170, 72139190, 72139910, 72139990, 72271000, 72272000, 72279010, 72279050, 72279095
17	Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel	72163110, 72163190, 72163211, 72163219, 72163291, 72163299, 72163310, 72163390
18	Sheet Piling	73011000
20	Gas pipes	73063041, 73063049, 73063072, 73063077
21	Hollow sections	73066110, 73066192, 73066199
22	Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes	73041100, 73042200, 73042400, 73044100, 73044910, 73044993, 73044995, 73044999
23	Bearing Tubes and Pipes	73045112, 73045118, 73045932, 73045938
25	Large welded tubes	73051100, 73051200, 73051900, 73052000, 73053100, 73053900, 73059000
26	Other Welded Pipes	73061110, 73061190, 73061910, 73061990, 73062100, 73062900, 73063011, 73063019, 73063080, 73064020, 73064080, 73065020, 73065080, 73066910, 73066990, 73069000
28	Non Alloy Wire	72171010, 72171031, 72171039, 72171050, 72171090, 72172010, 72172030, 72172050, 72172090, 72173041, 72173049, 72173050, 72173090, 72179020, 72179050, 72179090

ANNEX IIII.1 — Growth in imports for the 23 product categories (in tonnes)

Product Number	Product category	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	growth 2017 compared to 2013
1	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips	4814207	5212268	7807441	8574007	6991376	45 %
2	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets	1832159	1903092	2759877	1998437	2462471	34 %
3	Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)	266559	285132	280256	318496	379649	42 %
4	Metallic Coated Sheets	1854963	2202856	2687715	3911752	4980452	168 %
5	Organic Coated Sheets	681698	725296	622553	730625	915248	34 %
6	Tin Mill products	552384	662861	638316	756016	617567	12 %
7	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates	1419767	1959605	2554930	2814802	2530630	78 %
8	Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips	175836	233028	269697	351075	436173	148 %
9	Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips	697457	1017613	787521	843352	976108	40 %
12	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections	911115	1219800	1200627	1400824	1385829	52 %
13	Rebars	527008	972602	1430014	1292971	1191445	126 %
14	Stainless Bars and Light Sections	113071	147453	142416	147811	159577	41 %
15	Stainless Wire Rod	52082	71229	57627	58670	62978	21 %
16	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod	1125730	1289953	1697912	2000967	2094274	86 %
17	Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel	223669	277507	268014	388041	262745	17 %
18	Sheet Piling	15870	16503	14051	36970	85054	436 %
20	Gas pipes	266467	340051	298103	336050	380257	43 %
21	Hollow sections	461263	552874	574490	725545	820667	78 %
22	Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes	32581	38782	39719	42510	42701	31 %
23	Bearing Tubes and Pipes	7489	9426	11944	9773	8663	16 %
25	Large welded tubes	286939	411273	209524	159219	1044534	264 %
26	Other Welded Pipes	474949	491934	510548	540386	571167	20 %
28	Non Alloy Wire	573988	722719	692714	736500	722633	26 %

II.2 — Growth in imports for the 23 product categories (in tonnes)

Product Number	Product category	Q1 2017	Q1 2018	growth Q1 2017 vs. Q1 2018
1	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips	1810764	2079408	15 %
2	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets	679628	630459	– 7 %
3	Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)	80836	114451	42 %
4	Metallic Coated Sheets	1482049	1190741	– 20 %
5	Organic Coated Sheets	212209	201838	– 5 %
6	Tin Mill products	146457	168583	15 %
7	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates	676207	640176	– 5 %
8	Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips	122092	107577	– 12 %
9	Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips	229981	280549	22 %
12	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections	319420	466154	46 %
13	Rebars	210505	551316	162 %
14	Stainless Bars and Light Sections	40602	49988	23 %
15	Stainless Wire Rod	14956	19642	31 %
16	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod	560863	641668	14 %
17	Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel	73733	139670	89 %
18	Sheet Piling	19947	20326	2 %
20	Gas pipes	94430	120512	28 %
21	Hollow sections	223618	256998	15 %
22	Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes	12411	12399	0 %
23	Bearing Tubes and Pipes	1316	1498	14 %
25	Large welded tubes	48791	51285	5 %
26	Other Welded Pipes	145059	153106	6 %
28	Non Alloy Wire	176299	202450	15 %

II.3 — Growth in imports for the 5 product categories (in tonnes)

Product Number	Product category	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	growth 2017 compared to 2013
10	Stainless Hot Rolled Quarto Plate	34319	40218	37542	31407	32917	– 4 %
11	Grain-oriented electrical sheet	147565	160580	150047	156477	121947	– 17 %
19	Railway Material	1376	1096	1240	1521	1342	– 2 %
24	Other Seamless tubes	456167	528245	475132	464876	402600	– 12 %
27	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Finished Bars	456791	521976	484927	459327	458310	0 %

ANNEX III — Economic indicators for the 23 product categoriesProduct 1 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	30225632	31095524	33121273	34158703	32768375
Volume (tonnes)	4814207	5212268	7807441	8574007	6991376
Market share (%)	15,9 %	16,8 %	23,6 %	25,1 %	21,3 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	463	442	396	351	492
Utilisation of capacity (%)	75 %	75 %	76 %	75 %	76 %
Production (tonnes)	76871621	77990908	77331686	77563694	79568514
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	25411425	25883256	25313832	25584696	25776999
Market share (%)	84,1 %	83,2 %	76,4 %	74,9 %	78,7 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	519	493	455	422	556
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	– 1,9 %	0,0 %	– 3,1 %	– 1,0 %	7,8 %
Employment (end of period)	37467	35573	35038	33557	34815
Stock	2572574	2580258	2585958	2617556	2749280
Cashflow	448135738	1065492450	763891666	603485811	1369472142
ROCE (%)	– 3,8 %	1,0 %	– 6,6 %	– 1,0 %	7,7 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	11,5 %

Product 2 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	9772904	9728449	10353391	9849904	10085487
Volume (tonnes)	1832159	1903092	2759877	1998437	2462471
Market share (%)	18,7 %	19,6 %	26,7 %	20,3 %	24,4 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	566	546	485	474	606
Utilisation of capacity (%)	71 %	75 %	75 %	75 %	77 %
Production (tonnes)	40855196	41632189	41639946	41738974	42811283
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	7920370	7805648	7570764	7829002	7602288
Market share (%)	81,0 %	80,2 %	73,1 %	79,5 %	75,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	588	558	522	495	633
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	– 4,4 %	– 2,8 %	– 3,0 %	0,6 %	9,8 %
Employment (end of period)	12690	11973	11550	11230	11264
Stock	1078838	1052246	1064061	1054347	1093798
Cashflow	200559843	413849620	324264435	454766919	375807983
ROCE (%)	– 8,0 %	– 2,4 %	– 12,8 %	– 3,1 %	4,0 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	4,3 %

Product 3 Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	1267827	1287448	1223892	1255417	1350354
Volume (tonnes)	266559	285132	280256	318496	379649
Market share (%)	21,0 %	22,1 %	22,9 %	25,4 %	28,1 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	648	617	578	502	642
Utilisation of capacity (%)	87 %	80 %	80 %	82 %	81 %
Production (tonnes)	1080894	1110013	1052273	1032560	1114309
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	1001268	1002316	943636	936553	969977
Market share (%)	79,0 %	77,9 %	77,1 %	74,6 %	71,8 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	705	657	606	576	699
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	– 8,9 %	– 8,1 %	– 13,0 %	– 14,3 %	– 3,2 %
Employment (end of period)	1522	1707	2087	2069	2065
Stock	45680	136605	142998	125466	148259
Cashflow	110221498	213556132	127226053	131151436	– 89295095
ROCE (%)	– 18,3 %	– 11,7 %	– 38,3 %	– 17,9 %	– 3,4 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	8,1 %

Product 4 Metallic Coated Sheets

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	23229673	24289751	25840225	27439848	28231862
Volume (tonnes)	1854963	2202856	2687715	3911752	4980452
Market share (%)	8,0 %	9,1 %	10,4 %	14,3 %	17,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	679	657	615	530	662
Utilisation of capacity (%)	78 %	82 %	84 %	86 %	84 %
Production (tonnes)	27930059	29517243	29875495	29905847	30450568
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	21344052	22056052	23118423	23490212	23218040
Market share (%)	91,9 %	90,8 %	89,5 %	85,6 %	82,2 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	682	654	614	586	711
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	1,9 %	5,4 %	5,5 %	7,9 %	11,7 %
Employment (end of period)	28915	28243	28749	29863	29648
Stock	1970500	2433422	2498143	2329341	2597133
Cashflow	807884294	1353026892	1343062742	1720354890	2020588339
ROCE (%)	– 6,8 %	– 0,9 %	– 10,4 %	– 1,7 %	6,0 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	7,0 %

Product 5 Organic Coated Sheets

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	4533256	4823144	4809384	5121927	5221575
Volume (tonnes)	681698	725296	622553	730625	915248
Market share (%)	15,0 %	15,0 %	12,9 %	14,3 %	17,5 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	854	813	813	709	853
Utilisation of capacity (%)	70 %	76 %	74 %	76 %	75 %
Production (tonnes)	4479238	4564346	4574414	4863169	4940410
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	3851467	4097788	4186771	4391169	4306231
Market share (%)	85,0 %	85,0 %	87,1 %	85,7 %	82,5 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	898	868	829	791	934
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	– 1,7 %	1,4 %	1,1 %	3,7 %	3,9 %
Employment (end of period)	6377	6272	6047	6150	6095
Stock	239236	182275	197241	214384	258114
Cashflow	152893378	351790418	321603588	361237401	79886901
ROCE (%)	– 7,6 %	– 2,1 %	– 12,9 %	– 2,7 %	3,7 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	8,6 %

Product 6 Tin Mill Products

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	3638423	3758879	3789391	3792575	3695205
Volume (tonnes)	552384	662861	638316	756016	617567
Market share (%)	15,2 %	17,6 %	16,8 %	19,9 %	16,7 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	822	792	781	667	753
Utilisation of capacity (%)	82 %	84 %	84 %	82 %	84 %
Production (tonnes)	4223583	4315402	4353002	4302367	4295575
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	3085602	3095745	3150741	3036316	3077185
Market share (%)	84,8 %	82,4 %	83,1 %	80,1 %	83,3 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	845	821	789	728	812
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	1,7 %	4,1 %	4,8 %	4,6 %	3,1 %
Employment (end of period)	7939	7660	7683	7819	7424
Stock	380445	394384	394712	297877	356460
Cashflow	117064184	201350074	291440814	272002110	133250945
ROCE (%)	– 18,6 %	– 10,1 %	– 35,2 %	– 20,4 %	– 25,0 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	7,3 %

Product 7 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	10148839	10375274	10934966	11058596	11059068
Volume (tonnes)	1419767	1959605	2554930	2814802	2530630
Market share (%)	14,0 %	18,9 %	23,4 %	25,5 %	22,9 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	513	492	474	403	533
Utilisation of capacity (%)	58 %	62 %	62 %	63 %	65 %
Production (tonnes)	10749475	11240103	10608260	10244950	10581040
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	8727826	8414892	8377455	8242865	8527686
Market share (%)	14,0 %	18,9 %	23,4 %	25,5 %	22,9 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	700	676	714	582	692
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	– 9,4 %	– 8,9 %	– 4,0 %	– 7,5 %	3,2 %
Employment (end of period)	18472	17628	17177	16763	16211
Stock	707152	788008	896708	862084	819690
Cashflow	45651999	123399207	426592285	– 44547318	205976592
ROCE (%)	– 12,2 %	– 0,3 %	– 3,3 %	– 9,9 %	– 1,5 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	23,0 %

Product 8 Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	1168291	1352875	1590437	1807242	1487848
Volume (tonnes)	175836	233028	269697	351075	436173
Market share (%)	15,1 %	17,2 %	17,0 %	19,4 %	29,3 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	2011	1926	1877	1518	1822
Utilisation of capacity (%)	61 %	65 %	69 %	73 %	73 %
Production (tonnes)	3334814	3525794	3664821	3842503	3799867
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	991962	1119435	1320528	1455714	1050966
Market share (%)	84,9 %	82,7 %	83,0 %	80,5 %	70,6 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	2023	2013	2028	1792	2115
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	– 4,2 %	– 0,3 %	4,0 %	4,9 %	9,2 %
Employment (end of period)	5439	4914	4464	4271	4133
Stock	103375	131557	123098	106508	93335
Cashflow	144497251	182932062	613851975	116754324	218815195
ROCE (%)	– 33,7 %	– 37,1 %	– 1,5 %	– 0,4 %	13,6 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	13,9 %

Product 9 Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	3362718	3671898	3587237	3913974	3816472
Volume (tonnes)	697457	1017613	787521	843352	976108
Market share (%)	20,7 %	27,7 %	22,0 %	21,5 %	25,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	2098	1985	2064	1782	2023
Utilisation of capacity (%)	71 %	76 %	80 %	84 %	84 %
Production (tonnes)	3076074	3016723	3139572	3425201	3114323
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	2664602	2653177	2798719	3070197	2839979
Market share (%)	79,2 %	72,3 %	78,0 %	78,4 %	74,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	2259	2272	2238	2014	2323
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	– 4,2 %	– 2,7 %	2,4 %	5,5 %	9,4 %
Employment (end of period)	10205	9483	9220	8892	8812
Stock	179087	206956	219170	215904	213931
Cashflow	135463456	45971825	847696098	450355017	685492711
ROCE (%)	– 12,4 %	– 7,7 %	8,5 %	10,6 %	21,5 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	12,9 %

Product 12 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and light Sections

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	11891558	12422902	12297356	12678733	13617607
Volume (tonnes)	911115	1219800	1200627	1400824	1385829
Market share (%)	7,7 %	9,8 %	9,8 %	11,0 %	10,2 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	699	657	640	531	641
Utilisation of capacity (%)	79 %	82 %	80 %	80 %	74 %
Production (tonnes)	12132593	12585360	12301986	11839241	12427808
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	10964010	11189221	11095204	11276054	12230774
Market share (%)	92,2 %	90,1 %	90,2 %	88,9 %	89,8 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	632	613	573	520	592
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	2,2 %	3,4 %	2,4 %	0,8 %	3,6 %
Employment (end of period)	9537	9734	10057	10342	10486
Stock	749386	888456	914268	943355	1023612
Cashflow	220994774	264742034	272433127	255904385	123997731
ROCE (%)	– 1,2 %	3,7 %	3,3 %	3,9 %	6,9 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	– 8,3 %

Product 13 Rebars

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	9617685	10359993	10664689	11099947	11253309
Volume (tonnes)	527008	972602	1430014	1292971	1191445
Market share (%)	5,5 %	9,4 %	13,4 %	11,6 %	10,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	475	446	388	353	441
Utilisation of capacity (%)	72 %	72 %	71 %	73 %	67 %
Production (tonnes)	13171558	13019699	12763140	13191436	12494712
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	8906120	9187941	9019809	9568119	9848615
Market share (%)	92,6 %	88,7 %	84,6 %	86,2 %	87,5 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	460	437	386	367	436
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	– 2,0 %	– 2,5 %	– 2,6 %	3,4 %	4,8 %
Employment (end of period)	5563	5441	5529	5634	5457
Stock	761808	683591	642506	602948	659484
Cashflow	20571082	14116433	53015513	165167521	249292475
ROCE (%)	0,9 %	2,4 %	1,9 %	6,2 %	9,3 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	– 1,3 %

Product 14 Stainless Bars and light Shapes

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	526080	593501	593530	630737	632804
Volume (tonnes)	113071	147453	142416	147811	159577
Market share (%)	21,5 %	24,8 %	24,0 %	23,4 %	25,2 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	3092	2894	3035	2590	2885
Utilisation of capacity (%)	65 %	68 %	68 %	69 %	72 %
Production (tonnes)	527386	597178	599927	637938	641446
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	411655	444339	450094	482314	472247
Market share (%)	78,2 %	74,9 %	75,8 %	76,5 %	74,6 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	2988	2969	2838	2404	2807
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	5,2 %	5,6 %	4,1 %	2,3 %	5,8 %
Employment (end of period)	3680	3766	3737	3789	3844
Stock	83561	91900	89676	90409	90893
Cashflow	111869518	142849693	191511047	155623001	145832442
ROCE (%)	1,0 %	4,3 %	1,4 %	– 0,7 %	4,9 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	– 2,8 %

Product 15 Stainless Wire Rod

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	318373	323191	304987	335552	347077
Volume (tonnes)	52082	71229	57627	58670	62978
Market share (%)	16,4 %	22,0 %	18,9 %	17,5 %	18,1 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	2300	2193	2310	1962	2228
Utilisation of capacity (%)	63 %	64 %	65 %	69 %	71 %
Production (tonnes)	373010	383586	388273	412892	449392
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	266290	251961	247359	276880	284098
Market share (%)	83,6 %	78,0 %	81,1 %	82,5 %	81,9 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	2480	2516	2382	2022	2417
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	– 3,7 %	– 2,1 %	– 4,7 %	– 3,1 %	3,9 %
Employment (end of period)	1677	1671	1731	1761	1852
Stock	24810	28696	31083	31584	43800
Cashflow	13022575	18221077	106175940	84328053	44337763
ROCE (%)	– 0,7 %	2,9 %	– 1,5 %	– 2,8 %	5,5 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	7,8 %

Product 16 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	18033534	18249258	18949497	19375225	20026426
Volume (tonnes)	1125730	1289953	1697912	2000967	2094274
Market share (%)	6,2 %	7,1 %	9,0 %	10,3 %	10,5 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	522	504	439	392	486
Utilisation of capacity (%)	80 %	84 %	83 %	81 %	83 %
Production (tonnes)	19765154	19775715	20436595	20037883	20757864
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	16782585	16828358	17108877	17222468	17795595
Market share (%)	93,1 %	92,2 %	90,3 %	88,9 %	88,9 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	509	492	443	420	505
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	1,8 %	4,8 %	3,0 %	0,6 %	3,4 %
Employment (end of period)	11561	11598	11881	13068	13058
Stock	876450	896633	1120091	974085	954649
Cashflow	234768428	424076182	365467214	287106970	310381566
ROCE (%)	1,0 %	6,9 %	2,9 %	3,9 %	6,7 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	3,7 %

Product 17 Angles shapes and sections of iron or non alloy steel

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	6159135	6544142	6549935	7205377	7375383
Volume (tonnes)	223669	277507	268014	388041	262745
Market share (%)	3,6 %	4,2 %	4,1 %	5,4 %	3,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	539	509	463	409	473
Utilisation of capacity (%)	64 %	69 %	71 %	72 %	72 %
Production (tonnes)	8583668	8590216	8894223	9400691	9605365
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	5935432	6266353	6281426	6817231	7112453
Market share (%)	96,4 %	95,8 %	95,9 %	94,6 %	96,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	471	471	449	417	463
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	– 6,5 %	– 3,7 %	– 0,6 %	2,1 %	– 1,8 %
Employment (end of period)	6212	5685	6006	6264	6096
Stock	510927	464184	466561	559452	569947
Cashflow	– 48381794	7224031	161157041	150487051	– 18595244
ROCE (%)	– 6,0 %	6,3 %	1,4 %	3,9 %	0,6 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	– 2,1 %

Product 18 Sheet piling

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	574025	637684	577270	584985	626863
Volume (tonnes)	15870	16503	14051	36970	85054
Market share (%)	2,8 %	2,6 %	2,4 %	6,3 %	13,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	787	765	1126	651	629
Utilisation of capacity (%)	78 %	82 %	76 %	82 %	81 %
Production (tonnes)	907320	940451	840182	777182	817764
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	558131	621150	563140	548010	541782
Market share (%)	97,2 %	97,4 %	97,6 %	93,7 %	86,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	711	697	652	623	640
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	6,8 %	11,5 %	8,8 %	14,0 %	3,7 %
Employment (end of period)	949	971	951	981	995
Stock	49762	47610	58744	68417	75616
Cashflow	58272442	68732139	63936644	86404634	40555786
ROCE (%)	– 9,3 %	6,8 %	6,7 %	10,3 %	1,5 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	1,7 %

Product 20 Gas pipes

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	1211435	1662233	1653112	1637097	1642935
Volume (tonnes)	266467	340051	298103	336050	380257
Market share (%)	22,0 %	20,5 %	18,0 %	20,5 %	23,1 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	688	649	646	566	676
Utilisation of capacity (%)	37 %	38 %	38 %	40 %	37 %
Production (tonnes)	1053283	1460549	1471772	1396933	1392404
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	944903	1322070	1354273	1300727	1262560
Market share (%)	78,0 %	79,5 %	81,9 %	79,5 %	76,8 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	717	666	619	580	693
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	0,9 %	1,3 %	2,3 %	3,9 %	0,5 %
Employment (end of period)	552	543	548	526	509
Stock	55178	55305	53434	58081	50697
Cashflow	15451286	15884723	16166705	15309189	20506964
ROCE (%)	3,7 %	3,9 %	1,1 %	1,7 %	8,7 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	2,4 %

Product 21 Hollow sections

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	3347996	3407926	3511951	3885748	4028730
Volume (tonnes)	461263	552874	574490	725545	820667
Market share (%)	13,8 %	16,2 %	16,4 %	18,7 %	20,4 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	599	571	553	497	618
Utilisation of capacity (%)	46 %	46 %	46 %	47 %	49 %
Production (tonnes)	3019375	3019977	3106261	3333368	3388786
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	2882473	2854843	2936771	3159965	3207994
Market share (%)	86,1 %	83,8 %	83,6 %	81,3 %	79,6 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	606	569	541	517	625
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	– 2,7 %	– 3,9 %	– 3,3 %	0,2 %	– 0,5 %
Employment (end of period)	1073	1124	1200	1209	1181
Stock	160442	138981	146353	107826	149537
Cashflow	– 9630441	13389861	23807058	13000201	21372166
ROCE (%)	– 2,4 %	– 5,3 %	– 6,2 %	– 0,6 %	7,2 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	1,2 %

Product 22 Seamless stainless tubes and pipes

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	96507	101504	97341	96320	95672
Volume (tonnes)	32581	38782	39719	42510	42701
Market share (%)	33,8 %	38,2 %	40,8 %	44,1 %	44,6 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	6941	6167	6118	5846	6300
Utilisation of capacity (%)	6 %	7 %	6 %	6 %	6 %
Production (tonnes)	116630	124135	101291	101831	92357
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	61822	61708	56802	53196	52083
Market share (%)	64,1 %	60,8 %	58,4 %	55,2 %	54,4 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	7913	7740	8318	7361	7993
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	3,1 %	5,9 %	– 0,4 %	– 0,1 %	1,2 %
Employment (end of period)	11180	11211	10369	9779	9317
Stock	7452	9389	10455	8690	11688
Cashflow	19858477	10438041	– 48885671	4038078	– 22872178
ROCE (%)	22,7 %	– 4,3 %	– 58,1 %	– 33,4 %	– 50,5 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	21,2 %

Product 23 Bearing tubes and pipes

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	68824	72805	67249	59867	65355
Volume (tonnes)	7489	9426	11944	9773	8663
Market share (%)	10,9 %	12,9 %	17,8 %	16,3 %	13,3 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	2069	1626	1749	1630	1608
Utilisation of capacity (%)	68 %	64 %	53 %	52 %	63 %
Production (tonnes)	64972	65475	58407	52494	57657
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	61324	63378	55304	50092	56691
Market share (%)	89,1 %	87,1 %	82,2 %	83,7 %	86,7 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	2023	2003	1925	1804	1837
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	4,6 %	4,9 %	– 6,7 %	– 9,2 %	– 1,8 %
Employment (end of period)	332	322	306	274	280
Stock	1285	1433	2591	1452	2429
Cashflow	3499664	3928566	5055796	– 791310	– 620461
ROCE (%)	0,9 %	– 3,3 %	– 64,7 %	– 54,5 %	– 28,1 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	12,5 %

Product 25 Large welded tubes

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	669846	1041055	427457	586746	1804463
Volume (tonnes)	286939	411273	209524	159219	1044534
Market share (%)	42,8 %	39,5 %	49,0 %	27,1 %	57,9 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	1070	793	904	772	936
Utilisation of capacity (%)	26 %	32 %	29 %	35 %	65 %
Production (tonnes)	1333900	1150000	1034600	1086300	1500000
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	382758	624819	216243	426937	759478
Market share (%)	57,1 %	60,0 %	50,6 %	72,8 %	42,1 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	894	887	835	771	766
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	3,0 %	– 6,1 %	– 2,7 %	– 0,6 %	0,0 %
Employment (end of period)	1512	1545	1365	1372	1326
Stock	322722	600020	633600	727048	1139429
Cashflow	197726967	– 97558802	94492289	– 70888943	13666659
ROCE (%)	– 15,8 %	– 23,5 %	– 17,7 %	– 6,7 %	9,1 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	– 22,0 %

Product 26 Other welded tubes

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	2385499	3121613	3126300	3286436	3352661
Volume (tonnes)	474949	491934	510548	540386	571167
Market share (%)	19,9 %	15,8 %	16,3 %	16,4 %	17,0 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	1352	1376	1397	1262	1431
Utilisation of capacity (%)	57 %	57 %	57 %	58 %	60 %
Production (tonnes)	2384152	3166935	3144492	3190480	3301195
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	1907944	2622348	2588536	2721349	2765915
Market share (%)	80,0 %	84,0 %	82,8 %	82,8 %	82,5 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	1024	1013	984	942	1062
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	1,2 %	2,4 %	1,7 %	4,2 %	4,3 %
Employment (end of period)	3024	3013	3011	3089	3025
Stock	125621	84268	100035	120308	120420
Cashflow	66281502	68619951	77514611	87283492	106630804
ROCE (%)	9,1 %	11,5 %	8,8 %	12,8 %	19,3 %

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	– 34,8 %

Product 28 Steel Wire

ImportsSituation of EU producers

Data per Calendar Year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Consumption (tonnes)	1318451	1517192	1480243	1513248	1505202
Volume (tonnes)	574083	722773	692918	736623	722858
Market share (%)	43,5 %	47,6 %	46,8 %	48,7 %	48,0 %
Unit prices (EUR/tonne)	781	729	722	626	708
Utilisation of capacity (%)	73 %	75 %	77 %	73 %	71 %
Production (tonnes)	899763	932496	940169	886666	900054
Sales volume in the EU (tonnes)	744368	794419	787325	776626	782344
Market share (%)	56,5 %	52,4 %	53,2 %	51,3 %	52,0 %
Unit sales price (EUR/tonne)	940	909	840	832	905
Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %)	0,5 %	0,0 %	1,1 %	2,6 %	0,8 %
Employment (end of period)	3387	3395	3429	3459	3408
Stock
Cashflow	66281502	68619951	77514611	87283492	106630804
ROCE (%)

Price comparison for 2017
Price undercutting	21,8 %

ANNEX IV — List of products originating in developing countries to which the provisional measures apply

Country/Product group	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	20	21	22	23	25	26	28
Afghanistan
Albania
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Bahrain, Kingdom of
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Botswana
Brazil	x	x				x	x								x
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China			x	x		x		x		x			x			x		x	x	x	x	x	x
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt	x									x
El Salvador
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong, China
India	x	x	x	x	x	x	x		x			x	x				x		x	x		x
Indonesia							x
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait, the State of
Kyrgyz Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lesotho
Liberia
Macao, China
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia									x
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova, Republic of											x			x
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of																					x
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia					x		x										x	x
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey	x	x		x	x				x	x	x			x	x		x	x			x	x	x
Uganda
Ukraine	x	x					x				x	x		x	x		x	x	x				x
United Arab Emirates																x						x
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Viet Nam		x		x					x
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

ANNEX V — Tariff quotas

Product Number	Order Number	Product category	CN Codes	Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes)	Additional duty rate
1	09.8501	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips	72081000, 72082500, 72082600, 72082700, 72083600, 72083700, 72083800, 72083900, 72084000, 72085299, 72085390, 72085400, 72111400, 72111900, 72126000, 72251910, 72253010, 72253030, 72253090, 72254015, 72254090, 72261910, 72269120, 72269191, 72269199	4269009	25 %
2	09.8502	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets	72091500, 72091690, 72091790, 72091891, 72092500, 72092690, 72092790, 72092890, 72099020, 72099080, 72112320, 72112330, 72112380, 72112900, 72119020, 72119080, 72255020, 72255080, 72262000, 72269200	1318865	25 %
3	09.8503	Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)	72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810, 72251990, 72261980	178704	25 %
4	09.8504	Metallic Coated Sheets	72102000, 72103000, 72104100, 72104900, 72106100, 72106900, 72109080, 72122000, 72123000, 72125020, 72125030, 72125040, 72125061, 72125069, 72125090, 72259100, 72259200, 72269910, 72269930, 72269970	2115054	25 %
5	09.8505	Organic Coated Sheets	72107080, 72124080	414324	25 %
6	09.8506	Tin Mill products	72091899, 72101100, 72101220, 72101280, 72105000, 72107010, 72109040, 72121010, 72121090, 72124020	367470	25 %
7	09.8507	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates	72085120, 72085191, 72085198, 72085291, 72089020, 72089080, 72109030, 72254012, 72254040, 72254060, 72259900	1442988	25 %
8	09.8508	Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips	72191100, 72191210, 72191290, 72191310, 72191390, 72191410, 72191490, 72192210, 72192290, 72192300, 72192400, 72201100, 72201200	178865	25 %
9	09.8509	Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips	72193100, 72193210, 72193290, 72193310, 72193390, 72193410, 72193490, 72193510, 72193590, 72199020, 72199080, 72202021, 72202029, 72202041, 72202049, 72202081, 72202089, 72209020, 72209080	423442	25 %
12	09.8512	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections	72143000, 72149110, 72149190, 72149931, 72149939, 72149950, 72149971, 72149979, 72149995, 72159000, 72161000, 72162100, 72162200, 72164010, 72164090, 72165010, 72165091, 72165099, 72169900, 72281020, 72282010, 72282091, 72283020, 72283041, 72283049, 72283061, 72283069, 72283070, 72283089, 72286020, 72286080, 72287010, 72287090, 72288000	728270	25 %
13	09.8513	Rebars	72142000, 72149910	714964	25 %
14	09.8514	Stainless Bars and Light Sections	72221111, 72221119, 72221181, 72221189, 72221910, 72221990, 72222011, 72222019, 72222021, 72222029, 72222031, 72222039, 72222081, 72222089, 72223051, 72223091, 72223097, 72224010, 72224050, 72224090	82156	25 %
15	09.8515	Stainless Wire Rod	72210010, 72210090	32744	25 %
16	09.8516	Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod	72131000, 72132000, 72139110, 72139120, 72139141, 72139149, 72139170, 72139190, 72139910, 72139990, 72271000, 72272000, 72279010, 72279050, 72279095	1058110	25 %
17	09.8517	Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel	72163110, 72163190, 72163211, 72163219, 72163291, 72163299, 72163310, 72163390	167817	25 %
18	09.8518	Sheet Piling	73011000	24854	25 %
20	09.8520	Gas pipes	73063041, 73063049, 73063072, 73063077	185280	25 %
21	09.8521	Hollow sections	73066110, 73066192, 73066199	387343	25 %
22	09.8522	Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes	73041100, 73042200, 73042400, 73044100, 73044910, 73044993, 73044995, 73044999	22818	25 %
23	09.8523	Bearing Tubes and Pipes	73045112, 73045118, 73045932, 73045938	5549	25 %
25	09.8525	Large welded tubes	73051100, 73051200, 73051900, 73052000, 73053100, 73053900, 73059000	258133	25 %
26	09.8526	Other Welded Pipes	73061110, 73061190, 73061910, 73061990, 73062100, 73062900, 73063011, 73063019, 73063080, 73064020, 73064080, 73065020, 73065080, 73066910, 73066990, 73069000	296274	25 %
28	09.8528	Non Alloy Wire	72171010, 72171031, 72171039, 72171050, 72171090, 72172010, 72172030, 72172050, 72172090, 72173041, 72173049, 72173050, 72173090, 72179020, 72179050, 72179090	393031	25 %

Amendments and corrections
November 15, 2018	Modified by 32018R1712 - detail
July 19, 2018	Entry into force - Date pub. +1 See Art 8

Consolidated texts
November 15, 2018	Modified by 32018R1712	02018R1013-20181115
July 18, 2018	Date of publication	32018R1013

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1013 of 17 July 2018 imposing provisional safeguard measures with regard to imports of certain steel products