Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2037 of 10 December 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2037of 10 December 2020amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on common rules for importsOJ L 83, 27.3.2015, p. 16., and in particular Articles 16 and 20 thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on common rules for imports from certain third countriesOJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 33., and in particular Articles 13 and 16 thereof,Whereas:1.BACKGROUND(1)On 31 January 2019, the Commission imposed definitive safeguard measures on certain steel products (the "Definitive Safeguard Regulation")Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 of 31 January 2019 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products (OJ L 31, 1.2.2019, p. 27)..(2)The Commission amended the measures twice pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1590Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1590 of 26 September 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products (OJ L 248, 27.9.2019, p. 28). and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894 of 29 June 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products (OJ L 206, 30.6.2020, p. 27). respectively.(3)Pursuant to the Withdrawal AgreementCouncil Decision (EU) 2020/135 of 30 January 2020 on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 1). between the Union and the United Kingdom ("UK"), as of 1 January 2021, the UK will no longer be part of the Union customs territory. Therefore, as of that date the territorial scope where safeguard measures are applicable will change. Since the level of the safeguard measures on certain steel products was established on the basis of the average imports into the Union of 28 Member States, i.e. including imports into the UK, during the reference period 2015-2017, the Commission finds it appropriate to adapt the volume of Tariff Rate Quotas ("TRQs") accordingly as well as the list of developing countries subject to the current safeguard measures.(4)On 30 October 2020, the Commission published a Notice in the Official Journal of the European UnionNotice 2020/C 366/12 concerning the adaptation of the level of Tariff Rate Quotas under the safeguard measures on certain steel products following the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union as of 1 January 2021 (OJ C 366, 30.10.2020, p. 36). explaining the rationale of the proposal and the methodology it envisaged to apply, and invited interested parties to comment. The Notice also contained the volume of recalculated TRQs that would be in place for the period 1 January to 30 June 2021.2.DUE PROCESS(5)The Commission received nineteen submissions from interested parties within the deadline. The Commission also undertook consultations with nine third country governments.3.ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMENTS RECEIVED(6)The Commission addressed the comments received, concerning either specific product categories or general aspects of the adaptation, as follows:3.1.Category 4 – metallic coated sheets(7)Several interested parties submitted comments with regard to the volumes calculated for categories 4A and 4B (including automotive grades) and requested the Commission to review its calculation. In particular, during consultations with third country authorities, an interested party pointed to a clerical error in the calculation. Another interested party identified a specific calculation issue or proposed a slightly different allocation between the two product categories, which better reflects its situation with respect to the volumes concerning its country-specific TRQs, having regard to the counterfactual situation in this case, namely how TRQs would have been allocated had the UK not been part of the customs territory at the time the original safeguard measures were adopted. After assessing these claims the Commission found that they were warranted and revised the volumes included in the notice of 30 October accordingly.(8)It should be underlined that these adjustments only concern the distribution of the TRQs between sub-product categories 4A and 4B, but does not affect the level of the TRQs for the overall product category 4.(9)The updated volumes are reflected in the TRQ volumes in Annex I.3.2.Impact of the adaptation on TRQ volumes(10)Some parties argued that the Commission should preserve the existing TRQ volumes and, in addition, either grant the UK its own country-specific TRQ or, where it falls under the residual TRQs, the volumes of these TRQs would need to be increased so as to include the UK’s traditional trade flows.(11)Some parties also argued that they would be negatively affected by the inclusion of the UK under the residual section of given TRQs, as it would increase the competition for a smaller TRQ volume.(12)Other parties noted that for certain origins, the overall volume of TRQs calculated would be reduced, making the measure more restrictive.(13)Finally, certain exporting countries complained that under the Commission’s proposal, they would lose their country-specific TRQ for some specific product categories. These parties argued that the Commission should preserve their country-specific TRQ and that failing to do so would amount to making the measures more restrictive, thus breaching WTO rules.(14)The Commission disagreed that the proposed adjustment would make the safeguard measure stricter. As stated in the Notice of 30 October, the result of the adaptation, in very few cases, would lead to some countries losing their country-specific TRQs (and vice-versa) in certain product categories. However, the Commission does not consider that the adaptation, as such, results in a more restrictive measure. The Commission explained in the Notice of 30 October the rationale of the adaptation, namely to have a volume of TRQs (both globally as well as per product category) that is proportionate to the reduction of the geographical scope of the territory where the Union’s safeguard measure applies as of 1 January 2021. Furthermore, the Commission notes that the overall TRQ volumes resulting from the adaptation are 3 % higher than the ones currently in place, and that this cannot be seen as making the measure more restrictive.(15)Moreover the Commission wishes to emphasize that if it were to accept the claims from those countries that would lose a certain country-specific TRQ, it would be discriminating them vis-a-vis any other interested parties by departing from its basic principle of granting a country-specific TRQ only when a certain threshold (5 % share of imports), in a specific period, is metIn this particular case, the threshold refers to the 5 % share of imports in the reference period in a given product category to qualify for a country-specific TRQ.. It is the result from the application of the counterfactual that countries which had a country-specific TRQ no longer meet the objective criterion, whereas others do.(16)The unused volumes of quotas laid down in Annex II of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894, of those countries that, as a result of this adaptation would lose their country-specific quotas in a product category, were allocated to the residual tariff-rate quotas in the relevant product categories.3.3.Request to carry out an analysis based on EU-27 data(17)Some interested parties argued that if the Union is adapting its measures, it must re-assess whether all the requirements to impose safeguard measures continue to be met under a EU-27 scenario. One interested party noted in particular that such approach would lead the Union to determine that for several product categories, there would not have been an increase in imports, and therefore these should be excluded from the measures.(18)The Commission observed in this respect that the conditions to impose a safeguard measure need to be met when a safeguard measure is imposed for the first time. In the case of this measure, the conditions were met as explained in detail in the Definitive Safeguard Regulation.(19)The Commission disagrees with the views expressed by some interested parties that in a situation like the one at hand requires carrying out a full reassessment. In fact, as explained in the Notice of 30 October, the current proceeding is limited to adapting the TRQ volumes to the change in scope of the territory where the Union’s safeguard measure applies. In this regard, the Commission insists that this proceeding by no means constitute a fully-fledged review of the measures, and therefore, it is under no legal obligation to carry out the analysis that some interested parties requested.3.4.Category 18 – sheet piles(20)Some interested parties contested the Commission’s proposal to grant a country-specific TRQ to the UK in this product category on the grounds that there is allegedly no production of this product category in the UK. As a result, the volumes allocated to the UK would not be used. These companies also claimed that the reduction in TRQ volumes resulting from the adaptation did not have any justification and that the Commission should maintain the same level of TRQs as provided by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894.(21)In this respect, the Commission had explained in its Notice of 30 October the methodology and rationale behind the adaptation and the implications it could entail. If there is a reduction in overall TRQ volumes in this category, it is because imports into the UK in the reference period were deducted from the TRQ volume. Furthermore, in its Notice of 30 October the Commission explained how it established the level of UK imports into EU-27 during the reference period. The claim with respect to the absence of production in the UK was not properly substantiated and does not correspond with the statistics used by the Commission. No interested party provided any data of whether imports into the UK were consumed, further processed or subsequently sold within the Union. In any event, the volume allocated to the UK could not be transferred to other origins because this would artificially inflate the TRQ volume. Therefore this claim is immaterial to users. The Commission also rejected the claim to preserve the current TRQ volumes as it would ignore the reduction in the geographical scope of the territory covered by the safeguard measure, and it would equally result in an artificially inflated TRQ volume. Accordingly, the Commission rejects these arguments.3.5.Product category 9 – stainless steel cold-rolled flat products(22)Some interested parties noted that due to the Commission’s proposal, Vietnam would lose its country-specific TRQ in this product category. These parties warned the Commission that these volumes, which will accordingly belong to the "other countries" section of the TRQ, would likely be quickly used, in particular, by a certain origin. Accordingly these parties requested the Commission to limit the volumes that any country could use under the residual TRQ in this category.(23)The Commission noted that the request to limit the access to incumbent exporting countries under the residual TRQIncumbent exporting countries under the residual TRQ are those who do not benefit from a country-specific TRQ in a given product category. falls outside the scope of this adaptation exercise, as it would amount to modifying the functioning of the measures. In any event, the Commission recalled that the same claim was made in previous proceedings and it was rejected. Therefore, the Commission does not further address the merits of this claim.3.6.Update of list of developing countries subject to measures(24)The list of product categories originating in developing countries to which the definitive measures apply needs to be updated to reflect the territorial adaptation. The Commission based its calculation on the updated data concerning the year 2019 imports dataset (i.e the same period used in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894, but excluding imports into the UK).(25)With respect to categories 4A and 4B, the Commission described in Section 4, paragraph 3 of the Notice of 30 October its provisional approach with respect to the treatment of UK imports for the purpose of the respective TRQs calculation. Following the assessment of the comments received and the consultations with third countries regarding this approach, the Commission decided to apply the same methodology for the purpose of updating the list of developing countries subject to measures in Annex II to this Regulation. In the absence of any other reliable information or documented alternative proposal by any interested party, the Commission assumed that UK imports in the year 2019 should be equally distributed between the two product categories.(26)The volumes of country-specific tariff-rate quotas allocated to developing countries that will be excluded from the safeguard measure laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 upon the entry into force of this Regulation, were allocated to the residual tariff-rate quotas in the relevant product categories.(27)The changes to the list of developing countries subject to the measures is as follows:China becomes subject to the measures in product category 22,Turkey becomes excluded from measures in product category 25A,United Arab Emirates becomes excluded from measures in product categories 21 and 26.(28)No comments were made by any interested party on this adaptation.(29)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safeguards established under Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 and Article 22(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/755 respectively,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 is amended as follows:Annex IV is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation,Annex III.2 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2021.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 10 December 2020.For the CommissionThe PresidentUrsula von der LeyenANNEX I

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ANNEX IVIV.1 –Volumes of tariff–rate quotas
From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8601From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8602From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Russia*: 09.8571, for Turkey*: 09.8572, for India*: 09.8573, for Korea (Republic of)*: 09.8574, for Serbia*: 09.8575 and for United Kingdom*: 09.8599*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8603From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8604From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India*, Korea (Republic of)*, Ukraine*, Brazil*, Serbia* and United Kingdom*: 09.8567*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8605From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8606From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Korea (Republic of)*, Russia*, Iran (Islamic republic of)* and United Kingdom*: 09.8568*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8607From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8608From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Russia*, Korea (Republic of)*, China* and Taiwan*: 09.8569*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8609From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8610From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India*, Korea (Republic of)* and United Kingdom*: 09.8570*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8611From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8612From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China*: 09.8581, for Korea (Republic of)*: 09.8582, for India*: 09.8583, for United Kingdom*: 09.8584*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8613From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8614From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8615From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8616From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China*, Korea (Republic of)*, Taiwan*, Serbia* and United Kingdom*: 09.8576*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8617From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8618From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Ukraine*, Korea (Republic of)*, Russia*, India* and United Kingdom*: 09.8577*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8619From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8620From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8621From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8622From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Korea (Republic of)*, Taiwan*, India*, United States of America*, Turkey* and Malaysia*: 09.8578*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8623From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8624From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China*, India*, Taiwan* and United Kingdom*: 09.8591*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8625From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8626From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China*, Turkey*, Russia*, Switzerland*, Belarus* and United Kingdom*: 09.8592*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8627From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8628From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey*, Russia*, Ukraine*, Bosnia and Herzegovina* and Moldova*: 09.8593*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8629From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8630From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India*, Switzerland*, Ukraine* and United Kingdom*: 09.8594*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8631From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8632From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India*, Taiwan*, Korea (Republic of)*, China*, Japan* and United Kingdom*: 09.8595*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8633From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8634From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8635From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8636From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey*, Ukraine*, Korea (Republic of)* and United Kingdom*: 09.8579*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8637From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8638From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China*, United Arab Emirates* and United Kingdom*: 09.8580*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8639From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8640From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Russia*, China*, Turkey* and United Kingdom*: 09.8585*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8641From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8642From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8643From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8644From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey*, Russia*, Ukraine*, North Macedonia*, Switzerland*, Belarus* and United Kingdom*: 09.8596*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8645From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8646From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India*, Ukraine*, Korea (Republic of)*, Japan*, China* and United Kingdom*: 09.8597*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8647From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8648From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China*, Ukraine*, Belarus*, United States of America* and United Kingdom*: 09.8586*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8657From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8658From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8659From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8660From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey*, China*, Russia*, Korea (Republic of)* and United Kingdom*: 09.8587*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8651From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8652From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Switzerland*, Turkey*, Taiwan*, China*, Russia* and United Kingdom*: 09.8588*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8653From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8654From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8655From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8656From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey*, Russia*, Ukraine*, China* and Belarus*: 09.8598*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5
Product NumberProduct categoryCN CodesAllocation by country (Where Applicable)From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021Additional duty rateOrder numbers
Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes)
1Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips72081000, 72082500, 72082600, 72082700, 72083600, 72083700, 72083800, 72083900, 72084000, 72085299, 72085390, 72085400, 72111400, 72111900, 72126000, 72251910, 72253010, 72253030, 72253090, 72254015, 72254090, 72261910, 72269120, 72269191, 72269199Russian Federation395909,00400307,9825 %09.8966
Turkey313791,59317278,1625 %09.8967
India161191,83162982,8525 %09.8968
Korea, Republic of129042,60130476,4025 %09.8969
United Kingdom114460,48115732,2625 %09.8976
Serbia113624,87114887,3725 %09.8970
Other countries969690,07980464,4125 %
2Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets72091500, 72091690, 72091790, 72091891, 72092500, 72092690, 72092790, 72092890, 72099020, 72099080, 72112320, 72112330, 72112380, 72112900, 72119020, 72119080, 72255020, 72255080, 72262000, 72269200India143355,40144948,2425 %09.8801
Korea, Republic of83143,2684067,0825 %09.8802
United Kingdom76842,6077696,4125 %09.8977
Ukraine63833,8164543,0725 %09.8803
Brazil40842,7541296,5625 %09.8804
Serbia36193,2036595,3525 %09.8805
Other countries252391,11255195,4525 %
3.AElectrical Sheets (other than GOES)72091610, 72091710, 72091810, 72092610, 72092710, 72092810Russian Federation333,03336,7325 %09.8808
United Kingdom285,37288,5425 %09.8978
Iran, Islamic Republic of145,80147,4225 %09.8809
Korea, Republic of118,68119,9925 %09.8806
Other countries719,47727,4625 %
3.B72251990, 72261980Russian Federation33685,7634060,0525 %09.8811
Korea, Republic of20132,8920356,5925 %09.8812
China15498,0715670,2725 %09.8813
Taiwan11627,4311756,6225 %09.8814
Other countries6024,766091,7025 %
4.AMetallic Coated SheetsTARIC Codes: 7210410020, 7210490020,7210610020, 7210690020,7212300020, 7212506120,7212506920, 7225920020,7225990011, 7225990022,7225990045, 7225990091,7225990092, 7226993010,7226997011, 7226997091,7226997094Korea (Republic of)32981,9433348,4125 %09.8816
India47144,9247668,7525 %09.8817
United Kingdom31075,9931421,2825 %09.8979
Other countries417545,50422184,9025 %
4.BCN Codes:72102000, 72103000,72109080, 72122000,72125020, 72125030,72125040, 72125090,72259100, 72269910TARIC codes:7210410030, 7210410080,7210490030, 7210490080, 7210610030, 7210610080, 7210690030, 7210690080, 7212300030, 7212300080, 7212506130, 7212506180, 7212506930, 7212506980, 7225920030, 7225920080, 7225990023, 7225990041, 7225990093, 7225990095, 7226993030, 7226993090, 7226997013, 7226997019, 7226997093, 7226997096China112702,10113954,3425 %09.8821
Korea (Republic of)146267,74147892,9325 %09.8822
India67313,8568061,7825 %09.8823
United Kingdom31075,9931421,2825 %09.8980
Other countries94312,9495360,8625 %
5Organic Coated Sheets72107080, 72124080India69079,9669847,5125 %09.8826
Korea, Republic of62432,0863125,7725 %09.8827
United Kingdom30651,8830992,4525 %09.8981
Taiwan20009,2020231,5225 %09.8828
Turkey13814,3613967,8525 %09.8829
Other countries37843,9638264,4425 %
6Tin Mill products72091899, 72101100, 72101220, 72101280, 72105000, 72107010, 72109040, 72121010, 72121090, 72124020China97495,4998578,7725 %09.8831
United Kingdom35561,8435956,9725 %09.8982
Serbia19570,1319787,5825 %09.8832
Korea, Republic of14156,1514313,4425 %09.8833
Taiwan11769,8111900,5825 %09.8834
Other countries32623,1032985,5825 %
7Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates72085120, 72085191, 72085198, 72085291, 72089020, 72089080, 72109030, 72254012, 72254040, 72254060, 72259900Ukraine209860,26212192,0425 %09.8836
Korea, Republic of85938,8986893,7725 %09.8837
Russian Federation72574,8373381,2225 %09.8838
India47696,1748226,1325 %09.8839
United Kingdom47679,9548209,7225 %09.8983
Other countries289237,24292450,9925 %
8Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips72191100, 72191210, 72191290, 72191310, 72191390, 72191410, 72191490, 72192210, 72192290, 72192300, 72192400, 72201100, 72201200Other countries90629,9191636,9025 %
9Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips72193100, 72193210, 72193290, 72193310, 72193390, 72193410, 72193490, 72193510, 72193590, 72199020, 72199080, 72202021, 72202029, 72202041, 72202049, 72202081, 72202089, 72209020, 72209080Korea, Republic of43629,0044113,7725 %09.8846
Taiwan40458,6340908,1825 %09.8847
India27041,1927341,6525 %09.8848
United States22000,7622245,2125 %09.8849
Turkey18307,3818510,7925 %09.8850
Malaysia11598,5411727,4125 %09.8851
Other countries46526,2047043,1625 %
10Stainless Hot Rolled Quarto Plates72192110, 72192190China4320,804368,8125 %09.8856
India1832,921853,2825 %09.8857
United Kingdom756,12764,5325 %09.8984
Taiwan698,09705,8425 %09.8858
Other countries915,93926,1125 %
12Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections72143000, 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, 72288000China103601,87104753,0125 %09.8861
United Kingdom86672,4387635,4625 %09.8985
Turkey62288,2462980,3325 %09.8862
Russian Federation57825,5658468,0625 %09.8863
Switzerland46358,9046874,0025 %09.8864
Belarus37104,0837516,3525 %09.8865
Other countries47142,1247665,9225 %
13Rebars72142000, 72149910Turkey58826,7559480,3825 %09.8866
Russian Federation56951,1157583,9025 %09.8867
Ukraine28798,8429118,8325 %09.8868
Bosnia and Herzegovina25219,8725500,0925 %09.8869
Moldova, Republic of18125,1118326,5025 %09.8870
Other countries109637,11110855,3025 %
14Stainless Bars and Light Sections72221111, 72221119,72221181, 72221189,72221910, 72221990,72222011, 72222019,72222021, 72222029,72222031, 72222039,72222081, 72222089,72223051, 72223091,72223097, 72224010,72224050, 72224090India27892,9628202,8825 %09.8871
United Kingdom4076,214121,5125 %09.8986
Switzerland4012,284056,8625 %09.8872
Ukraine3098,903133,3325 %09.8873
Other countries4521,804572,0525 %
15Stainless Wire Rod72210010, 72210090India6487,416559,4925 %09.8876
Taiwan4182,824229,3025 %09.8877
United Kingdom3360,433397,7725 %09.8987
Korea, Republic of2088,342111,5425 %09.8878
China1414,371430,0825 %09.8879
Japan1403,631419,2325 %09.8880
Other countries698,10705,8525 %
16Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod72131000, 72132000,72139110, 72139120,72139141, 72139149,72139170, 72139190,72139910, 72139990,72271000, 72272000,72279010, 72279050,72279095United Kingdom133112,45134591,4825 %09.8988
Ukraine93132,2694167,0725 %09.8881
Switzerland90980,5891991,4725 %09.8882
Russian Federation78745,3279620,2625 %09.8883
Turkey76362,9677211,4425 %09.8884
Belarus62438,4663132,2225 %09.8885
Moldova, Republic of46799,5647319,5625 %09.8886
Other countries77881,7178747,0625 %
17Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel72163110, 72163190,72163211, 72163219,72163291, 72163299,72163310, 72163390Ukraine27500,5727806,1425 %09.8891
United Kingdom23890,8524156,3125 %09.8989
Turkey19883,0920104,0225 %09.8892
Korea, Republic of4633,854685,3425 %09.8893
Other countries10905,0311026,2025 %
18Sheet Piling73011000China6151,986220,3325 %09.8901
United Arab Emirates3044,653078,4825 %09.8902
United Kingdom789,54798,3225 %09.8990
Other countries224,06226,5525 %
19Railway Material73021022, 73021028,73021040, 73021050,73024000United Kingdom3788,713830,8025 %09.8991
Russian Federation1375,951391,2425 %09.8906
Turkey1117,601130,0225 %09.8908
China989,921000,9225 %09.8907
Other countries1024,651036,0425 %
20Gas pipes73063041, 73063049,73063072, 73063077Turkey43450,1843932,9625 %09.8911
India16721,0016906,7825 %09.8912
North Macedonia6175,816244,4325 %09.8913
United Kingdom5874,825940,0925 %09.8992
Other countries12635,2612775,6525 %
21Hollow sections73066110, 73066192,73066199Turkey66577,9167317,6725 %09.8916
United Kingdom40001,6140446,0725 %09.8993
Russian Federation22664,3422916,1725 %09.8917
North Macedonia21621,7021861,9425 %09.8918
Ukraine16174,5716354,2925 %09.8919
Switzerland13600,5813751,7025 %09.8920
Belarus13392,2013541,0025 %09.8921
Other countries15230,4215399,6425 %
22Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes73041100, 73042200,73042400, 73044100,73044910, 73044993,73044995, 73044999India5168,745226,1725 %09.8926
Ukraine3236,473272,4325 %09.8927
United Kingdom1642,831661,0825 %09.8994
Korea, Republic of1017,411028,7125 %09.8928
Japan946,14956,6525 %09.8929
China811,77820,7925 %09.8931
Other countries2360,852387,0825 %
24Other Seamless Tubes73041910, 73041930,73041990, 73042300,73042910, 73042930,73042990, 73043120,73043180, 73043910,73043952, 73043958,73043992, 73043993,73043998, 73045181,73045189, 73045910,73045992, 73045993,73045999, 73049000China30152,1730487,1925 %09.8936
Ukraine23541,2123802,7825 %09.8937
Belarus12595,3612735,3125 %09.8938
United Kingdom9557,389663,5825 %09.8995
United States6714,216788,8225 %09.8940
Other countries35461,4435855,4525 %
25.ALarge welded tubes73051100, 73051200Other countries106330,19107511,6325 %
25.BLarge welded tubes73051900, 73052000,73053100, 73053900,73059000Turkey9347,699451,5525 %09.8971
China6323,276393,5325 %09.8972
Russian Federation6278,076347,8325 %09.8973
United Kingdom4248,974296,1825 %09.8996
Korea, Republic of2488,392516,0425 %09.8974
Other countries5771,545835,6725 %
26Other Welded Pipes73061110, 73061190,73061910, 73061990,73062100, 73062900,73063011, 73063019,73063080, 73064020,73064080, 73065020,73065080, 73066910,73066990, 73069000Switzerland40668,0441119,9025 %09.8946
Turkey31126,1831472,0325 %09.8947
United Kingdom9655,609762,8825 %09.8997
Taiwan7510,157593,5925 %09.8950
China6540,696613,3725 %09.8949
Russian Federation6402,836473,9725 %09.8952
Other countries20849,1121080,7725 %
27Non-alloy and other alloy cold finished bars72151000, 72155011,72155019, 72155080,72281090, 72282099,72285020, 72285040,72285061, 72285069,72285080Russian Federation74594,1275422,9425 %09.8956
Switzerland17399,9817593,3225 %09.8957
United Kingdom13012,4613157,0525 %09.8998
China12561,0112700,5825 %09.8958
Ukraine10233,1410346,8425 %09.8959
Other countries9702,379810,1825 %
28Non Alloy Wire72171010, 72171031,72171039, 72171050,72171090, 72172010,72172030, 72172050,72172090, 72173041,72173049, 72173050,72173090, 72179020,72179050, 72179090Belarus56580,1957208,8625 %09.8961
China39836,9940279,6225 %09.8962
Russian Federation26657,3526953,5425 %09.8963
Turkey21490,1021728,8725 %09.8964
Ukraine17144,9917335,4925 %09.8965
Other countries29751,0830081,6525 %
IV.2 –Volumes of global tariff–rate quotas per trimester
Product numberFrom 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021
Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes)
1Other countries969690,07980464,41
2Other countries252391,11255195,45
3AOther countries719,47727,46
3BOther countries6024,766091,70
4AOther countries417545,50422184,90
4BOther countries94312,9495360,86
5Other countries37843,9638264,44
6Other countries32623,1032985,58
7Other countries289237,24292450,99
8Other countries90629,9191636,90
9Other countries46526,2047043,16
10Other countries915,93926,11
12Other countries47142,1247665,92
13Other countries109637,11110855,30
14Other countries4521,804572,05
15Other countries698,10705,85
16Other countries77881,7178747,06
17Other countries10905,0311026,20
18Other countries224,06226,55
19Other countries1024,651036,04
20Other countries12635,2612775,65
21Other countries15230,4215399,64
22Other countries2360,852387,08
24Other countries35461,4435855,45
25AOther countries106330,19107511,63
25BOther countries5771,545835,67
26Other countries20849,1121080,77
27Other countries9702,379810,18
28Other countries29751,0830081,65
IV.3 –Maximum volume of residual quota accessible from 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021 to countries with a country specific quota
Product categoryNew allocated quota from 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021 in tonnes
1Special regime
2255195,45
3.A727,46
3.B6091,70
4.A422184,90
4.BSpecial regime
5No access to the residual quota in Q4
632985,58
7292450,99
8Not applicable
947043,16
10277,83
1228599,55
1328822,38
142514,63
15522,33
16No access to the residual quota in Q4
1711026,20
18226,55
191036,04
20No access to the residual quota in Q4
213233,93
221933,53
2435855,45
25.ANot applicable
25.B5835,67
2621080,77
27No access to the residual quota in Q4
2821357,97
ANNEX IIList of product categories originating in developing countries to which the definitive measures applyAnnex III.2 is amended as follows:
"List of product categories originating in developing countries to which the definitive measures apply
Country/Product group123A3B4A4B567891012131415161718192021222425A25B262728
BrazilXXX
ChinaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
IndiaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
IndonesiaXXXX
MalaysiaXX
MexicoX
MoldovaXXX
North MacedoniaXXXXXX
ThailandXX
TunisiaXX
TurkeyXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
UkraineXXXXXXXXXXXX
United Arab EmiratesXXXX
VietnamXXXX
All other developing countriesX"