G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.14  
G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.14  
 
5 July 2023  
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Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C) OF THE  
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9.1, FOOTNOTE 2 OF THE  
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
UNITED KINGDOM  
Certain steel products  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated and received on 4 July 2023, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of the United Kingdom . 
 
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Pursuant to Articles 12.1(c) and 9.1 footnote 2 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, 
the United  Kingdom notifies that, on 30 June 2023, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade 
accepted the Trade Remedies Authority 's (TRA) final determination and recommendation in the tariff 
rate quota (TRQ) review examining the exemption status of developing coun try Members from the 
safeguard measure on certain steel products, with effect from 1 July 2023.  
 
The review was initiated on 16 January 2023, as set out in document G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.10 - 
G/SG/N/11/GBR/ 1/Suppl.10. On 13 February 2023, the TRA expanded the scope of the review, as 
set out in document G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.11 - G/SG/N/11/GBR/ 1/Suppl.11. On 17 April 2023, 
the TRA published its initial conclusions in its Statement of Intended Final Determination, as set out 
in G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.12 - G/SG /N/11/GBR/ 1/Suppl.12. The final recommendation was 
published on 12 May 2023, as set out in document G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.13 - 
G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.13.1 Details of the case can be found on the Trade Remedies Service 
platform at https://www.trade -remedies.service.gov.uk/public/case/TQ0030/.   
 
The TRA recommended that the exem ption status of developing country Members pursuant to 
Article  9.1, and resulting TRQ allocations, should be varied. The adjustments came into force 
on 1 July 2023. The Annex sets out the application of the safeguard measure from that date 
to 30 June 2024.  
  
 
1 The TRA’s recommendation is also available from the WTO Secretariat. To consult it, please contact 
Ms Anne  Richards of the Rules Division ( anne.richards@wto.org ). G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.14 • G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.14  
 
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  ANNEX  
Table 1. Quarterly volumes of country and residual tariff -rate quotas (in tonnes) for 1 July 2023 
to 30 June 2024  
Product category  Origin country or 
territory  01/07/2023 to 
30/09/2023  01/10/2023 to 
31/12/2023  01/01/2024 to 
31/03/2024  01/04/2024 to 
30/06/2024  
1 EU 181,526   181,526   179,553   179,553   
  Türkiye  23,834   23,834   23,575   23,575   
  Chinese Taipei  13,269   13,269   13,125   13,125   
  Residual  22,837   22,837   22,589   22,589   
  Total 241,467   241,467   238,842   238,842   
2 EU 78,489   78,489   77,636   77,636   
  India 9,652   9,652   9,547   9,547   
  South Korea  11,546   11,546   11,421   11,421   
  Residual  24,492   24,492   24,226   24,226   
  Total 124,179   124,179   122,829   122,829   
4 EU 313,539   313,539   310,131   310,131   
  Chinese Taipei  32,416   32,416   32,063   32,063   
  India 23,941   23,941   23,681   23,681   
  Türkiye  23,873   23,873   23,614   23,614   
  Residual  82,792   82,792   81,892   81,892   
  Total 476,561   476,561   471,381   471,381   
5 EU 35,482   35,482   35,096   35,096   
  South Korea  14,419   14,419   14,262   14,262   
  Residual  2,155   2,155   2,132   2,132   
  Total 52,056   52,056   51,490   51,490   
6  EU  30,938    30,938    30,602    30,602    
   China   7,855    7,855    7,769    7,769    
   Chinese Taipei   2,565    2,565    2,537    2,537    
   South Korea  2,435    2,435    2,408    2,408    
   Residual   1,050    1,050    1,038    1,038    
   Total   44,842    44,842    44,355    44,355    
7  EU  68,848    68,848    68,099    68,099    
   Residual   24,569    24,569    24,302    24,302    
   Total   93,417    93,417    92,401    92,401    
12A  EU  28,551    28,551    28,241    28,241    
   Residual   4,107    4,107    4,062    4,062    
   Total   32,658    32,658    32,303    32,303    
12B  EU  34,297    34,297    33,924    33,924    
   Türkiye     12,909    12,909    12,769    12,769    
   Residual   7,336    7,336    7,256    7,256    
   Total   54,542    54,542    53,949    53,949    
13 EU 72,081   72,081   71,298   71,298   
  Türkiye  34,148   34,148   33,777   33,777   
  Residual  23,250   23,250   22,997   22,997   
  Total 129,480   129,480   128,073   128,073   
16  EU  72,564    72,564    71,775    71,775    
   Residual   3,168    3,168    3,134    3,134    
   Total   75,732    75,732    74,909    74,909    
17  EU  165,222    165,222    163,426    163,426    
   Residual   17,171    17,171    16,984    16,984    
   Total   182,393    182,393    180,410    180,410    
19 EU 4,640   4,640   4,590   4,590   
  Residual  137  137  135  135  
  Total 4,777   4,777   4,725   4,725   
20 EU 6,847   6,847   6,773   6,773   
  India 3,520   3,520   3,482   3,482   
  UAE 2,334   2,334   2,308   2,308   
  Türkiye  15,213   15,213   15,048   15,048   
  Residual  715  715  708  708  
  Total 28,630   28,630   28,318   28,318   
21 EU 10,962   10,962   10,842   10,842   
  Türkiye  36,113   36,113   35,721   35,721   
  Residual  3,332   3,332   3,296   3,296   
  Total 50,407   50,407   49,859   49,859   G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.14 • G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.14  
 
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  Product category  Origin country or 
territory  01/07/2023 to 
30/09/2023  01/10/2023 to 
31/12/2023  01/01/2024 to 
31/03/2024  01/04/2024 to 
30/06/2024  
25A EU 6,126   6,126   6,059   6,059   
  South Korea  1,224   1,224   1,210   1,210   
  Japan  8,006   8,006   7,918   7,918   
  Residual  2,159   2,159   2,136   2,136   
  Total 17,514   17,514   17,324   17,324   
25B EU 15,756   15,756   15,585   15,585   
  Japan  1,984   1,984   1,963   1,963   
  South Korea  4,529   4,529   4,479   4,479   
  Residual  4,777   4,777   4,725   4,725   
  Total 27,046   27,046   26,752   26,752   
26 EU 22,073   22,073   21,833   21,833   
  Türkiye  10,775   10,775   10,658   10,658   
  China  5,668   5,668   5,607   5,607   
  UAE 14,833   14,833   14,672   14,672   
  Residual  9,787   9,787   9,680   9,680   
  Total 63,136   63,136   62,450   62,450   
 
Table 2. Full description of the goods that were subject to the review  and that are subject to the safeguard measure   
Goods 
Category  Goods category name  'UK Global Tariff ' commodity code  
1 Non-alloy and other alloy 
hot-rolled sheet and 
strip 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, 722691 91, 72269199  
2 Non-alloy and other alloy 
cold-rolled sheet  72091500, 72091690, 72091790, 72091891, 72092500, 72092690, 
72092790, 72092890, 72099020, 72099080, 72112320, 72112330, 
72112380, 72112900, 72119020, 72119080, 72255020, 72255080, 
72262000, 722692 00 
4 Metallic coated sheet  72102000, 72104100, 72104900, 72106100, 7210690020, 
7210690080, 72109080, 72122000, 72123000, 72125020, 72125030, 
72125040, 72125061, 72125069, 72125090, 72259100, 72259200, 
72259900, 72269910, 72269930, 72269970  
5 Organic coated sheet  72107080, 72124080  
13 Rebar  72142000, 72149910  
19 Railway material  73021022, 73021028, 73021050  
20  Gas pipe  73063041, 73063049, 73063072, 73063077  
21 Hollow section  73066110, 73066192, 73066199  
25A  Large welded tube (1)  73051100, 73051200  
25B  Large welded tube (2)  73051900, 73052000, 73053100, 73053900, 73059000  
26 Other welded tube  73061100, 73061900, 73062100, 73062900, 73063012, 73063018, 
73063080, 73064020, 73064080, 73065021, 73065029, 73065080, 
73066910, 73066990 , 73069000  
6 Tin mill products  72091899, 72105000, 72121090, 72101100, 72107010, 72124020, 
72101220, 72109040, 72101280, 72121010  
7 Non-alloy and other 
alloy quarto plates  72085120, 72089020, 72254040, 72085191, 72089080, 72254060, 
72085198, 72109030, 72085291, 72254012  
12A Alloy merchant bars and 
light sections  72283020, 72283041, 72283061, 72283069, 72283070, 72283089, 
72286020, 72287010  
12B Non-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  
16 Non-alloy and other 
alloy wire rod  72131000 , 72139149, 72271000, 72132000, 72139170, 72272000, 
72139110, 72139190, 72279010, 72139120, 72139910, 72279050, 
72139141, 72139990, 72279095  
17 Angles, shapes, and 
sections of iron or non -
alloy steel  72163110, 72163219, 72163310, 72163190, 72163291, 72163390, 
72163211, 72163299  
 G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.14 • G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.14  
 
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  Table 3. Adjustments to developing country Members ' exemption status following review  
Product 
category  Country  1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 
allocation (based on July -
December 2021 import share)  1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 
allocation (based on January -
December 2022 import share)  
2 Brazil  Exempt (0.2%)  Residual (7.5%)  
2 Ukraine*  Residual (11.7%)  Exempt (2.6%)  
2 Viet Nam Country (8.5%)  Exempt (1.1%)  
6 Türkiye  Exempt (0.9%)  Residual (7.5%)  
7 India Exempt (1.4%)  Residual (5.4%)  
7 Türkiye  Exempt (2.0%)  Residual (4.1%)  
7 Ukraine*  Country (16.6%)  Exempt (0.9%)  
12A China  Exempt (1.7%)  Residual (4.6%)  
12B China  Exempt (0.9%)  Residual (5.7%)  
13 Egypt  Exempt (0.0%)  Residual (6.2%)  
13 Malaysia  Exempt (0.0%)  Residual (4.0%)  
16 Ukraine*  Residual (12.7%)  Exempt (0.0%)  
17 Bahrain  Exempt (2.1%)  Residual (4.7%)  
25A China  Exempt (1.5%)  Residual (21.9%)  
25B Brazil  Exempt (2.0%)  Residual (3.2%)  
25B  Türkiye  Exempt (0.1%)  Residual (12.0%)  
*The safeguard measure continues to be suspended for goods originating in Ukraine until 
30 June 2024.  
 
Table 4. Developing country non -exemptions by product category, based on January -December 2022 
import share, as of 1 July 2023  
Product Category  Country Specific Quota  Residual Quota  
1 Türkiye (7.1%)  India (7.6%)  
2 India (10.8%)  Brazil (7.5%), Tunisia (3.5%)  
4 India (11.9%), Türkiye (6.8%)  Viet Nam (16.8%)  
5  India (4.9%), Viet Nam (8.7%)  
6 China (31.2%)  Türkiye (7.5%)  
7  Türkiye (4.1%), India (5.4%)  
12A  China (4.6%)  
12B  Türkiye (24.8%)  China (5.7%)  
13 Türkiye (24.8%)  India (3.0%), Egypt (6.2%), Malaysia 
(4.0%)  
16  Türkiye (8.4%)  
17  India (3.7%), Bahrain (4.7%),  
Türkiye (9.7%)  
19 N/A 
20 India (11.8%), Türkiye (53.7%), UAE 
(5.4%)   
21 Türkiye (73.8%)  UAE (4.2%)  
25A  China (21.9%)  
25B  Brazil (3.2%), Türkiye (12.0%)  
26 China (8.9%), Türkiye (13.9%), UAE 
(23.4%)  India (5.5%)  
Table 5. Developing countries exempt from the safeguard measure by virtue of the UK 's Economic 
Partnership Agreements  
 
EPA  Countries   
CARIFORUM  Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, the Bahamas, Dominica, Dominican Republic, 
Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis, Saint Lucia, 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago   
Kenya  Kenya   
 
 
Developing countries subject to this review  
Afghanistan ; Albania ; Angola ; Antigua and Barbuda ; Argentina ; Armenia ; Bahrain ; Bangladesh ; 
Barbados ; Belize ; Benin ; Bolivia ; Botswana ; Brazil ; Brunei Darussalam ; Burkina Faso ; Burundi ; 
Cabo Verde ; Cambodia ; Cameroon ; Central African Republic ; Chad; Chile; China ; Colombia ; Congo ; 
Costa Rica ; Côte d 'Ivoire ; Cuba; Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Djibouti ; Dominica ; G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.14 • G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.14  
 
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  Dominican  Republic ; Ecuador ; Egypt ; El Salvador ; Eswatini ; Fiji; Gabon ; Gambia ; Georgia ; Ghana ; 
Grenada ; Guatemala ; Guinea ; Guinea -Bissau ; Guyana ; Haiti; Honduras ; Hong Kong , China ; India; 
Indonesia ; Jamaica ; Jordan ; Kazakhstan ; Kenya ; Kuwait ; Kyrgyz Republic ; Lao People 's Democratic 
Republic ; Lesotho ; Liberia ; Macao ; Madagascar ; Malawi ; Malaysia ; Maldives ; Mali; Mauritania ; 
Mauritius ; Mexico ; Moldova ; 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 ; Senegal ; Seychelles ; Sierra Leone ; Solomon Islands ; South Africa ; Sri Lanka ; 
Suriname ; Tajikistan ; Tanzania ; Thailand ; Republic of North Macedonia ; Togo; Tonga ; Trinidad and 
Tobago ; Tunisia ; Turkey ; Uganda ; Ukraine ; United Arab Emirates ; Uruguay ; Vanuatu ; Venezuela ; 
Viet Nam; Yemen ; Zambia ; Zimbabwe . 
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