G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.5  
G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.5  
 
1 March  2022 
(22-1925) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12 OF THE  
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
UNITED KINGDOM  
Certain Steel Products  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated and received on 28 February 2022, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of the United Kingdom . 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the United Kingdom notifies the 
initiation of a tariff rate quota (TRQ) review by the Trade Remedies Authority ( "TRA" – the United 
Kingdom 's competent authority) to examine whether the exception status of developing countries 
from the safeguard measure on certain steel products needs to be revised.  
On 1 July 2021, pursuant to Article 12.1(c), and Article 9.1 and its footnote, of the Agreement on 
Safeguards, the United Kingdom notified the Committee on Safeguards following the decision by the 
Secretary of State for Intern ational Trade on 30  June 2021 to extend the safeguard measure on 
certain steel imports, to not apply the measure to products originating in developing countries, and 
to cease to apply the measure in respect of certain product categories (document 
G/SG/N/8/GBR/1/Suppl.3 - G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.1 - G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.11). 
The reconsideration process initiated by TRA on 7  September  2021 and notified to t he Committee 
on 9 September  2021 is still ongoing and is a separate process to this TRQ review (document 
G/SG/N/6/GBR/1/Suppl.1 – G/SG/N/8/GBR/1/Suppl.4 – G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.2 – 
G/SG/N/11/1/Suppl.2 ). 
The TRQ review initiated by the TRA on 4 February 2022 and notified to the Committee on 10 
February 2022 (document G/SG/N/10 /GBR/1/Suppl.4 - G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.4 ) is still ongoing 
and is a separate process to this TRQ review.  
1  Specify the date when the Notice was published  
The TRA published a notice of initiation of the TRQ review on 28 February 2022. A copy of the notice 
is available here.  
 
1 Document G/SG/N/8/GBR/1/Suppl.2 - G/SG/N/10/GBR/2 - G/SG/N/11/GBR/2 , when originally 
circulated on 2 July 2021, was incorrectly symbolled and should be considered null and void. It was 
re-circulated as G/SG/N/8/GBR/1/Suppl.3 - G/SG/N/10/G BR/1/Suppl.1 ‒ G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.1 , without 
any change in the content, to ensure the consistency of the symbolling system, on 8 September 2021.  G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.5 •  G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.5  
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  2  Specify the product subject of the Notice  
The products subject of the Notice are those comprised in (and de scribed as) the following categories 
of steel products and subject to the following tariff classifications ( "Goods subject to Review "): 
Product 
Number  Product Category  Commodity Codes  
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, 72269191, 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, 72269200  
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  
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  
13 Rebar  72142000, 72149910  
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  
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  
 
3  Provide the reasons for the publication of the Notice  
The TRA initiated this TRQ review following applications from UK industry, containing information 
which, in accordance with regulation 35B(1) of the Trade Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.5 • G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.5  
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  Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (as amended by the Trade Remedies 
(Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020), indicates a change in circumstances following the 
implementation of the measure.  
The information indicates that during 2020 and 2021, there was an increase in imports from certain 
developing countries exempted from the application of safeguard measure on certain steel products 
in line with Article 9.1 and its footnote of the Agreement on Safeguards.  
Methodology  
When conducting this TRQ review, the TRA will refer to available information  to determine whether 
there has been a change in circumstances since the application of the safeguard measure on certain 
steel products.  
A change in circumstances may, among other things, be:  
• the fact that imports from a developing country Member of the W TO, which have been 
excluded from the application of the measure in line with Article 9.1 and its footnote of the 
Agreement on Safeguards, should no longer be excluded;  
• the fact that imports from a developing country Member of the WTO, which have not been  
excluded from the application of the measure, should be excluded in line with Article 9.1 and 
its footnote of the Agreement on Safeguards.  
During the TRQ review the TRA may consider:  
• whether the amount or allocation of the TRQs is appropriate for domestic market conditions;  
• the desirability of maintaining, as far as possible, traditional trade flows;  
• any other factors that the TRA considers relevant.  
4  Provide a point of contact for  the proceeding and identify the preferred means for 
corresponding  
The TRQ review process is managed by the TRA. Any enquiries should be emailed to 
SM0016@traderemedies.gov.uk . 
5  Provide the deadlines and  procedures for importers, exporters and other interested 
parties to present evidence and their views, including (i) deadlines and procedures for 
Members and exporters to identify themselves as interested parties, if so required, to 
participate in the proc eeding, and (ii) the date of an intended public hearing as provided 
for in Article 3.1  
Registration period  
Anyone interested in taking part in the review can register their interest through the Trade Remedies 
Service  by 12 March 2022.  
Please contact SM0016@traderemedies.gov.uk  if you have any difficulties using this service.  
Anyone registering their interest after 15 March 2022 may not be able to participate fully in the 
review process.  
Interested parties and contributor s 
Once registered, interested parties and contributors can submit comments on any issues relevant to 
the review through the Trade Remedies Service  until 15 March 2022.  
Interested parties may include:  
• the government(s) of the relevant foreign country(s) or territory(ies);  
• an overseas exporter or importer o f the Goods Subject to Review;  
• a trade or business association of producers, overseas exporters or importers of the Goods 
Subject to Review;  
• a producer of like goods and/or directly competitive goods in the UK; and  G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.5 •  G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.5  
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  • a trade or business association of UK producers of like goods and/or directly competitive 
goods.  
Contributors are those, other than interested parties, who have notified the TRA to advise that that 
they would like to participate in the review.  
Like goods are goods which are like the Goods Subject to Review in all respects, or if there are no 
such goo ds, those which have characteristics closely resembling the Goods Subject to Review.  
Directly competitive goods are goods produced in the UK which are directly competitive with the 
Goods Subject to Review.  
Oral hearings  
Interested parties can request a he aring during the review process using the Trade Remedies 
Service . 
For further information about hearings, please see the TRA 's guidance on Meetings, Hearings and 
Visits guidance . 
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