G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.4  
G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.4  
 
11 February 2022  
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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 10 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) into specific product categories of the safeguard measure 
on certain steel products.  
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 International Trade on 30  June 2021 to extend the safeguard measure on 
certain steel imports, to not apply the me asure 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 the 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/ GBR/1/Suppl.2 ).  
1  Specify the date when the Notice was published  
The TRA published a notice of initiati on of the TRQ review on 4 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/ GBR/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 Se ptember 2021.  
 G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.4 • G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.4  
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 2  Specify the product subject of the Notice  
The goods subject to review are those comprised in (and described as) the following categories of 
steel products and subject to the following tariff classifications:  
Product 
Number  Product Category  HS Codes  
4 Metallic Coated Sheets  7210 20 00, 7210 41 00, 7210 49 00, 7210 61 00, 7210 
69 00 20, 7210 69 00 80, 7210 90 80, 7212 20 00, 7212 
30 00, 7212 50 20, 7212 50 30, 7212 50 40, 7212 50 61, 
7212 50 69, 7212 50 90, 7225 91 00, 7225 92 00, 7225 
99 00, 7226 99 10, 7226 99 30, 7226 99 70  
5 Organic Coated Sheets  7210 70 80, 7212 40 80  
19 Railway Material  73 02 10 22, 73 02 10 28, 73 02 10 50  
 
3  Provide the reasons for the publication of the Notice  
The TRA initiated this TRQ review on its own initiative, under regulation 35B(2)(b) of the 
Trade  Remedies (Increase in Imports Causing Serious Injury to UK Producers) (EU Exit) 
Regulations  20192 (as amended by the Trade Remedies (Amendment) (EU Exit) 
Regulations  2020/993), because of a change by HM  Revenue & Customs (HMRC) affecting statistical 
datasets used as the basis for the calculation of the tariff rate quotas applicable to the goods subject 
to this review.  
Methodology  
In this TRQ review the TRA will reassess traditional trade flows affected by the rectification and 
updating of statistical datasets by HMRC. When conducting a TRQ review, the TRA will determine 
whether there has been a change in circumstances since the application of the TRQ.  
4  Provide a point of contact for the procee ding and identify the preferred means for 
corresponding  
The TRQ review process is managed by the TRA. Any enquiries should be emailed to 
sm0015@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 proce eding, and (ii) the date of an intended public hearing as provided 
for in Article 3.1  
Registration period  
Anyone interested in taking part in this TRQ review can register their interest through the Trade 
Remedies Service  by 11 February 2022.  
Please contact sm0015@traderemedies.gov.uk  if you have any difficulties using this service.  
Anyone registering their inter est after 11 February 2022 may do so but may not be able to participate 
fully in the review process.  
Once registered, interested parties and contributors can submit comments on any issues relevant to 
this TRQ review through the Trade Remedies Service  by 18 February 2022.  
 
2 Document G/SG/N/1/GBR/1/Supp. 2 
3 Document G/ADP/N/1/GB R/1/Suppl.10 ; G/SCM/N/1/G BR/1/Suppl.10 ; G/SG/N/1/G BR/1/Suppl.9  G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.4 • G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.4  
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 Oral hearings  
Interested parties can request a hearing during the review process using the Trade Remedies 
Service.  
For further information about hearings, please see our Meetings, Hearings and Visits guidance . 
 
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