G/SG/N/6/GBR/1/Suppl.3  
6 September  2023 
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Committee on Safeguards  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTI CLE 12.1(A)  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
UNITED KINGDOM  
Certain steel product s 
Supplement  
The following communication , dated  and received on 5 September  2023, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of the United Kingdom.  
 
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Pursuant to A rticle 12.1(a)  of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, the United Kingdom notifies the 
initiation of an extension review of the safeguard measure on certain steel products.  
1. Specify the date when the investigation was initiated  
The United Kingdom 's Trade Remedies Authority (TRA)  initiated the review on 4 September  2023. 
The Notice of I nitiation  is available on the Trade Remedies Service  case file (case number SE0041  
at: https://www.trade -remedies.service.gov.uk/public/case/SE0041/ .1 
2. Provide the precise description of the product involved  
The products subject to this review are certain steel products  imported under the following 
commodity codes . 
Product 
Number  Product Category  UK Global Tariff 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, 7225303 0, 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  
 
1 A copy has also been submitted electronically. To consult this document, please contact 
Ms Anne Richards ( anne.richards@wto.org ) of the Rules Division.  G/SG/N/6/GBR/1/Suppl.3  
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  Product 
Number  Product Category  UK Global Tariff Commodity Codes  
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. Reference to the most recent Article 12.1(c) notification  
G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.14 - G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.14  
4. Provide a reason for the initiation of the review  
The safeguard measure is due to expire  on 30 June 2024. The review  will examine  whether the 
safeguard measure should be extended or not . There is evidence , which may indicate  on an initial 
basis that the expiry of the measure would likely result in a continuation or recurrence of serious 
injury to UK producers . 
When conducting this extension review, the TRA will refer to available information to assess:  
• whether the importation of the goods subject to review in increased quantities is likel y to 
recur;  
• whether serious injury has been removed, or reduced, in whole or in part due to the 
application of the safeguard;  
• whether it is likely that serious injury will recur if the application of the safeguard is not 
extended;  
• whether the circumstances  of UK producers, or domestic or overseas market conditions, 
are such that the serious injury caused by the importation of the goods subject to review 
in increased quantities is likely to recur;  
• any adjustments made by UK producers ; and 
• any other factors t he TRA consider relevant.  
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 interest ed parties, if so required, to 
participate in the investigation and (ii) the date of an intended public hearing as provided 
for in Article 3.1  
All interested parties are invited to register  their interest via the Trade Remedies Service by 
19 September  2023. Anyone registering their interest after this date may not be able to participate 
fully in the review process.  
Interested parties can request a hearing at any time during the review process using the Trade 
Remedies Service at https://www.trade -remedies.service.gov.uk/ . 
A timeline including  key milestones of the review can be found on the case file.  
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