G/SG/N/ 10/GBR/1/Suppl. 12 
G/SG/N/1 1/GBR/1/Suppl. 12 
19 April 2023 
(23-2841) Page: 1/7 
Committee on Safeguards  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C) OF THE  
AGREEMENT  ON SAFEGUARDS  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTI CLE 9.1, FOOTN OTE 2 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
UNITED KINGDOM  
Certain steel products  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated and received on 18 April 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 proposed changes to the exemption status of developing country Members 
from the safeguard measure on certain steel products, as part of a tariff rate quota (TRQ) review by 
the Trade Remedies Authority ( "TRA" – the United Kingdom 's competent authority).  
 
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/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/Suppl.11 . 
 
On 17 April 2023, the TRA published its initial conclusions  in its Statement of Intended Final 
Determination (SIFD) o n the Trade Remedies Service platform  here:1 https://www.trade -
remedies.service.gov.uk/public/case/TQ0030/submission/e95f195e -3c7a-4e86-a359-
96db39a0dc7f  
 
This notification includes an invitation to hold consultations in accordance with Article 12.3 of the 
Agreement on Safeguards.  
1. Provide the precise description of the product(s) involved . 
The product is certain steel products. Table 1 of the Annex contains a full description of the product 
categories and UK Global Tariff commodity codes.  
 
2. If there is a change in the list of developing countries exempted from the safeguard 
measure pursuant to Article 9.1, please noti fy: 
a. the reference to the WTO document that notified the Members about the initial 
action under footnote 2 to Article 9.1;  
 
1 The document 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. 12 • G/SG/N/1 1/GBR/1/Suppl. 12 
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  The most recent relevant document is G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.9 - G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.9 . 
b. if applicable, names of the countries which are dropped from the list of 
developing countries to which the safeguard measure does not apply pursuant 
to Article 9.1, the list of the countries remaining on the list, the individual and 
collective import shares of the developing countries remainin g on the list, and 
the date on which the safeguard measure applies to the countries dropped 
from the list;  
See below and Annex.  
 
c. if applicable, names of the countries which are added to the list of developing 
countries to which the safeguard measure does n ot apply pursuant to 
Article  9.1, the list of all the countries on the list, the individual and collective 
import shares of the developing countries on the list, and the date from which 
the safeguard measure does not apply to the countries which are added to the 
list. 
On 1 July 2022, the list of developing country Members to be exempt from the steel safeguard 
measure pursuant to Article 9.1 was updated using import data from 1 July to 31  December  2021. 
This review assesses the list based on data from 1 January to 31 December 2022.  
 
For each product category subject to the measure, the TRA examined the import shares of 
developing countries during 2022 to determine their exemption status. This excludes developing 
country Members who are exempt from the saf eguard measure by virtue of the UK 's Economic 
Partnership Agreements – see table 2 of the Annex.  
 
In calculating the tariff -rate quota volumes for non -exempt countries during the current 
investigation, the TRA continued to use the representative period from 2017 to 2019 to establish 
traditional trade flows. As a result, for developing countries with import shares above 3% during 
2022, the TRA is proposing to allocate country -specific quotas if their import shares exceeded 5% 
during 2017-19. Otherwise, non -exempt developing countries would still be able to access the 
residual quota.  
 
Where a developing country Member currently has a country -specific allocation and the TRA is 
proposing it becomes exempt, its existing quota volume would  be reallocated to the residual quota.  
 
The table below illustrates the proposed adjustments to exemption status.  
 
Product 
category  Country  Current allocation (based on 
July-December 2021 import 
share)  Proposed allocation (based on 
January -December 2022 im port 
share)  
2 Brazil  Exempt (0.2%)  Residual (7.5%)  
2 Ukraine*  Residual (11.7%)  Exempt (2.6%)  
2 Vietnam  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 3 of the Annex lists all non -exempt developing countries by product categories, based on 2022 
import shares.  G/SG/N/ 10/GBR/1/Suppl. 12 • G/SG/N/1 1/GBR/1/Suppl. 12 
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  Table 4 sets out proposed tariff -rate quotas from 1  July 2023.  
3. Procedures relevant to the review, including invitation to WTO Members to hold 
consultations . 
Interested parties can submit comments on the SIFD by 26 April 2023 via the Trade Remedies 
Service  or by email to TQ0030@traderemedies.gov.uk . Submissions must be accompanied by a 
non-confidential version or summary for the public file.  
Members affected by the proposed changes, who wish  to consult with the United Kingdom, may 
make a request through the UK Mission in Geneva and agree a mutually convenient date and time 
to hold consultations. These consultations shall be held via MS Teams and will be conducted in 
accordance with Article 12 .3 of the Agreement on Safeguards.  
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  ANNEX  
Table 1. Goods subject to review  
Product Category  Product Category Name  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, 
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 c oated 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  7210708 0, 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, 721499 50, 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, 
721632 91, 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  
Table 2. Developing countries exempt from the safeguard measure as EPA partners and not included 
in this review  
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  G/SG/N/ 10/GBR/1/Suppl. 12 • G/SG/N/1 1/GBR/1/Suppl. 12 
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  Table 3. Developing country non -exemptions by product category, based on January -December  2022 
import share  
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 4. Quarterly volumes of country and residual tariff-rate quotas (in tonnes) for 1 July 2023 to 
30 June 2024 
Product 
category  Country  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  G/SG/N/ 10/GBR/1/Suppl. 12 • G/SG/N/1 1/GBR/1/Suppl. 12 
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  Product 
category  Country  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  
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  
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  G/SG/N/ 10/GBR/1/Suppl. 12 • G/SG/N/1 1/GBR/1/Suppl. 12 
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  Product 
category  Country  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  
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  
 
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