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Committee on Safeguards  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTI CLE 12 OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
UNITED KINGDOM  
Certain Steel Products  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated and received on 9 September  2021, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of the United Kingdom . 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.1 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards , the United Kingdom notifies th e 
initiation of  a reconsideration of the  Trade Remedies Authority 's (TRA ‒ the United Kingdom 's 
competent authority ) recommendation  to the Secretary of State for International Trade in the 
transition review of the safeguard on certain steel products.  
The transition revie w of the safeguard on certain steel products was initiated on 1 October  2020, 
and notification was provided to the Committee on Safeguards on 8 October  2020 (notification 
symbol G/SG/N/6/GBR/1 ). 
On 21 May 2021, the United Kingdom notified the Committee on finding serious injury or threat 
thereof caused by increased imports to th e domestic industry producing certain steel products 
(notification  symbol  G/SG/N/8/GBR/1 ). 
On 11 June 2021, the United Kingdom notified the Committee upon further finding of serious injury 
or threat thereof, taking the decision to extend the safeguard measure on steel imports, and taking 
the decision not to apply the measure to products originating in devel oping countries (notification 
symbol G/SG/N/8/GBR/Suppl.1  ‒ G/SG/N/10/GBR/1  ‒ G/SG/N/11/GBR/1 ). This notification 
reflected the fact that the TRA made a recommendation to the Secretary of State with respect to 
the measure.  
On 1 July 2021, the United Kingdom notified the Committee following the  Secretary of State 's 
decision on 3 0 June 2021 to extend the 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 (notification  symbol G/SG/N/8/GBR/1/Suppl.3  ‒ 
G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.1 ‒ G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.11). 
 
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 cont ent, to ensure the consistency of the symbolling 
system, on 8 September 2021.  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  
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  Following the accept ance of eight applications  for reconsideration, on 7 September  2021 the TRA 
initiated a reconsideration of their recommendation to the Secretary of State for International Trade 
in the transition review of the safeguard on certain steel products (TRA case no. TF0006).  
Reconsideration is a feature of the UK trade remedies framework by which interested parties can 
request that the  TRA revisit a  decision which affects them . At the end of this process, the TRA may 
decide to either uphold its original recommenda tion or to vary it . The United Kingdom  notified the 
Committee of its trade remedies reconsideration and appeals regulations on 5 February  2020 
(notification symbol G/ADP/N/1/GBR/1/Suppl.4 – G/SCM/N/1/GBR/1/Suppl.4 – 
G/SG/N/1/GBR/1/Suppl.4 ) 
The categories of goods subject to the TRA 's reconsideration process are as follows : 
Product 
Number  Product Category  HS Codes  
1 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot 
Rolled Sheets and Strips  7208 10 00, 7208 25 00, 7208 26 00, 7208 27 00, 7208 36 00, 
7208 37 00, 7208 38 00, 7208 39 00, 7208 40 00, 7208 52 10, 
7208 52 99, 7208 53 10, 7208 53 90, 7208 54 00, 7211 13 00, 
7211 14 00, 7211 19 00, 7 212 60 00, 7225 19 10, 7225 30 10, 
7225 30 30, 7225 30 90, 7225 40 15, 7225 40 90, 7226 19 10, 
7226 91 20, 7226 91 91, 7226 91 99  
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  
7210 30 00, 7210 69 00 30  
6 Tin Mill products  7209 18 99, 7210  11 00, 7210  12 20, 7210  12 80, 7210  50 00, 
7210 70 10, 7210  90 40, 7212  10 10, 7212  10 90, 7212  40 20 
7 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto 
Plates  7208 51 20, 7208  51 91, 7208  51 98, 7208  52 91, 7208  90 20, 
7208 90 80, 7210 90 30, 7225  40 12, 7225  40 40, 7225  40 60 
12 Non Alloy and Other Alloy 
Merchant Bars and Light Sections  7214 30 00, 7214  91 10, 7214  91 90, 7214  99 31, 7214  99 39, 
7214 99 50, 7214  99 71, 7214  99 79, 7214  99 95, 7215  90 00, 
7216 10 00, 7216  21 00, 72 16 22 00, 7216  40 10, 7216  40 90, 
7216 50 10, 7216  50 91, 7216  50 99, 7216  99 00, 7228  10 20, 
7228 20 10, 7228  20 91, 7228  30 20, 7228  30 41, 7228  30 49, 
7228 30 61, 7228  30 69, 7228  30 70, 7228  30 89, 7228  60 20, 
7228 60 80, 7228  70 10, 7228  70 90, 7228  80 00 
14 Stainless Bars and Light Sections  7222 11 11, 7222  11 19, 7222  11 81, 7222  11 89, 7222  19 10, 
7222 19 90, 7222  20 11, 7222  20 19, 7222  20 21, 7222  20 29, 
7222 20 31, 7222  20 39, 7222  20 81, 7222  20 89, 7222  30 51, 
7222 30 91, 7222  30 97, 7222  40 10, 7222  40 50, 7222  40 90 
16 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire 
Rod 7213 10 00, 7213  20 00, 7213  91 10, 7213  91 20, 7213  91 41, 
7213 91 49, 7213  91 70, 7213  91 90, 7213  99 10, 7213  99 90, 
7227 10 00, 7227  20 00, 7227  90 10, 7227  90 50, 7227  90 95 
17 Angles, Shapes and Sections of 
Iron or Non Alloy Steel  7216 31 10, 7216  31 90, 7216  32 11, 7216  32 19, 7216  32 91, 
7216 32 99, 7216  33 10, 7216  33 90 
19 Railway Material  7302 10 22, 7302  10 28, 7302  10 50 
7302 10 40, 7302  40 00 
21 Hollow sections  7306 61 10, 7306  61 92, 7306  61 99 
25B Large welded tubes  7305 19 00, 7305  20 00, 7305  31 00, 7305  39 00, 7305  90 00 
26 Other Welded Pipes  7306 11 10, 7306  11 90, 7306  19 10, 7306  19 90, 7306  21 00, 
7306 29 00, 7306  30 11, 7306  30 19, 7306  30 80, 7306  40 20, 
7306 40 80, 7306  50 20, 7306  50 80, 7306  69 10, 7306  69 90, 
7306 90 00 
27 Non Alloy and other alloy cold 
finished bars  7215 10 00, 7215  50 11, 7215  50 19, 7215  50 80, 7228  10 90, 
7228 20 99, 7228  50 20, 7228  50 40, 7228  50 61, 7228  50 69, 
7228 50 80 
28 Non Alloy Wire  7217 10 10, 7217  10 31, 7217  10 39, 7217  10 50, 7217  10 90, 
7217 20 10, 7217  20 30, 7217  20 50, 7217  20 90, 7217  90 20, 
7217 90 50, 7217  90 90 
7217 30 41, 7217  30 49, 7217  30 50, 7217  30 90 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  
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  The products subject to this re consideration  are certain steel products . The detailed product 
categories, together with the commodity codes within which they are currently classified, are listed 
in Annex 1 of the Notice of Initiation . Those commodity codes are provided for reference pur poses 
only. 
A copy of the Notice of Initiation, which includes reference to publicly available guidance on relevant 
rules and procedures , is attached .* The Notice has also been published on the UK Trade Remedies 
Service website (https://www.trade -remedies.service.gov.uk/public/case/TF0006/ ). All interested 
parties are invited to register any interest via the UK Trade Remedies Service at 
https://www.trade -remedies.service.gov.uk . 
Interested parties may submit evidence and views via the UK Trade Remedies Service in the first  
instance or by email to TF0006@traderemedies.gov.uk . No public hearings are scheduled.  
The reconsideration process is managed by the TRA . Any enquiries should be emailed to 
TF0006@traderemedies.gov.uk . 
 
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* A copy of the Notice of Initiation has been submitted electronically. To consult this document, please 
contact Ms Richards ( anne.richards@wto.org ) or Ms  Naville ( delphine.naville@wto.org ) of the Rules Division.