G/SG/N/8/EU/1  
G/SG/N/10/EU/1  
G/SG/N/11/EU/1/Suppl.1  
 
4 January 2019  
(19-0029) Page: 1/19 
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTI CLE 12.1(B)  OF THE AGREEMENT ON  
SAFEGUARDS ON FINDIN G A SERIOUS INJURY O R THREAT  
THEREOF CAUSED BY IN CREASED IMPORTS  
 
NOTIFICATION OF A PR OPOSAL TO IMPOSE A M EASURE  
 
NOTI FICATION PURSUANT TO  ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE  2 
OF THE AGREEMENT ON  SAFEGUARDS  
EUROPEAN UNION 
(Certain steel products)  
The following communication, dated 2 January 2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the European Union.  
 
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Pursuant to Articles 12.1(b) of the Agreement on Safeguard s, the European Union submits a 
notification on finding serious injury or threat thereof, to the domestic industries producing certain 
steel products and a notification on proposed safeguard measures.  This notification contains all 
pertinent information r elating to the proposed safeguard measures in accordance with Article 12.2 
of the Agreement on Safeguards and an offer of consultations pursuant to Article 12.3 of the 
Agreement on Safeguards.  
 
(1) The investigation was initiated on 26 March 2018 pursuant to A rticle 5 of Regulation (EU) 
2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 
2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council. [G/SG/N/6/EU/1]  
 
(2) On 18 July  2018, Commission implementing regulation (EU) 2018/10131 imposed provisional 
safeguard measures with regard to imports of certain steel products [G/SG/N/7/EU/1 and 
G/SG/N/11/EU/1].  
 
1. Provide evidence of serious injury or threat ther eof caused by increased imports  
 
(3) The injury assessment has been conducted on a gl obal basis, namely for the product 
concerned under assessment,  thereby including the 26 product categories where the 
Commission found an increase in imports. The Commission supplemented its analysis with 
an assessment for three product families regrouping these product categories, i.e. flat 
products, long products and tubes. This injury analysis below is based on the questionnaire 
replies submitted by the Union industry.  
 
(4) The relevant figures for each of the economic indicators concerning both the global 
development of the situation of the Union steel industry and the situation of the Union steel 
industry for the three above product families is presented in the Annex I.  
 
                                                
1 Commission implementing regulation (EU) 2018/1013 of 17 July 2018 imposing provisional safeguard 
measures with regard to imports of certain steel prod ucts (OJ L181,18.7.2018, p. 39).  G/SG/N/8/EU/1 • G/SG/N/10/EU/1 • G/SG/N/11/EU/1/Suppl.1  
 
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  (5) The analysis showed that the Union industry – both globally and for each of the three product 
families – was in a difficult economic situation until 2016, and only partially recovered 
in 2017. The industry is thus still in a vulnerable position.  
 
(6) Indeed, despite a temporary improvement, the EU steel industry was still in a fragile situation  
and under the threat of serious injury if the increasing trend in imports continued with the 
ensuing price depression and profitability drop below sustainable levels. The injury analysis 
showed that this expected trend is already underway as the most upda ted set of data show.  
 
(7) The Commission has carried out a more accurate analysis of the likelihood of further 
increased exports based on an analysis of the most recent data available, namely the period 
January -September 2018.  This updated set of data allowed  the Commission to confirm the 
findings of a risk of trade diversion.  
 
(8) Overall, imports of the product under assessment have, on an annual basis further increased. 
The increase in imports in the period July 2017 – June 2018 as compared to 
January  2017 - December 2017 is explained by the relatively high level of imports in the 
first semester of 2018, when the total volume of imports of the product un der assessment 
amounted to 17,4  million MT as compared to 15,4 million MT during the first semester 
of 2017 and 14,5  million MT during the second semester of 2017.  
 
(9) For each and every month in 2018, import volumes into the Union in 2018 were higher than 
import volumes in 2017. In particular imports increased significantly from March 2018. The 
differences with 2017 were more substantial in June and July 2018, a few months after the 
imposition of the US Section 232 measures. In August and September 2018, the increase 
was still significant but less pronounced than in the preceding two months, possibly in view 
of the provisional safeguard measures that we re imposed on 18 July 2018.  
 
(10)  During the same period, imports into the USA of the 26 products under assessment have 
sharply decreased, in particular since the imposition of the US Section 232 measures. In 
September 2 018, the level of imports was 35 % below the level of imports in April 2018. 
Overall, the decrease in imports from J anuary to September 2018 was 19 %. 
 
(11)  The trend of increased imports in the Union, which is driven in part by the impact of the US 
Section 232 m easures, is expected to be even more pronounced in the near future if no 
measures are taken. This is based on the fact that a high number of US producers of products 
covered by the US Section 232 measures have announced important production expansion 
plans  and consequently, the US market will no longer be able to absorb an increased 
domestic production and the same level of imports as before. Consequently, exporting 
producers will have to look for alternative markets and the Union market is then, in view of  
its size, an ideal substitute market.  
 
(12)  The Commission therefore concluded that the Union steel industry is in a situation of threat 
of serious injury for the product concerned, including the 26 product categories under 
assessment. The Commission also conc luded that there  was a causal link between increased 
imports of the product under assessment and the vulnerable situation of and threat of serious 
injury to the Union industry as the steel product categories produced by the Union producers 
are like or dire ctly competing with the steel product categorie s concerned.  
 
2. Provide information on whether there is an absolute increase in imports or an 
increase in imports relative to domestic production  
 
(13)  The Commission made an overall analysis of the increase in impo rts for the 26 product 
categories concerned over the period 2013 -2017. This global analysis excluded product 
categories that did not show an increase at individual level. The development of imports for 
each of the three product families identified above wa s also examined in order to confirm 
the soundness of the conclusions reached on a global basis.  
 
(14)  The Commission used in its analysis the most recent statistics, namely import data covering 
the first half of 2018. For ensuring data comparability with previo us full -year periods, the 
Commission established an additional ad -hoc 12 -month period made of the last 6 months G/SG/N/8/EU/1 • G/SG/N/10/EU/1 • G/SG/N/11/EU/1/Suppl.1  
 
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  of 2017 and the first 6 months of 2018 ( 'the most recent period ' or 'MRP'). The Commission 
also corrected some minor clerical errors in the data  used at provisional stage.  
 
(15)  As to the global imports ' analysis, the imports of the 26 remaining product categories under 
assessment s how the following developments:  
Table 1  
Import volume and market share after exclusion of certain countries and products  
 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 MRP 
Imports (000 
tonnes)  18 329  21 868  26 552  29 141  30 094  31 314  
index 
2013=100  100 119 145 159 164 171 
Market share  12,4% 14,1% 16,6% 17,6% 17,8% 18,6% 
Source: Eurostat and Union Industry questionnaire replies  
 
(16)  For each of the three product families identified above: flat products, long products and 
tubes the import volumes and corresponding mark et shares developed as follows:  
Table 2  
Import volume and market share after  exclusion of certain countries  
and products – by product family  
 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 MRP 
Flat products        
imports (000 tonnes)  12 327  14 215  18 391  20 281  20 299  20 202  
index 2013=100  100 115 149 164 164 164 
Market share  14,1% 15,7% 19,3% 20,6% 20,7% 20,7% 
Long products        
imports (000 tonnes)  4 001  5 258  6 028  6 550  6 465  7 901  
index 2013=100  100 131 151 164 162 197 
Market share  7,9% 9,9% 11,2% 11,8% 11,2% 13,5% 
Tubes        
imports (000 tonnes)  2 001  2 396  2 134  2 310  3 330  3 212  
index 2013=100  100 120 107 115 166 160 
Market share  20,2% 20,6% 19,5% 19,8% 25,1% 25,5% 
Source: Eurostat and Union Industry questionnaire replies  
 
(17) Accordingly, the Commission concludes that there has been a sudden, steep, and significant 
increase of imports both in absolute and relative terms for the  product concerned under 
assessment. This finding is also confirmed by the data at the level of each of the three 
product families assessed.  
 
3. Provide precise description of the product involved  
 
(18)  The product concerned is certain steel products belonging to the 26 steel product categories 
listed in Annex II.  
 
4. Provide precise description of the proposed measure  
 
(19)  It is proposed that the definitive safeguard measure takes the form of a tariff -rate quota in 
order to  prevent serious injury, but at the same time preserve traditional trade flows as 
much as possible. This level of tariff -rate quota shall be set at the average level of imports 
over the last three representative years. The Commission considered it necessar y to 
modulate the tariff -rate quota level above the average import level for the last three years 
to take account of the competing interests between users and importers, on the one hand, 
and the Union industry, on the other hand. On this basis, the Commiss ion considers that the 
quantitative level of the tariff -rate quota should be based on the average imports in the 
period 2015 -2017 plus 5 %. 
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  (20)  The additional duties to be paid above the quota shall be 25%.  
(21)  The Commission considers that a country -specific tari ff-rate quota system is the most 
appropriate system to ensure traditional trade flows. It has however some limitations.  First, 
the number of supplying countries is significant for each product category. It is  not 
reasonably practicable to allocate a tariff -rate quota to each of them. Second, the 
Commission considers that it is necessary, for an adequate tariff -rate quota allocation, to 
take into account special factors that will affect the trade in the products concerned. Indeed, 
for a number of products fa lling within the scope of this investigation, the Union has recently 
imposed anti -dumping/countervailing duty measures on certain exporting countries. This 
has often resulted in a significant decrease of imports from these countries in the most recent 
year, and will continue to do so during the period of imposition of these measures. A country -
specific tariff -rate quota for these countries will therefore more than likely be used only 
marginally since the level of the tariff -rate quota is based on the averag e level of imports in 
the years 2015 -2017, i.e. including a period when anti -dumping/countervailing duty 
measures were not yet in place and the level of import was significant due to unfair trade 
practices. It would, therefore, not be in the Union interest  to allocate a country specific tariff -
rate quota in these circumstances since the level of future imports would unavoidably be 
below their traditional trade levels.  
 
(22)  The Commission concluded that, given the above circumstances, a mixed approach would 
be the most appropriate. First, a country specific tariff -rate quota should be allocated to 
countries having a significant supplying interest, based on their imports over the last 3 years.  
A global tariff -rate quota ( 'the residual quota ') based on the average of the remaining 
imports over the last three years should be allocated to all other supplying countries. This 
residual tariff -rate quota should be divided quarterly in order to ensure that imports are 
evenly distributed over the year and prevent that signi ficant imports of standard products 
are stockpiled at the beginning of the period in order to avoid possible duties. Unused 
quarterly tariff -rate quota allocations would also be automatically transferred to the next 
period.  
 
(23)  A country specific tariff -rate quota should however not be allocated to those countries whose 
export level – for each product category concerned – has substantially diminished in the 
recent past because of anti -dumping/countervailing duty measures in place for the above 
reasons. These c ountries should fall within the residual tariff -rate quota.  
 
(24)  In the specific case of product category 1 (hot rolled coils), since close to 60 % of imports 
are currently covered by anti -dumping measures, the Commission considers that a global 
tariff-rate quo ta and no country -specific allocation is the most appropriate.  
 
(25)  Finally, the Commission considers that it is in the Union interest that when a supplying 
country has exhausted its specific tariff -rate quota, it should be allowed to have access to 
the residu al tariff -rate quota. This possibility should however only be applied during the last 
quarter of the period, in order to strike a balance between the interests of the countries 
endowed with a country specific tariff -rate quota and the countries drawing on the global 
tariff-rate quota. This would not only ensure the maintenance of traditional trade flows but 
also avoid that, as the case may be, parts of the residual tariff -rate quota would remain 
unused.  
 
(26)  The tariff -rate quota and the allocation of quotas am ong supplying countries is set out in 
Annex II.  
 
5. Provide proposed date of introduction of the measure  
 
(27)  The definitive measures should be introduced before the end of 200 days period of 
application of provisional measures, i.e. before 4th February 2019.  
 
6. Provide expected duration of the measure  
 
(28)  The Commission considers that the measures should be in place for a period of three years 
(including the period of imposition of the provisional measures), expiring on 16 July 2021. 
A tariff -rate quota should be open for the period 2 February 2019 to 16 Ju ly 2019, thereafter, G/SG/N/8/EU/1 • G/SG/N/10/EU/1 • G/SG/N/11/EU/1/Suppl.1  
 
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  for the period of 17 July 2019 to 16 July 2020, and, thereafter, for the period 17 July 2020 
to July 2021.  
7. For a measure with a duration of more than three years, provide the proposed 
date for the review (under Article 7.4) to be held not later than the mid -term of 
the measure, if such a date for the review has already been scheduled  
 
(29)  Not applicable  
 
8. If the expected duration is over one year, provide expected timetable for 
progressive liberalisation of the measure  
 
(30)  The level of the tari ff-rate quota should be increased by 5% in each year during which the 
measures are in force.  
 
9. Provide information relating to the extension of a safeguard measure  
 
(31)  Not applicable  
 
10. Exclusion of certain countries from the scope of the definitive measures  
 
(32)  The final determination made by the Commission shows that the product categories 
concerned originating in certain developing countries meet the requirements of Article 9 of 
the WTO Agreement on Safeguards and should therefore b e excluded, as set out in 
Annex  III. 
 
(33)  On account of the close integration of markets with European Economic Area members, the 
Commission considers that the products under assessment originating in Norway, Iceland, 
and Liechtenstein should be excluded from the application of this Regulat ion. Furthermore, 
in order to comply with bilateral obligations, certain countries with which the Union has 
signed an Economic Partnership Agreement that is currently in force2 should also be excluded 
from the scope of measures . 
 
11. Procedures relevant to the  decision to apply the measures and information 
regarding procedures for prior consultations with those Members having a 
substantial interest as exporters of the product concerned  
 
(34)  Members having a substantial interest as exporters of the product subject t o the 
investigation that wish to consult with the European Union may make a request through the 
EU Mission in Geneva. These consultations shall be held preferably during the week of 
7-11 January 2019.  
 
  
                                                
2 Botswana, Cameroon, Fiji, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, 
Swaziland.  G/SG/N/8/EU/1 • G/SG/N/10/EU/1 • G/SG/N/11/EU/1/Suppl.1  
 
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  ANNEX I – ECONOMIC S ITUATION OF THE EU S TEEL INDUSTRY  
1. Global situation of the EU steel industry  
 
a. Consumption, domestic sales and market shares  
Table 3  – The Union consumption, domestic sales and market share  
(000 tonnes)  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
Consumption (all)  147 921  155 153  160 128  165 727  168 730  
index 2013=100  100 105 108 112 114 
Domestic sales (all)  129 592  133 285  133 575  136 586  138 636  
index 2013=100  100 103 103 105 107 
Market share (all)  87,6% 85,9% 83,4% 82,4% 82,2% 
Source: Eurostat and industry data  
b. Production, production capacity, capacity utilisation rate and stocks  
Table 4  – Production, production capacity, capacity utilisation, stocks  
(000 tonnes)  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
Production (all)  243 945  249 855  248 763  249 204  254 925  
index 2013=100  100 102 102 102 105 
Production  capacity (all)  337 010  334 545  332 427  333 179  335 358  
index 2013=100  100 99 99 99 100 
Capacity utilisation (all)  72% 75% 75% 75% 76% 
Stocks (all)  11,883  12,734  13,159  12,974  14,140  
index 2013=100  100 107 111 109 119 
Source: Industry data and questionnaire replies  
c. Unit sales prices, profitability and cash flow  
Table 5 – Unit sales price, profitability, cash flow  
 
2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
Unit sales price (€/tonne)  693.6  673.4  636.6  591.0  697.7  
index 2013=100  100 97 92 85 101 
Profitability (% turnover)  -0.9% 0.8% 0.6% 2.1% 5.6% 
Cash flow (million €)  3,721  4,975  6,461  5,508  6,201  
index 2013=100  100 134 174 148 167 
Source: Questionnaire replies  
d. Employment  
Table 6 – Employment  
(FTE)  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
Employment (all)  225,607  220,429  218,010  217,460  216,399  
index 2013=100  100 98 97 96 96 
Source: Industry data and questionnaire replies  
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  2. Analysis of the situation of the Union steel industry for the three product families  
a. Consumption, domestic sales and market shares  
Table 7  – Consumption, domestic sales, market share per product family  
(000 tonnes)  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
Consumption (flat) 87 539  90 579  95 411  98 555  97 900  
index 2013=100  100 103 109 113 112 
Consumption  (long)  50 462  52 937  53 784  55 485  57 560  
index 2013=100  100 105 107 110 114 
Consumption (tubes)  9 921  11 637  10 933  11 687  13 270  
index 2013=100  100 117 110 118 134 
      
Domestic sales (flat)  75 212  76 365  77 020  78 274  77 601  
index 2013=100  100 102 102 104 103 
Domestic sales (long)  46 461  47 679  47 757  48 935  51 095  
index 2013=100  100 103 103 105 110 
Domestic sales (tubes)  7 920  9 241  8 799  9 377  9 940  
index 2013=100  100 117 111 118 126 
      
Market share (flat)  86% 84% 81% 79% 79% 
Market share (long)  92% 90% 89% 88% 89% 
Market share (tubes)  80% 79% 80% 80% 75% 
Source: Eurostat and industry data  
b. Production, production capacity, capacity utilisation rate and stocks  
Table 8 – Production, production capacity, capacity utilisation, stocks per product family  
(000 tonnes)  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
Production (flat)  172 873  177 224  176 567  177 247  180 986  
index 2013=100  100 103 102 103 105 
Production (long)  59 082  59 535  60 079  59 706  60 572  
index 2013=100  100 101 102 101 103 
Production (tubes)  11 991  13 096  12 116  12 251  13 366  
index 2013=100  100 109 101 102 111 
      
Production capacity (flat)  234 615  233 689  230 216  230 921  232 220  
index 2013=100  100 100 98 98 99 
Production capacity (long)  80 833  78 244  79 455  79 736  81 806  
index 2013=100  100 97 98 99 101 
Production capacity (tubes)  24 053  25 482  27 721  27 255  24 224  
index 2013=100  100 106 115 113 101 
      
Capacity utilisation (flat)  74% 76% 77% 77% 78% 
Capacity utilisation (long)  73% 76% 76% 75% 74% 
Capacity utilisation (tubes)  50% 51% 44% 45% 55% 
Stocks (flat) 7,573  8,171  8,386  8,098  8,623  
index 2013=100  100 108 111 107 114 
Stocks (long)  3,449  3,430  3,722  3,740  3,877  
index 2013=100  100 99 108 108 112 
Stocks (tubes)  861 1,132  1,050  1,137  1,639  
index 2013=100  100 132 122 132 190 
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  c. Unit sales prices, profitability and cash flow  
Table 9  – Unit sales price, profitability, cash flow per product family  
(EUR / tonne)  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
Unit sales price (€/tonne, flat)  711.3  689.3  659.8  612.8  744.3  
index 2013=100  100 97 93 86 105 
Unit sales price (€/tonne, long)  607.0  591.3  546.4  509.1  584.4  
index 2013=100  100 97 90 84 96 
Unit sales price (€/tonne, tubes)  1,093.9  1,063.5  1,013.9  913.2  949.3  
index 2013=100  100 97 93 83 87 
Profitability (% turnover, flat) -1.9% 0.2% 0.5% 2.5% 7.7% 
Profitability (% turnover, long)  0.7% 2.1% 1.7% 2.1% 3.1% 
Profitability (% turnover, tubes)  1.3% 0.4% -3.4% -1.2% -1.7% 
Cash flow (million €, flat)  2,309  3,997  5,209  4,235  5,177  
index 2013=100  100 173 226 183 224 
Cash flow (million €, long)  820 1,156  1,534  1,473  1,159  
index 2013=100  100 141 187 180 141 
Cash flow (million €, tubes)  592 -178 -283 -200 -135 
index 2013=100  100 -30 -48 -34 -23 
Source: Questionnaire replies  
d. Employment  
Table 10 – Employment per product family  
(FTE)  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  
Employment (flat)  134,720  129,256  127,743  126,300  126,124  
index 2013=100  100 96 95 94 94 
Employment (long)  49,545  49,662  51,288  53,946  53,943  
index 2013=100  100 100 104 109 109 
Employment  (tubes)  41,342  41,511  38,978  37,214  36,333  
index 2013=100  100 100 94 90 88 
Source: Industry data and questionnaire replies   
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Product 
Number  Product 
category  CN Codes  Allocation by country (Where 
Applicable)  From 2.2.2019 
to 30.6.2019  From 1.7.2019 
to 30.6.2020  From 1.7.2020 
to 30.6.2021  
Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  
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 99, 7208  53 90, 7208  54 00, 
7211 14 00, 7211  19 00, 7212  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 All third countries  3.359.532,08  8.641.212,54  9.073.273,16   
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Number  Product 
category  CN Codes  Allocation by country (Where 
Applicable)  From 2.2.2019 
to 30.6.2019  From 1.7.2019 
to 30.6.2020  From 1.7.2020 
to 30.6.2021  
Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  
2 Non Alloy and 
Other Alloy 
Cold Rolled 
Sheets  7209 15 00, 7209  16 90, 7209 17 90, 7209  18 91, 
7209 25 00, 7209  26 90, 7209  27 90, 7209  28 90, 
7209 90 20, 7209  90 80, 7211  23 20, 7211  23 30, 
7211 23 80, 7211  29 00, 7211  90 20, 7211  90 80, 
7225 50 20, 7225  50 80, 7226  20 00, 7226  92 00 India        234.714,39  603.720,07  633.90 6,07 
Korea (Republic of)  144.402,99  371.425,82  389.997,11  
Ukraine  102.325,83  263.197,14  276.357,00  
Brazil       65.398,61  168.214,89  176.625,64  
Serbia  56.480,21  145.275,43  152.539,20  
Other countries  430.048,96  1.106.149,42  1.161.456,89  
3.A Electrical 
Sheets (other 
than GOES)  7209 16 10, 7209  17 10, 7209  18 10, 7209  26 10, 
7209 27 10, 7209  28 10 Korea (Republic of)  1.923,96  4.948,72  5.196,15  
China        822,98  2.116,84  2.222,68  
Russia  519,69  1.336,71  1.403,54  
Iran (Islamic Republic of)  227,52  585,21  614,47  
Other countries  306,34  787,96  827,35  
3.B 7225 19 90, 7226  19 80 Russia  51.426,29  132.276,00  138.889,80  
Korea (Republic of)  31.380,40  80.715,02  84.750,77  
China        24.187,01  62.212,57  65.323,20  
Chinese Taipei  18.144,97  46.671,54  49.005,12  
Other countries  8.395,39  21.594,19  22.673,90   
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Number  Product 
category  CN Codes  Allocation by country (Where 
Applicable)  From 2.2.2019 
to 30.6.2019  From 1.7.2019 
to 30.6.2020  From 1.7.2020 
to 30.6.2021  
Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  
4.A Metallic 
Coated Sheets  CN Codes: 7210  20 00, 7210  30 00,  7210  90 80, 
7212 20 00, 7212  50 20, 7212  50 30, 7212  50 40, 
7212 50 90, 7225  91 00, 7226  99 10 
 
TARIC Codes: 7210 41 00 20, 7210 49 00 20  
7210 61 00 20, 7210 69 00 20, 7212 30 00 20,  
7212 50 61 20, 7212 50 69 20, 7225 92 00 20,  
7225 99 00 11, 7225 99 00 22, 7225 99 00 40,  
7225 99 00 91, 7225 99 00 92, 7226 99 30 10 , 
7226 99 70 11, 7226 99 70 91, 7226 99 70 94  Korea (Republic of)  190.115,04  489.003,95  513.454,15  
India        141.294,30  363.429,79  381.601,2 8 
Other countries  840.112,17  2.160.892,54  2.268.937,17  
4.B CN Codes :  7210 30 00, 7212 20 00, 7212 50 20  
 
TARIC codes : 7210 41 00 80, 7210 49 00 80,  
7210 61 00 80, 7210 69 00 80, 7212 30 00 80,  
7212 50 61 80, 7212 50 69 80, 7225 92 00 80,  
7225 99 00 25, 7225 99 00 95, 7226 99 30 90,  
7226 99 70 19, 7226 99 70 96  China        197.619,78  508.307,26  533.722,62  
Korea (Republic of)  128.989,32  331.779,59  348.368,57  
India        60.360,37  155.255,78  163.018,57  
Chinese Taipei        32.690,68  84.085,25  88.289,51  
Other countries  70.884,28  182.324,84  191.441,08  
5 Organic 
Coated Sheets  7210 70 80, 7212  40 80 India        108.042,36  277.900,89  291.795,94  
Korea (Republic of)  103.354,11  265.842,04  279.134,14  
Chinese Taipei        31.975,79  82.246,46  86.358,79  
Turkey       21.834,45  56.161,42  58.969,49  
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  16.331,15  42.006,13  44.106,44  
Other countries  43.114,71  110.897,39  116.442,26   
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Number  Product 
category  CN Codes  Allocation by country (Where 
Applicable)  From 2.2.2019 
to 30.6.2019  From 1.7.2019 
to 30.6.2020  From 1.7.2020 
to 30.6.2021  
Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  
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 China        158.139,17  406.757,31  427.095,17  
Serbia  30.545,88  78.568,52  82.496,95  
Korea (Republic of)  23.885,70  61.437,55  64.509,42  
Chinese Taipei        21.167,00  54.444,65  57.166,88  
Brazil       19.730,03  50.748,55  53.285,98  
Other countries  
 
 33.167,30  85.311,19  89.576,75  
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, 7225  99 00 Ukraine  339.678,24  873.702,59  917.387,71  
Korea (Republic of)  140.011,38  360.129,93  378.136,43  
Russia  115.485,12  297.044,77  311.897,01  
India        74.811,09  192.425,17  202.046,43  
Other countries  466.980,80  1.201.143,58  1.261.200,76  
8 Stainless Hot 
Rolled Sheets 
and Strips  7219 11 00, 7219  12 10, 7219  12 90, 7219  13 10, 
7219 13 90, 7219  14 10, 7219  14 90, 7219  22 10, 
7219 22 90, 7219  23 00, 7219  24 00, 7220  11 00, 
7220 12 00 China        87.328,82  224.622,62  235.853,75  
Korea  (Republic of)  18.082,33  46.510,43  48.835,95  
Chinese Taipei        12.831,07  33.003,41  34.653,58  
United States of America  11.810,30  30.377,84  31.896,74  
Other countries  10.196,61  26.227,19  27.538,55   
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Number  Product 
category  CN Codes  Allocation by country (Where 
Applicable)  From 2.2.2019 
to 30.6.2019  From 1.7.2019 
to 30.6.2020  From 1.7.2020 
to 30.6.2021  
Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  
9 Stainless Cold 
Rolled Sheets 
and Strips  7219 31 00, 7219  32 10, 7219  32 90, 7219  33 10, 
7219 33 90, 7219  34 10, 7219  34 90, 7219  35 10, 
7219 35 90, 7219  90 20, 7219  90 80, 7220  20 21, 
7220 20 29, 7220  20 41, 7220  20 49, 7220  20 81, 
7220 20 89, 7220  90 20, 7220  90 80 Korea (Republic of)  70.813,18  182.141,97  191.249,07  
Chinese Taipei        65.579,14  168.679,23  177.113,19  
India        42.720,54  109.883,53  115.377,71  
United States of America  35.609,52  91.592,94  96.172,59  
Turkey       29.310,69  75.391,41  79.160,98  
Malaysia     19.799,24  50.926,57  53.472,90  
Vietnam 16.832,28  43.295,10  45.459,86  
Other countries  50.746,86  130.528,43  137.054,85  
10 Stainless Hot 
Rolled Quarto 
Plates  7219 21 10, 7219 21 90  China        6.765,50  17.401,86  18.271,95  
India        2.860,33  7.357,20  7.725,06  
Chinese Taipei        1.119,34  2.879,11  3.023,06  
Other countries  1.440,07  3.704,07  3.889,27  
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,  7216 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, 7 228 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  China        166.217,87  427.536,89  448.913,74  
Turkey       114.807,87  295.302,79  310.067,93  
Russia  94.792,44  243.820,15  256.011,16  
Switzerland  73.380,52  188.745,54  198.182,81  
Belarus  57.907,73  148.947,24  156.394,60  
Other countries  76.245,19  196.113,88  205.919,57   
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Number  Product 
category  CN Codes  Allocation by country (Where 
Applicable)  From 2.2.2019 
to 30.6.2019  From 1.7.2019 
to 30.6.2020  From 1.7.2020 
to 30.6.2021  
Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  
13 Rebars  7214 20 00, 7214 99 10  Turkey    117.231,80  301.537,50  316.614,37  
Russia  94.084,20  241.998,46  254.098,38  
Ukraine  62.534,65  160.848,36  168.890,77  
Bosnia and Herzegovina  39.356,10  101.229,71  106.291,20  
Moldova  28.284,59  72.752,14  76.389,74  
Other countries  217.775,50  560.150,74  588.158,28  
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  India  44.433,00  114.288,24  120.002,65  
Switzerland  6.502,75  16.726,03  17.562,33  
Ukraine  5.733,50  14.747,41  15.484,78  
Other countries  8.533,24  21.948,75  23.046,19  
15 Stainless Wire 
Rod 7221 00 10, 7221 00 90  India  10.135,23  26.069,31  27.372,78  
Chinese Taipei   6.619,68  17.026,79  17.878,13  
Korea (Republic of)  3.300,07  8.488,26  8.912,67  
China  2.216,86  5.702,09  5.987,20  
Japan  2.190,40  5.634,03  5.915,73  
Other countries  1.144,43  2.943,64  3.090,82   
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Number  Product 
category  CN Codes  Allocation by country (Where 
Applicable)  From 2.2.2019 
to 30.6.2019  From 1.7.2019 
to 30.6.2020  From 1.7.2020 
to 30.6.2021  
Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  
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  Ukraine  149.009,10  383.273,39  402.437,06  
Switzerland  141.995,22  365.232,67  383.494,31  
Russia  122.883,63  316.074,84  331.878,59  
Turkey  121.331,08  312.081,44  327.685,51  
Belarus  97.436,46  250.620,96  263.152,01  
Moldova  73.031,65  187.848,18  197.240,59  
Other countries  122.013,20  313.835,96  329.527,76  
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  Ukraine  42.915,19  110.384,21  115.903,42  
Turkey  38.465,03  98.937,73  103.884,61  
Korea (Republic of)  10.366,76  26.664,84  27.998,09  
Russia  9.424,08  24.240,12  25.452,12  
Brazil  8.577,95  22.063,74  23.166,93  
Switzerland  6.648,01  17.099,66  17.954,65  
Other countries  14.759,92  37.964,70  39.862,93  
18 Sheet Piling  7301 10 00  China  12.198,24  31.375,68  32.944,46  
United Arab Emirates  6.650,41  17.105,84  17.961,13  
Other countries  480,04  1.234,73  1.296,46   
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Number  Product 
category  CN Codes  Allocation by country (Where 
Applicable)  From 2.2.2019 
to 30.6.2019  From 1.7.2019 
to 30.6.2020  From 1.7.2020 
to 30.6.2021  
Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  
19 Railway 
Material  7302 10 22, 7302 10 28, 7302 10 40, 7302 10 50, 7302 40 
00 Russia  2.147,19  5.522,90  5.799,05  
China  2.145,07  5.517,42  5.793,30  
Turkey  1.744,68  4.487,58  4.711,96  
Ukraine  657,60  1.691,46  1.776,03  
Other countries  1.010,85  2.600,06  2.730,07  
20 Gas pipes  7306 30 41, 7306 30 49, 7306 30 72, 7306 30 77  Turkey  88.914,68  228.701,68  240.136,77  
India 32.317,40  83.125,12  87.281,37  
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  9.637,48  24.789,01  26.028,46  
Other countries  22.028,87  56.661,52  59.494,59  
21 Hollow 
sections  7306 61 10, 7306 61 92, 7306  61 99  Turkey  154.436,15  397.232,59  417.094,22  
Russia  35.406,28  91.070,18  95.623,68  
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  34.028,95  87.527,48  91.903,85  
Ukraine  25.240,74  64.922,92  68.169,06  
Switzerland  25.265,29  57.369,40  60.237,87  
Belarus  20.898,79  53.754,78  56.442,52  
Other countries  25.265,29  64.986,05  68.235,36   
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Number  Product 
category  CN Codes  Allocation by country (Where 
Applicable)  From 2.2.2019 
to 30.6.2019  From 1.7.2019 
to 30.6.2020  From 1.7.2020 
to 30.6.2021  
Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  
22 Seamless 
Stainless 
Tubes and 
Pipes 7304 11 00, 7304 22 00, 7304 24 00, 7304 41 00, 7304 49 
10, 7304 49 93, 7304 49 95, 7304 49 99  India  8.315,90  21.389,71  22.459,20  
Ukraine  5.224,94  13.439,33  14.111,29  
Korea (Republic of)  1.649,31  4.242,27  4.454,39  
Japan  1.590,45  4.090,86  4.295,41  
United States of America  1.393,26  3.583,68  3.762,86  
China  1.299,98  3.343,74  3.510,92  
Other  countries  2.838,17  7.300,20  7.665,21  
24 Other 
Seamless 
Tubes  7304 19 10, 7304 19 30, 7304 19 90, 7304 23 00, 7304 29 
10, 7304 29 30, 7304 29 90, 7304 31 20, 7304 31 80, 7304 
39 10, 7304 39 52, 7304 39 58, 7304 39 92, 7304 39 93, 
7304 39 98, 7304 51 81, 7304 51 89, 7304 59 10, 7304 59 
92, 7304 59 93, 7304 59 99, 7304 90 00  China  49.483,75  127.279,51  133.643,48  
Ukraine  36.779,89  94.603,32  99.333,49  
Belarus  19.655,31  50.556,35  53.084,17  
Japan  13.766,04  35.408,29  37.178,71  
United States of America  12.109,53  31.147,50  32.704,87  
Other countries  
 55.345,57  142.356,97  149.474,82  
25 Large welded 
tubes  7305 11 00, 7305 12 00, 7305 19 00, 7305 20 00, 7305 31 
00, 7305 39 00, 7305 90 00  Russia  140.602,32  361.649,91  379.732,41  
Turkey  17.543,40  45.124,22  47.380,43  
China  14.213,63  36.559,56  38.387,54  
Other countries  34.011,86  87.483,52  91.857,70   
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Number  Product 
category  CN Codes  Allocation by country (Where 
Applicable)  From 2.2.2019 
to 30.6.2019  From 1.7.2019 
to 30.6.2020  From 1.7.2020 
to 30.6.2021  
Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  Volume of 
tariff–rate quota 
(net tonnes)  
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  Switzerland  64.797,98  166.669,96  175.003,46  
Turkey  60.693,64  156.113,01  163.918,66  
United Arab Emirates  18.676,40  48.038,46  50.440,38  
China  18.010,22  46.324,96  48.641,20  
Chinese Taipei   14.374,20  36.972,56  38.821,19  
India  11.358,87  29.216,69  30.677,53  
Other countries  36.898,57  94.908,57  99.653,99  
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  Russia  117.519,41  302.277,28  317.391,14  
Switzerland  27.173,22  69.893,54  73.388,22  
China  20.273,26  52.145,82  54.753,12  
Ukraine  15.969,02  41.074,67  43.128,40  
Other countries  17.540,47  45.116,69  47.372,52  
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 
30 41, 7217 30 49, 7217 30 50, 7217 30 90, 7217 90 20,  
7217 90 50, 7217 90 90  Belarus  88.294,51  227.106,51  238.461,84  
China  66.719,82  171.613,24  180.193,90  
Russia  41.609,21  107.025,04  112.376,29  
Turkey  40.302,46  103.663,89  108.847,08  
Ukraine  26.755,09  68.818,05  72.258,95  
Other  countries  39.770,29  102.295,06  107.409,81  G/SG/N/8/EU/1 • G/SG/N/10/EU/1 • G/SG/N/11/EU/1/Suppl.1  
 
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  ANNEX III.1 – LIST O F DEVELOPING COUNTRI ES, MEMBERS OF THE WTO  
Afghanistan,  Albania,  Angola,  Antigua and Barbuda,  Argentina,  Armenia,  Bahrain,  Bangladesh,  
Barbados,  Belize,  Benin,  Bolivia,  Botswana,  Brazil,  Brunei Darussalam,  Burkina Faso,  Burundi,  Cabo 
Verde , Cambodia,  Cameroon,  Central African Republic,  Chad,  Chile,  China,  Colombia,  Congo,  Costa 
Rica, Côte d'Ivoire,  Cuba,  Democratic Republic of the Congo,  Djibouti,  Dominica,  Dominican 
Republic,  Ecuador,  Egypt,  El Salvador,  Fiji, Gabon,  Gambia,  Georgia,  Ghana,  Grenada,  Guatemala,  
Guinea,  Guinea -Bissau,  Guyana,  Haiti,  Honduras,  Hong Kong, India,  Indonesia,  Jamaica,  Jordan,  
Kazakhstan,  Kenya,  Kuwait,  Kyrgyz Republic,  Lao People 's Democratic Republic , Lesotho,  Liberia,  
Macao , Madagascar,  Malawi,  Malaysia,  Maldives,  Mali, Mauritania,  Mauritius,  Mexico,  Moldova,  
Mongolia,  Montenegro,  Morocco,  Mozambique,  Myanmar,  Namibia,  Nepal,  Nicaragua,  Niger,  Nigeria,  
Oman,  Pakistan,  Panama,  Papua New Guinea,  Paraguay,  Peru, Philippines,  Qatar,  Rwanda,  Saint 
Kitts and Nevis,  Saint Lucia,  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,  Samoa,  Saudi Arabia,  Senegal,  
Seychelles,  Sierra Leone,  Solomon Islands,  South Africa,  Sri Lanka,  Suriname,  Swaziland,  Tajikistan,  
Tanzania,  Thailand,  Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,  Togo,  Tonga,  Trinidad and Tobago,  
Tunisia,  Turkey,  Uganda, Ukraine,  United Arab Emirates,  Uruguay,  Vanuatu,  Venezuela,  Vietnam , 
Yemen,  Zambia,  Zimbabwe  
ANNEX III.2 – LIST O F PRODUCT CATEGORIES  ORIGINATING IN DEVE LOPING 
COUNTRIES TO WHICH T HE DEFINITIVE MEASUR ES APPLY  
Country / Product group  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 
Brazil  x x       x x x               x           x         
China      x x   x   x   x x     x     x x   x x x x x x x 
Egypt  x                   x                               
Former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia          x   x                       x x             
India x x x x x x x x x x     x x         x   x     x     
Indonesia              x                                       
Malaysia                  x                                   
Mexico                                            x         
Moldova                        x     x                       
Thailand                  x                                   
Turkey  x x   x x       x x x x     x x   x x x     x x x x 
Ukraine  x x         x         x x   x x   x x x x x     x x 
United Arab Emirates                                x x   x         x     
Vietnam    x   x         x                                   
 
 
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