G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.15  
G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.15  
 
13 February  2024 
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Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12 OF THE  
AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS  
UNITED KINGDOM  
Certain steel products  
Supplement  
The following communication, dated and received on 13 February 2024, 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  and a s uspension review  by its competent authority, the 
Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) relating to  the safeguard measure on certain steel products . 
The review s will consider whether it would be appropriate to modify or suspend the application of 
the measure  in respect of  product  category 1 , non-alloy and other alloy hot -rolled sheet and strip.  
The extension review of the measure initiated on 4 September 2023, notified in document 
G/SG/N/6/GBR/1/S uppl.3 , is separately ongoing.  
1.  Specify the date when the review s were initiated  
The TRA  initiated the reviews  on 9 February 2024. 
Details of the review s and copies of the notices of initiation  can be found  on the Trade Remedies 
Service  case file s:* 
SS0051 Suspension review – https:// www.trade -
remedies.service.gov.uk/public/case/SS0051/#public -file 
TQ0052 TRQ review - https://www.trade -remedies.service.gov.uk/public/case/TQ0052/#public -file 
2.  Provide the precise description of the product (s) involv ed 
The goods subject to these reviews  are: 
Product Number  Product Category  Commodity Codes  
1 Non-alloy and other alloy hot -rolled 
sheet s and strip s 72081000, 72082500, 72082600, 
72082700, 72083600, 72083700, 
72083800, 72083900, 72084000, 
72085210, 72085299, 72085310, 
 
* Copies of the Trade Remedies Authority's notices of initiation  have been submitted electronically . To 
consult these documents, please contact Ms Anne Richards (anne.richards@wto.org) of the Rules Division.  G/SG/N/10/GBR/1/Suppl.15 • G/SG/N/11/GBR/1/Suppl.15  
 
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  Product Number  Product Category  Commodity Codes  
72085390, 72085400, 72111300, 
72111400, 72111900, 72126000, 
72251910, 72253010, 72253030, 
72253090, 72254015, 72254090, 
72261910, 722691 20, 72269191, 
72269199  
 
3.  Provide the reasons for the initiation of the  review s 
The TRA initiated the review s following applications from industry which indicated a change in 
circumstances  and market conditions.  
4.  Provide a point of contact for the review  and identify the preferred means for 
corresponding  
The TRA is responsible for conducting the reviews. Please di rect correspondence to 
SS0051@traderemedies.gov.uk (suspension review) or  
TQ0052@traderemedies.gov.uk (TRQ review).  
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 proceeding, and (ii) the date of an intended public hearing as provided 
for in Article 3.1  
Anyone interested in taking  part in the review s can register their interest and provide comments 
through the  Trade Remedies Service  by 25 February 2024 . 
Interested parties can request a hearing using the Trade Remedies Service . For further information 
about h earings, please see the TRA 's Meetings, Hearings and Visits guidance . 
 
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