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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/1013

of 17 July 2018

imposing provisional safeguard measures with regard to imports of certain steel products







Article 1

1. Tariff quotas are hereby opened in relation to imports into the Union of each of the 23 product categories listed in Annex I for a period of 200 days from the entry into force of this Regulation.

2. Tariff quotas are specified in Annex V (defined by reference to the CN codes specified in relation to it).

3. Where the relevant tariff quota is exhausted or where imports of the product categories do not benefit from the relevant tariff quota, an additional duty at the rate of 25 % shall be levied. That additional duty shall apply to the customs value of the product being imported.

Article 2

1. The origin of any product to which this Regulation applies shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in force in the Union relating to non-preferential origin.

2. Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Article 3

The tariff quotas shall be managed by the Commission and the Member States in accordance with the management system for tariff quotas provided for in Articles 49 to 54 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.

Article 4

Imports of the product categories referred to in Article 1, which are already on their way to the Union on the date of entry into force of this Regulation, whose destination cannot be changed, shall not be attributed to the tariff quotas, or subject to the additional duty specified in Article 1, and may be put into free circulation.

Article 5

The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation.

Article 6

1. Subject to paragraph 2, imports of the 23 product categories specified in Annex I originating in one of the developing countries shall, as specified in Annex IV, not be subject to the tariff quotas or subject to the additional duty referred to in Article 1.

2. For each of the 23 product categories, Annex IV specifies the originating developing countries which shall be subject to the measures set out in Article 1.

Article 7

Products originating in Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein shall not be subject to the measures set out in Article 1.

Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.









ANNEX I — Products concerned







Product Number Product category CN 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 , 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 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 , 7225 99 00 , 7226 20 00 , 7226 92 00 3 Electrical Sheets (other than GOES) 7209 16 10 , 7209 17 10 , 7209 18 10 , 7209 26 10 , 7209 27 10 , 7209 28 10 , 7225 19 90 , 7226 19 80 4 Metallic Coated Sheets 7210 20 00 , 7210 30 00 , 7210 41 00 , 7210 49 00 , 7210 61 00 , 7210 69 00 , 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 , 7226 99 10 , 7226 99 30 , 7226 99 70 5 Organic Coated Sheets 7210 70 80 , 7212 40 80 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 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 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 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 , 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 13 Rebars 7214 20 00 , 7214 99 10 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 15 Stainless Wire Rod 7221 00 10 , 7221 00 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 18 Sheet Piling 7301 10 00 20 Gas pipes 7306 30 41 , 7306 30 49 , 7306 30 72 , 7306 30 77 21 Hollow sections 7306 61 10 , 7306 61 92 , 7306 61 99 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 23 Bearing Tubes and Pipes 7304 51 12 , 7304 51 18 , 7304 59 32 , 7304 59 38 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 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 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









ANNEX II

II.1 — Growth in imports for the 23 product categories (in tonnes)







Product Number Product category 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 growth 2017 compared to 2013 1 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips 4 814 207 5 212 268 7 807 441 8 574 007 6 991 376 45 % 2 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets 1 832 159 1 903 092 2 759 877 1 998 437 2 462 471 34 % 3 Electrical Sheets (other than GOES) 266 559 285 132 280 256 318 496 379 649 42 % 4 Metallic Coated Sheets 1 854 963 2 202 856 2 687 715 3 911 752 4 980 452 168 % 5 Organic Coated Sheets 681 698 725 296 622 553 730 625 915 248 34 % 6 Tin Mill products 552 384 662 861 638 316 756 016 617 567 12 % 7 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates 1 419 767 1 959 605 2 554 930 2 814 802 2 530 630 78 % 8 Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips 175 836 233 028 269 697 351 075 436 173 148 % 9 Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips 697 457 1 017 613 787 521 843 352 976 108 40 % 12 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections 911 115 1 219 800 1 200 627 1 400 824 1 385 829 52 % 13 Rebars 527 008 972 602 1 430 014 1 292 971 1 191 445 126 % 14 Stainless Bars and Light Sections 113 071 147 453 142 416 147 811 159 577 41 % 15 Stainless Wire Rod 52 082 71 229 57 627 58 670 62 978 21 % 16 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod 1 125 730 1 289 953 1 697 912 2 000 967 2 094 274 86 % 17 Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel 223 669 277 507 268 014 388 041 262 745 17 % 18 Sheet Piling 15 870 16 503 14 051 36 970 85 054 436 % 20 Gas pipes 266 467 340 051 298 103 336 050 380 257 43 % 21 Hollow sections 461 263 552 874 574 490 725 545 820 667 78 % 22 Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes 32 581 38 782 39 719 42 510 42 701 31 % 23 Bearing Tubes and Pipes 7 489 9 426 11 944 9 773 8 663 16 % 25 Large welded tubes 286 939 411 273 209 524 159 219 1 044 534 264 % 26 Other Welded Pipes 474 949 491 934 510 548 540 386 571 167 20 % 28 Non Alloy Wire 573 988 722 719 692 714 736 500 722 633 26 %

II.2 — Growth in imports for the 23 product categories (in tonnes)







Product Number Product category Q1 2017 Q1 2018 growth Q1 2017 vs. Q1 2018 1 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips 1 810 764 2 079 408 15 % 2 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets 679 628 630 459 – 7 % 3 Electrical Sheets (other than GOES) 80 836 114 451 42 % 4 Metallic Coated Sheets 1 482 049 1 190 741 – 20 % 5 Organic Coated Sheets 212 209 201 838 – 5 % 6 Tin Mill products 146 457 168 583 15 % 7 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates 676 207 640 176 – 5 % 8 Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips 122 092 107 577 – 12 % 9 Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips 229 981 280 549 22 % 12 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and Light Sections 319 420 466 154 46 % 13 Rebars 210 505 551 316 162 % 14 Stainless Bars and Light Sections 40 602 49 988 23 % 15 Stainless Wire Rod 14 956 19 642 31 % 16 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod 560 863 641 668 14 % 17 Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non Alloy Steel 73 733 139 670 89 % 18 Sheet Piling 19 947 20 326 2 % 20 Gas pipes 94 430 120 512 28 % 21 Hollow sections 223 618 256 998 15 % 22 Seamless Stainless Tubes and Pipes 12 411 12 399 0 % 23 Bearing Tubes and Pipes 1 316 1 498 14 % 25 Large welded tubes 48 791 51 285 5 % 26 Other Welded Pipes 145 059 153 106 6 % 28 Non Alloy Wire 176 299 202 450 15 %

II.3 — Growth in imports for the 5 product categories (in tonnes)







Product Number Product category 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 growth 2017 compared to 2013 10 Stainless Hot Rolled Quarto Plate 34 319 40 218 37 542 31 407 32 917 – 4 % 11 Grain-oriented electrical sheet 147 565 160 580 150 047 156 477 121 947 – 17 % 19 Railway Material 1 376 1 096 1 240 1 521 1 342 – 2 % 24 Other Seamless tubes 456 167 528 245 475 132 464 876 402 600 – 12 % 27 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Finished Bars 456 791 521 976 484 927 459 327 458 310 0 %









ANNEX III — Economic indicators for the 23 product categories

Product 1 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 30 225 632 31 095 524 33 121 273 34 158 703 32 768 375 Imports Volume (tonnes) 4 814 207 5 212 268 7 807 441 8 574 007 6 991 376 Market share (%) 15,9 % 16,8 % 23,6 % 25,1 % 21,3 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 463 442 396 351 492 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 75 % 75 % 76 % 75 % 76 % Production (tonnes) 76 871 621 77 990 908 77 331 686 77 563 694 79 568 514 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 25 411 425 25 883 256 25 313 832 25 584 696 25 776 999 Market share (%) 84,1 % 83,2 % 76,4 % 74,9 % 78,7 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 519 493 455 422 556 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) – 1,9 % 0,0 % – 3,1 % – 1,0 % 7,8 % Employment (end of period) 37 467 35 573 35 038 33 557 34 815 Stock 2 572 574 2 580 258 2 585 958 2 617 556 2 749 280 Cashflow 448 135 738 1 065 492 450 763 891 666 603 485 811 1 369 472 142 ROCE (%) – 3,8 % 1,0 % – 6,6 % – 1,0 % 7,7 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 11,5 %

Product 2 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Cold Rolled Sheets







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 9 772 904 9 728 449 10 353 391 9 849 904 10 085 487 Imports Volume (tonnes) 1 832 159 1 903 092 2 759 877 1 998 437 2 462 471 Market share (%) 18,7 % 19,6 % 26,7 % 20,3 % 24,4 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 566 546 485 474 606 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 71 % 75 % 75 % 75 % 77 % Production (tonnes) 40 855 196 41 632 189 41 639 946 41 738 974 42 811 283 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 7 920 370 7 805 648 7 570 764 7 829 002 7 602 288 Market share (%) 81,0 % 80,2 % 73,1 % 79,5 % 75,4 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 588 558 522 495 633 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) – 4,4 % – 2,8 % – 3,0 % 0,6 % 9,8 % Employment (end of period) 12 690 11 973 11 550 11 230 11 264 Stock 1 078 838 1 052 246 1 064 061 1 054 347 1 093 798 Cashflow 200 559 843 413 849 620 324 264 435 454 766 919 375 807 983 ROCE (%) – 8,0 % – 2,4 % – 12,8 % – 3,1 % 4,0 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 4,3 %

Product 3 Electrical Sheets (other than GOES)







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 1 267 827 1 287 448 1 223 892 1 255 417 1 350 354 Imports Volume (tonnes) 266 559 285 132 280 256 318 496 379 649 Market share (%) 21,0 % 22,1 % 22,9 % 25,4 % 28,1 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 648 617 578 502 642 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 87 % 80 % 80 % 82 % 81 % Production (tonnes) 1 080 894 1 110 013 1 052 273 1 032 560 1 114 309 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 1 001 268 1 002 316 943 636 936 553 969 977 Market share (%) 79,0 % 77,9 % 77,1 % 74,6 % 71,8 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 705 657 606 576 699 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) – 8,9 % – 8,1 % – 13,0 % – 14,3 % – 3,2 % Employment (end of period) 1 522 1 707 2 087 2 069 2 065 Stock 45 680 136 605 142 998 125 466 148 259 Cashflow 110 221 498 213 556 132 127 226 053 131 151 436 – 89 295 095 ROCE (%) – 18,3 % – 11,7 % – 38,3 % – 17,9 % – 3,4 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 8,1 %

Product 4 Metallic Coated Sheets







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 23 229 673 24 289 751 25 840 225 27 439 848 28 231 862 Imports Volume (tonnes) 1 854 963 2 202 856 2 687 715 3 911 752 4 980 452 Market share (%) 8,0 % 9,1 % 10,4 % 14,3 % 17,6 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 679 657 615 530 662 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 78 % 82 % 84 % 86 % 84 % Production (tonnes) 27 930 059 29 517 243 29 875 495 29 905 847 30 450 568 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 21 344 052 22 056 052 23 118 423 23 490 212 23 218 040 Market share (%) 91,9 % 90,8 % 89,5 % 85,6 % 82,2 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 682 654 614 586 711 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 1,9 % 5,4 % 5,5 % 7,9 % 11,7 % Employment (end of period) 28 915 28 243 28 749 29 863 29 648 Stock 1 970 500 2 433 422 2 498 143 2 329 341 2 597 133 Cashflow 807 884 294 1 353 026 892 1 343 062 742 1 720 354 890 2 020 588 339 ROCE (%) – 6,8 % – 0,9 % – 10,4 % – 1,7 % 6,0 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 7,0 %

Product 5 Organic Coated Sheets







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 4 533 256 4 823 144 4 809 384 5 121 927 5 221 575 Imports Volume (tonnes) 681 698 725 296 622 553 730 625 915 248 Market share (%) 15,0 % 15,0 % 12,9 % 14,3 % 17,5 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 854 813 813 709 853 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 70 % 76 % 74 % 76 % 75 % Production (tonnes) 4 479 238 4 564 346 4 574 414 4 863 169 4 940 410 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 3 851 467 4 097 788 4 186 771 4 391 169 4 306 231 Market share (%) 85,0 % 85,0 % 87,1 % 85,7 % 82,5 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 898 868 829 791 934 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) – 1,7 % 1,4 % 1,1 % 3,7 % 3,9 % Employment (end of period) 6 377 6 272 6 047 6 150 6 095 Stock 239 236 182 275 197 241 214 384 258 114 Cashflow 152 893 378 351 790 418 321 603 588 361 237 401 79 886 901 ROCE (%) – 7,6 % – 2,1 % – 12,9 % – 2,7 % 3,7 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 8,6 %

Product 6 Tin Mill Products







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 3 638 423 3 758 879 3 789 391 3 792 575 3 695 205 Imports Volume (tonnes) 552 384 662 861 638 316 756 016 617 567 Market share (%) 15,2 % 17,6 % 16,8 % 19,9 % 16,7 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 822 792 781 667 753 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 82 % 84 % 84 % 82 % 84 % Production (tonnes) 4 223 583 4 315 402 4 353 002 4 302 367 4 295 575 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 3 085 602 3 095 745 3 150 741 3 036 316 3 077 185 Market share (%) 84,8 % 82,4 % 83,1 % 80,1 % 83,3 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 845 821 789 728 812 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 1,7 % 4,1 % 4,8 % 4,6 % 3,1 % Employment (end of period) 7 939 7 660 7 683 7 819 7 424 Stock 380 445 394 384 394 712 297 877 356 460 Cashflow 117 064 184 201 350 074 291 440 814 272 002 110 133 250 945 ROCE (%) – 18,6 % – 10,1 % – 35,2 % – 20,4 % – 25,0 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 7,3 %

Product 7 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Quarto Plates







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 10 148 839 10 375 274 10 934 966 11 058 596 11 059 068 Imports Volume (tonnes) 1 419 767 1 959 605 2 554 930 2 814 802 2 530 630 Market share (%) 14,0 % 18,9 % 23,4 % 25,5 % 22,9 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 513 492 474 403 533 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 58 % 62 % 62 % 63 % 65 % Production (tonnes) 10 749 475 11 240 103 10 608 260 10 244 950 10 581 040 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 8 727 826 8 414 892 8 377 455 8 242 865 8 527 686 Market share (%) 14,0 % 18,9 % 23,4 % 25,5 % 22,9 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 700 676 714 582 692 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) – 9,4 % – 8,9 % – 4,0 % – 7,5 % 3,2 % Employment (end of period) 18 472 17 628 17 177 16 763 16 211 Stock 707 152 788 008 896 708 862 084 819 690 Cashflow 45 651 999 123 399 207 426 592 285 – 44 547 318 205 976 592 ROCE (%) – 12,2 % – 0,3 % – 3,3 % – 9,9 % – 1,5 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 23,0 %

Product 8 Stainless Hot Rolled Sheets and Strips







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 1 168 291 1 352 875 1 590 437 1 807 242 1 487 848 Imports Volume (tonnes) 175 836 233 028 269 697 351 075 436 173 Market share (%) 15,1 % 17,2 % 17,0 % 19,4 % 29,3 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 2 011 1 926 1 877 1 518 1 822 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 61 % 65 % 69 % 73 % 73 % Production (tonnes) 3 334 814 3 525 794 3 664 821 3 842 503 3 799 867 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 991 962 1 119 435 1 320 528 1 455 714 1 050 966 Market share (%) 84,9 % 82,7 % 83,0 % 80,5 % 70,6 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 2 023 2 013 2 028 1 792 2 115 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) – 4,2 % – 0,3 % 4,0 % 4,9 % 9,2 % Employment (end of period) 5 439 4 914 4 464 4 271 4 133 Stock 103 375 131 557 123 098 106 508 93 335 Cashflow 144 497 251 182 932 062 613 851 975 116 754 324 218 815 195 ROCE (%) – 33,7 % – 37,1 % – 1,5 % – 0,4 % 13,6 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 13,9 %

Product 9 Stainless Cold Rolled Sheets and Strips







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 3 362 718 3 671 898 3 587 237 3 913 974 3 816 472 Imports Volume (tonnes) 697 457 1 017 613 787 521 843 352 976 108 Market share (%) 20,7 % 27,7 % 22,0 % 21,5 % 25,6 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 2 098 1 985 2 064 1 782 2 023 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 71 % 76 % 80 % 84 % 84 % Production (tonnes) 3 076 074 3 016 723 3 139 572 3 425 201 3 114 323 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 2 664 602 2 653 177 2 798 719 3 070 197 2 839 979 Market share (%) 79,2 % 72,3 % 78,0 % 78,4 % 74,4 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 2 259 2 272 2 238 2 014 2 323 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) – 4,2 % – 2,7 % 2,4 % 5,5 % 9,4 % Employment (end of period) 10 205 9 483 9 220 8 892 8 812 Stock 179 087 206 956 219 170 215 904 213 931 Cashflow 135 463 456 45 971 825 847 696 098 450 355 017 685 492 711 ROCE (%) – 12,4 % – 7,7 % 8,5 % 10,6 % 21,5 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 12,9 %

Product 12 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Merchant Bars and light Sections







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 11 891 558 12 422 902 12 297 356 12 678 733 13 617 607 Imports Volume (tonnes) 911 115 1 219 800 1 200 627 1 400 824 1 385 829 Market share (%) 7,7 % 9,8 % 9,8 % 11,0 % 10,2 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 699 657 640 531 641 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 79 % 82 % 80 % 80 % 74 % Production (tonnes) 12 132 593 12 585 360 12 301 986 11 839 241 12 427 808 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 10 964 010 11 189 221 11 095 204 11 276 054 12 230 774 Market share (%) 92,2 % 90,1 % 90,2 % 88,9 % 89,8 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 632 613 573 520 592 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 2,2 % 3,4 % 2,4 % 0,8 % 3,6 % Employment (end of period) 9 537 9 734 10 057 10 342 10 486 Stock 749 386 888 456 914 268 943 355 1 023 612 Cashflow 220 994 774 264 742 034 272 433 127 255 904 385 123 997 731 ROCE (%) – 1,2 % 3,7 % 3,3 % 3,9 % 6,9 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting – 8,3 %

Product 13 Rebars







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 9 617 685 10 359 993 10 664 689 11 099 947 11 253 309 Imports Volume (tonnes) 527 008 972 602 1 430 014 1 292 971 1 191 445 Market share (%) 5,5 % 9,4 % 13,4 % 11,6 % 10,6 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 475 446 388 353 441 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 72 % 72 % 71 % 73 % 67 % Production (tonnes) 13 171 558 13 019 699 12 763 140 13 191 436 12 494 712 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 8 906 120 9 187 941 9 019 809 9 568 119 9 848 615 Market share (%) 92,6 % 88,7 % 84,6 % 86,2 % 87,5 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 460 437 386 367 436 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) – 2,0 % – 2,5 % – 2,6 % 3,4 % 4,8 % Employment (end of period) 5 563 5 441 5 529 5 634 5 457 Stock 761 808 683 591 642 506 602 948 659 484 Cashflow 20 571 082 14 116 433 53 015 513 165 167 521 249 292 475 ROCE (%) 0,9 % 2,4 % 1,9 % 6,2 % 9,3 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting – 1,3 %

Product 14 Stainless Bars and light Shapes







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 526 080 593 501 593 530 630 737 632 804 Imports Volume (tonnes) 113 071 147 453 142 416 147 811 159 577 Market share (%) 21,5 % 24,8 % 24,0 % 23,4 % 25,2 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 3 092 2 894 3 035 2 590 2 885 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 65 % 68 % 68 % 69 % 72 % Production (tonnes) 527 386 597 178 599 927 637 938 641 446 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 411 655 444 339 450 094 482 314 472 247 Market share (%) 78,2 % 74,9 % 75,8 % 76,5 % 74,6 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 2 988 2 969 2 838 2 404 2 807 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 5,2 % 5,6 % 4,1 % 2,3 % 5,8 % Employment (end of period) 3 680 3 766 3 737 3 789 3 844 Stock 83 561 91 900 89 676 90 409 90 893 Cashflow 111 869 518 142 849 693 191 511 047 155 623 001 145 832 442 ROCE (%) 1,0 % 4,3 % 1,4 % – 0,7 % 4,9 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting – 2,8 %

Product 15 Stainless Wire Rod







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 318 373 323 191 304 987 335 552 347 077 Imports Volume (tonnes) 52 082 71 229 57 627 58 670 62 978 Market share (%) 16,4 % 22,0 % 18,9 % 17,5 % 18,1 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 2 300 2 193 2 310 1 962 2 228 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 63 % 64 % 65 % 69 % 71 % Production (tonnes) 373 010 383 586 388 273 412 892 449 392 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 266 290 251 961 247 359 276 880 284 098 Market share (%) 83,6 % 78,0 % 81,1 % 82,5 % 81,9 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 2 480 2 516 2 382 2 022 2 417 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) – 3,7 % – 2,1 % – 4,7 % – 3,1 % 3,9 % Employment (end of period) 1 677 1 671 1 731 1 761 1 852 Stock 24 810 28 696 31 083 31 584 43 800 Cashflow 13 022 575 18 221 077 106 175 940 84 328 053 44 337 763 ROCE (%) – 0,7 % 2,9 % – 1,5 % – 2,8 % 5,5 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 7,8 %

Product 16 Non Alloy and Other Alloy Wire Rod







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 18 033 534 18 249 258 18 949 497 19 375 225 20 026 426 Imports Volume (tonnes) 1 125 730 1 289 953 1 697 912 2 000 967 2 094 274 Market share (%) 6,2 % 7,1 % 9,0 % 10,3 % 10,5 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 522 504 439 392 486 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 80 % 84 % 83 % 81 % 83 % Production (tonnes) 19 765 154 19 775 715 20 436 595 20 037 883 20 757 864 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 16 782 585 16 828 358 17 108 877 17 222 468 17 795 595 Market share (%) 93,1 % 92,2 % 90,3 % 88,9 % 88,9 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 509 492 443 420 505 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 1,8 % 4,8 % 3,0 % 0,6 % 3,4 % Employment (end of period) 11 561 11 598 11 881 13 068 13 058 Stock 876 450 896 633 1 120 091 974 085 954 649 Cashflow 234 768 428 424 076 182 365 467 214 287 106 970 310 381 566 ROCE (%) 1,0 % 6,9 % 2,9 % 3,9 % 6,7 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 3,7 %

Product 17 Angles shapes and sections of iron or non alloy steel







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 6 159 135 6 544 142 6 549 935 7 205 377 7 375 383 Imports Volume (tonnes) 223 669 277 507 268 014 388 041 262 745 Market share (%) 3,6 % 4,2 % 4,1 % 5,4 % 3,6 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 539 509 463 409 473 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 64 % 69 % 71 % 72 % 72 % Production (tonnes) 8 583 668 8 590 216 8 894 223 9 400 691 9 605 365 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 5 935 432 6 266 353 6 281 426 6 817 231 7 112 453 Market share (%) 96,4 % 95,8 % 95,9 % 94,6 % 96,4 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 471 471 449 417 463 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) – 6,5 % – 3,7 % – 0,6 % 2,1 % – 1,8 % Employment (end of period) 6 212 5 685 6 006 6 264 6 096 Stock 510 927 464 184 466 561 559 452 569 947 Cashflow – 48 381 794 7 224 031 161 157 041 150 487 051 – 18 595 244 ROCE (%) – 6,0 % 6,3 % 1,4 % 3,9 % 0,6 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting – 2,1 %

Product 18 Sheet piling







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 574 025 637 684 577 270 584 985 626 863 Imports Volume (tonnes) 15 870 16 503 14 051 36 970 85 054 Market share (%) 2,8 % 2,6 % 2,4 % 6,3 % 13,6 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 787 765 1 126 651 629 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 78 % 82 % 76 % 82 % 81 % Production (tonnes) 907 320 940 451 840 182 777 182 817 764 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 558 131 621 150 563 140 548 010 541 782 Market share (%) 97,2 % 97,4 % 97,6 % 93,7 % 86,4 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 711 697 652 623 640 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 6,8 % 11,5 % 8,8 % 14,0 % 3,7 % Employment (end of period) 949 971 951 981 995 Stock 49 762 47 610 58 744 68 417 75 616 Cashflow 58 272 442 68 732 139 63 936 644 86 404 634 40 555 786 ROCE (%) – 9,3 % 6,8 % 6,7 % 10,3 % 1,5 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 1,7 %

Product 20 Gas pipes







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 1 211 435 1 662 233 1 653 112 1 637 097 1 642 935 Imports Volume (tonnes) 266 467 340 051 298 103 336 050 380 257 Market share (%) 22,0 % 20,5 % 18,0 % 20,5 % 23,1 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 688 649 646 566 676 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 37 % 38 % 38 % 40 % 37 % Production (tonnes) 1 053 283 1 460 549 1 471 772 1 396 933 1 392 404 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 944 903 1 322 070 1 354 273 1 300 727 1 262 560 Market share (%) 78,0 % 79,5 % 81,9 % 79,5 % 76,8 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 717 666 619 580 693 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 0,9 % 1,3 % 2,3 % 3,9 % 0,5 % Employment (end of period) 552 543 548 526 509 Stock 55 178 55 305 53 434 58 081 50 697 Cashflow 15 451 286 15 884 723 16 166 705 15 309 189 20 506 964 ROCE (%) 3,7 % 3,9 % 1,1 % 1,7 % 8,7 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 2,4 %

Product 21 Hollow sections







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 3 347 996 3 407 926 3 511 951 3 885 748 4 028 730 Imports Volume (tonnes) 461 263 552 874 574 490 725 545 820 667 Market share (%) 13,8 % 16,2 % 16,4 % 18,7 % 20,4 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 599 571 553 497 618 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 46 % 46 % 46 % 47 % 49 % Production (tonnes) 3 019 375 3 019 977 3 106 261 3 333 368 3 388 786 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 2 882 473 2 854 843 2 936 771 3 159 965 3 207 994 Market share (%) 86,1 % 83,8 % 83,6 % 81,3 % 79,6 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 606 569 541 517 625 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) – 2,7 % – 3,9 % – 3,3 % 0,2 % – 0,5 % Employment (end of period) 1 073 1 124 1 200 1 209 1 181 Stock 160 442 138 981 146 353 107 826 149 537 Cashflow – 9 630 441 13 389 861 23 807 058 13 000 201 21 372 166 ROCE (%) – 2,4 % – 5,3 % – 6,2 % – 0,6 % 7,2 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 1,2 %

Product 22 Seamless stainless tubes and pipes







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 96 507 101 504 97 341 96 320 95 672 Imports Volume (tonnes) 32 581 38 782 39 719 42 510 42 701 Market share (%) 33,8 % 38,2 % 40,8 % 44,1 % 44,6 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 6 941 6 167 6 118 5 846 6 300 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 6 % 7 % 6 % 6 % 6 % Production (tonnes) 116 630 124 135 101 291 101 831 92 357 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 61 822 61 708 56 802 53 196 52 083 Market share (%) 64,1 % 60,8 % 58,4 % 55,2 % 54,4 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 7 913 7 740 8 318 7 361 7 993 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 3,1 % 5,9 % – 0,4 % – 0,1 % 1,2 % Employment (end of period) 11 180 11 211 10 369 9 779 9 317 Stock 7 452 9 389 10 455 8 690 11 688 Cashflow 19 858 477 10 438 041 – 48 885 671 4 038 078 – 22 872 178 ROCE (%) 22,7 % – 4,3 % – 58,1 % – 33,4 % – 50,5 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 21,2 %

Product 23 Bearing tubes and pipes







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 68 824 72 805 67 249 59 867 65 355 Imports Volume (tonnes) 7 489 9 426 11 944 9 773 8 663 Market share (%) 10,9 % 12,9 % 17,8 % 16,3 % 13,3 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 2 069 1 626 1 749 1 630 1 608 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 68 % 64 % 53 % 52 % 63 % Production (tonnes) 64 972 65 475 58 407 52 494 57 657 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 61 324 63 378 55 304 50 092 56 691 Market share (%) 89,1 % 87,1 % 82,2 % 83,7 % 86,7 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 2 023 2 003 1 925 1 804 1 837 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 4,6 % 4,9 % – 6,7 % – 9,2 % – 1,8 % Employment (end of period) 332 322 306 274 280 Stock 1 285 1 433 2 591 1 452 2 429 Cashflow 3 499 664 3 928 566 5 055 796 – 791 310 – 620 461 ROCE (%) 0,9 % – 3,3 % – 64,7 % – 54,5 % – 28,1 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 12,5 %

Product 25 Large welded tubes







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 669 846 1 041 055 427 457 586 746 1 804 463 Imports Volume (tonnes) 286 939 411 273 209 524 159 219 1 044 534 Market share (%) 42,8 % 39,5 % 49,0 % 27,1 % 57,9 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 1 070 793 904 772 936 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 26 % 32 % 29 % 35 % 65 % Production (tonnes) 1 333 900 1 150 000 1 034 600 1 086 300 1 500 000 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 382 758 624 819 216 243 426 937 759 478 Market share (%) 57,1 % 60,0 % 50,6 % 72,8 % 42,1 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 894 887 835 771 766 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 3,0 % – 6,1 % – 2,7 % – 0,6 % 0,0 % Employment (end of period) 1 512 1 545 1 365 1 372 1 326 Stock 322 722 600 020 633 600 727 048 1 139 429 Cashflow 197 726 967 – 97 558 802 94 492 289 – 70 888 943 13 666 659 ROCE (%) – 15,8 % – 23,5 % – 17,7 % – 6,7 % 9,1 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting – 22,0 %

Product 26 Other welded tubes







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 2 385 499 3 121 613 3 126 300 3 286 436 3 352 661 Imports Volume (tonnes) 474 949 491 934 510 548 540 386 571 167 Market share (%) 19,9 % 15,8 % 16,3 % 16,4 % 17,0 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 1 352 1 376 1 397 1 262 1 431 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 57 % 57 % 57 % 58 % 60 % Production (tonnes) 2 384 152 3 166 935 3 144 492 3 190 480 3 301 195 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 1 907 944 2 622 348 2 588 536 2 721 349 2 765 915 Market share (%) 80,0 % 84,0 % 82,8 % 82,8 % 82,5 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 1 024 1 013 984 942 1 062 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 1,2 % 2,4 % 1,7 % 4,2 % 4,3 % Employment (end of period) 3 024 3 013 3 011 3 089 3 025 Stock 125 621 84 268 100 035 120 308 120 420 Cashflow 66 281 502 68 619 951 77 514 611 87 283 492 106 630 804 ROCE (%) 9,1 % 11,5 % 8,8 % 12,8 % 19,3 %







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting – 34,8 %

Product 28 Steel Wire







Data per Calendar Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Consumption (tonnes) 1 318 451 1 517 192 1 480 243 1 513 248 1 505 202 Imports Volume (tonnes) 574 083 722 773 692 918 736 623 722 858 Market share (%) 43,5 % 47,6 % 46,8 % 48,7 % 48,0 % Unit prices (EUR/tonne) 781 729 722 626 708 Situation of EU producers Utilisation of capacity (%) 73 % 75 % 77 % 73 % 71 % Production (tonnes) 899 763 932 496 940 169 886 666 900 054 Sales volume in the EU (tonnes) 744 368 794 419 787 325 776 626 782 344 Market share (%) 56,5 % 52,4 % 53,2 % 51,3 % 52,0 % Unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 940 909 840 832 905 Net profit/loss on EU sales (in %) 0,5 % 0,0 % 1,1 % 2,6 % 0,8 % Employment (end of period) 3 387 3 395 3 429 3 459 3 408 Stock Cashflow 66 281 502 68 619 951 77 514 611 87 283 492 106 630 804 ROCE (%)







Price comparison for 2017 Price undercutting 21,8 %









ANNEX IV — List of products originating in developing countries to which the provisional measures apply







Country/Product group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 25 26 28 Afghanistan Albania Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Bahrain, Kingdom of Bangladesh Barbados Belize Benin Bolivia, Plurinational State of Botswana Brazil x x x x x Brunei Darussalam Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Chile China x x x x x x x x x x x x x Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt x x El Salvador Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong, China India x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Indonesia x Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait, the State of Kyrgyz Republic Lao People's Democratic Republic Lesotho Liberia Macao, China Madagascar Malawi Malaysia x Maldives Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova, Republic of x x 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, Kingdom of x Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Solomon Islands ▼M1 South Africa ▼B Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia x x x x Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Uganda Ukraine x x x x x x x x x x x United Arab Emirates x x Uruguay Vanuatu Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Viet Nam x x x Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe









ANNEX V — Tariff quotas