Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2037 of 10 December 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products
Date: 2020-12-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: import (EU), iron and steel product, originating product, surveillance concerning imports, tariff quota, third country








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Official Journal of the European Union


L 416/32








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/2037
of 10 December 2020
         
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on common rules for imports (1), and in particular Articles 16 and 20 thereof,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on common rules for imports from certain third countries (2), and in particular Articles 13 and 16 thereof,

Whereas:
1.   BACKGROUND







(1)


On 31 January 2019, the Commission imposed definitive safeguard measures on certain steel products (the ‘Definitive Safeguard Regulation’) (3).










(2)


The Commission amended the measures twice pursuant to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1590 (4) and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894 (5) respectively.










(3)


Pursuant to the Withdrawal Agreement (6) between the Union and the United Kingdom (‘UK’), as of 1 January 2021, the UK will no longer be part of the Union customs territory. Therefore, as of that date the territorial scope where safeguard measures are applicable will change. Since the level of the safeguard measures on certain steel products was established on the basis of the average imports into the Union of 28 Member States, i.e. including imports into the UK, during the reference period 2015-2017, the Commission finds it appropriate to adapt the volume of Tariff Rate Quotas (‘TRQs’) accordingly as well as the list of developing countries subject to the current safeguard measures.










(4)


On 30 October 2020, the Commission published a Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (7) explaining the rationale of the proposal and the methodology it envisaged to apply, and invited interested parties to comment. The Notice also contained the volume of recalculated TRQs that would be in place for the period 1 January to 30 June 2021.




2.   DUE PROCESS







(5)


The Commission received nineteen submissions from interested parties within the deadline. The Commission also undertook consultations with nine third country governments.




3.   ASSESSMENT OF THE COMMENTS RECEIVED







(6)


The Commission addressed the comments received, concerning either specific product categories or general aspects of the adaptation, as follows:




3.1.   Category 4 – metallic coated sheets







(7)


Several interested parties submitted comments with regard to the volumes calculated for categories 4A and 4B (including automotive grades) and requested the Commission to review its calculation. In particular, during consultations with third country authorities, an interested party pointed to a clerical error in the calculation. Another interested party identified a specific calculation issue or proposed a slightly different allocation between the two product categories, which better reflects its situation with respect to the volumes concerning its country-specific TRQs, having regard to the counterfactual situation in this case, namely how TRQs would have been allocated had the UK not been part of the customs territory at the time the original safeguard measures were adopted. After assessing these claims the Commission found that they were warranted and revised the volumes included in the notice of 30 October accordingly.










(8)


It should be underlined that these adjustments only concern the distribution of the TRQs between sub-product categories 4A and 4B, but does not affect the level of the TRQs for the overall product category 4.










(9)


The updated volumes are reflected in the TRQ volumes in Annex I.




3.2.   Impact of the adaptation on TRQ volumes







(10)


Some parties argued that the Commission should preserve the existing TRQ volumes and, in addition, either grant the UK its own country-specific TRQ or, where it falls under the residual TRQs, the volumes of these TRQs would need to be increased so as to include the UK’s traditional trade flows.










(11)


Some parties also argued that they would be negatively affected by the inclusion of the UK under the residual section of given TRQs, as it would increase the competition for a smaller TRQ volume.










(12)


Other parties noted that for certain origins, the overall volume of TRQs calculated would be reduced, making the measure more restrictive.










(13)


Finally, certain exporting countries complained that under the Commission’s proposal, they would lose their country-specific TRQ for some specific product categories. These parties argued that the Commission should preserve their country-specific TRQ and that failing to do so would amount to making the measures more restrictive, thus breaching WTO rules.










(14)


The Commission disagreed that the proposed adjustment would make the safeguard measure stricter. As stated in the Notice of 30 October, the result of the adaptation, in very few cases, would lead to some countries losing their country-specific TRQs (and vice-versa) in certain product categories. However, the Commission does not consider that the adaptation, as such, results in a more restrictive measure. The Commission explained in the Notice of 30 October the rationale of the adaptation, namely to have a volume of TRQs (both globally as well as per product category) that is proportionate to the reduction of the geographical scope of the territory where the Union’s safeguard measure applies as of 1 January 2021. Furthermore, the Commission notes that the overall TRQ volumes resulting from the adaptation are 3 % higher than the ones currently in place, and that this cannot be seen as making the measure more restrictive.










(15)


Moreover the Commission wishes to emphasize that if it were to accept the claims from those countries that would lose a certain country-specific TRQ, it would be discriminating them vis-a-vis any other interested parties by departing from its basic principle of granting a country-specific TRQ only when a certain threshold (5 % share of imports), in a specific period, is met (8). It is the result from the application of the counterfactual that countries which had a country-specific TRQ no longer meet the objective criterion, whereas others do.










(16)


The unused volumes of quotas laid down in Annex II of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894, of those countries that, as a result of this adaptation would lose their country-specific quotas in a product category, were allocated to the residual tariff-rate quotas in the relevant product categories.




3.3.   Request to carry out an analysis based on EU-27 data







(17)


Some interested parties argued that if the Union is adapting its measures, it must re-assess whether all the requirements to impose safeguard measures continue to be met under a EU-27 scenario. One interested party noted in particular that such approach would lead the Union to determine that for several product categories, there would not have been an increase in imports, and therefore these should be excluded from the measures.










(18)


The Commission observed in this respect that the conditions to impose a safeguard measure need to be met when a safeguard measure is imposed for the first time. In the case of this measure, the conditions were met as explained in detail in the Definitive Safeguard Regulation.










(19)


The Commission disagrees with the views expressed by some interested parties that in a situation like the one at hand requires carrying out a full reassessment. In fact, as explained in the Notice of 30 October, the current proceeding is limited to adapting the TRQ volumes to the change in scope of the territory where the Union’s safeguard measure applies. In this regard, the Commission insists that this proceeding by no means constitute a fully-fledged review of the measures, and therefore, it is under no legal obligation to carry out the analysis that some interested parties requested.




3.4.   Category 18 – sheet piles







(20)


Some interested parties contested the Commission’s proposal to grant a country-specific TRQ to the UK in this product category on the grounds that there is allegedly no production of this product category in the UK. As a result, the volumes allocated to the UK would not be used. These companies also claimed that the reduction in TRQ volumes resulting from the adaptation did not have any justification and that the Commission should maintain the same level of TRQs as provided by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894.










(21)


In this respect, the Commission had explained in its Notice of 30 October the methodology and rationale behind the adaptation and the implications it could entail. If there is a reduction in overall TRQ volumes in this category, it is because imports into the UK in the reference period were deducted from the TRQ volume. Furthermore, in its Notice of 30 October the Commission explained how it established the level of UK imports into EU-27 during the reference period. The claim with respect to the absence of production in the UK was not properly substantiated and does not correspond with the statistics used by the Commission. No interested party provided any data of whether imports into the UK were consumed, further processed or subsequently sold within the Union. In any event, the volume allocated to the UK could not be transferred to other origins because this would artificially inflate the TRQ volume. Therefore this claim is immaterial to users. The Commission also rejected the claim to preserve the current TRQ volumes as it would ignore the reduction in the geographical scope of the territory covered by the safeguard measure, and it would equally result in an artificially inflated TRQ volume. Accordingly, the Commission rejects these arguments.




3.5.   Product category 9 – stainless steel cold-rolled flat products







(22)


Some interested parties noted that due to the Commission’s proposal, Vietnam would lose its country-specific TRQ in this product category. These parties warned the Commission that these volumes, which will accordingly belong to the ‘other countries’ section of the TRQ, would likely be quickly used, in particular, by a certain origin. Accordingly these parties requested the Commission to limit the volumes that any country could use under the residual TRQ in this category.










(23)


The Commission noted that the request to limit the access to incumbent exporting countries under the residual TRQ (9) falls outside the scope of this adaptation exercise, as it would amount to modifying the functioning of the measures. In any event, the Commission recalled that the same claim was made in previous proceedings and it was rejected. Therefore, the Commission does not further address the merits of this claim.




3.6.   Update of list of developing countries subject to measures







(24)


The list of product categories originating in developing countries to which the definitive measures apply needs to be updated to reflect the territorial adaptation. The Commission based its calculation on the updated data concerning the year 2019 imports dataset (i.e the same period used in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894, but excluding imports into the UK).










(25)


With respect to categories 4A and 4B, the Commission described in Section 4, paragraph 3 of the Notice of 30 October its provisional approach with respect to the treatment of UK imports for the purpose of the respective TRQs calculation. Following the assessment of the comments received and the consultations with third countries regarding this approach, the Commission decided to apply the same methodology for the purpose of updating the list of developing countries subject to measures in Annex II to this Regulation. In the absence of any other reliable information or documented alternative proposal by any interested party, the Commission assumed that UK imports in the year 2019 should be equally distributed between the two product categories.










(26)


The volumes of country-specific tariff-rate quotas allocated to developing countries that will be excluded from the safeguard measure laid down in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 upon the entry into force of this Regulation, were allocated to the residual tariff-rate quotas in the relevant product categories.










(27)


The changes to the list of developing countries subject to the measures is as follows:






—


China becomes subject to the measures in product category 22,










—


Turkey becomes excluded from measures in product category 25A,










—


United Arab Emirates becomes excluded from measures in product categories 21 and 26.














(28)


No comments were made by any interested party on this adaptation.










(29)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safeguards established under Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 and Article 22(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/755 respectively,




HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 is amended as follows:






—


Annex IV is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation,










—


Annex III.2 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.






Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2021.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 December 2020.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 83, 27.3.2015, p. 16.

(2)  
            OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 33.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 of 31 January 2019 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products (OJ L 31, 1.2.2019, p. 27).

(4)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1590 of 26 September 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products (OJ L 248, 27.9.2019, p. 28).

(5)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/894 of 29 June 2020 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 imposing definitive safeguard measures against imports of certain steel products (OJ L 206, 30.6.2020, p. 27).

(6)  Council Decision (EU) 2020/135 of 30 January 2020 on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p. 1).

(7)  Notice 2020/C 366/12 concerning the adaptation of the level of Tariff Rate Quotas under the safeguard measures on certain steel products following the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union as of 1 January 2021 (OJ C 366, 30.10.2020, p. 36).

(8)  In this particular case, the threshold refers to the 5 % share of imports in the reference period in a given product category to qualify for a country-specific TRQ.

(9)  Incumbent exporting countries under the residual TRQ are those who do not benefit from a country-specific TRQ in a given product category.




ANNEX I



‘ANNEX IV
IV.1 –   Volumes of tariff–rate quotas













Product Number


Product category


CN Codes


Allocation by country (Where Applicable)


From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021


From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021


Additional duty rate


Order numbers




Volume of tariff 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 


Russian Federation


395 909,00 


400 307,98 


25 %


09.8966




Turkey


313 791,59 


317 278,16 


25 %


09.8967




India


161 191,83 


162 982,85 


25 %


09.8968




Korea, Republic of


129 042,60 


130 476,40 


25 %


09.8969




United Kingdom


114 460,48 


115 732,26 


25 %


09.8976




Serbia


113 624,87 


114 887,37 


25 %


09.8970




Other countries


969 690,07 


980 464,41 


25 %



 (1)





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


143 355,40 


144 948,24 


25 %


09.8801




Korea, Republic of


83 143,26 


84 067,08 


25 %


09.8802




United Kingdom


76 842,60 


77 696,41 


25 %


09.8977




Ukraine


63 833,81 


64 543,07 


25 %


09.8803




Brazil


40 842,75 


41 296,56 


25 %


09.8804




Serbia


36 193,20 


36 595,35 


25 %


09.8805




Other countries


252 391,11 


255 195,45 


25 %



 (2)





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 


Russian Federation


333,03


336,73


25 %


09.8808




United Kingdom


285,37


288,54


25 %


09.8978




Iran, Islamic Republic of


145,80


147,42


25 %


09.8809




Korea, Republic of


118,68


119,99


25 %


09.8806




Other countries


719,47


727,46


25 %



 (3)





3.B


7225 19 90 , 7226 19 80 


Russian Federation


33 685,76 


34 060,05 


25 %


09.8811




Korea, Republic of


20 132,89 


20 356,59 


25 %


09.8812




China


15 498,07 


15 670,27 


25 %


09.8813




Taiwan


11 627,43 


11 756,62 


25 %


09.8814




Other countries


6 024,76 


6 091,70 


25 %



 (4)





4.A


Metallic Coated Sheets


TARIC Codes: 7210410020 , 7210490020 ,
7210610020 , 7210690020 ,
7212300020 , 7212506120 ,
7212506920 , 7225920020 ,
7225990011 , 7225990022 ,
7225990045 , 7225990091 ,
7225990092 , 7226993010 ,
7226997011 , 7226997091 ,
7226997094 


Korea (Republic of)


32 981,94 


33 348,41 


25 %


09.8816




India


47 144,92 


47 668,75 


25 %


09.8817




United Kingdom


31 075,99 


31 421,28 


25 %


09.8979




Other countries


417 545,50 


422 184,90 


25 %



 (5)





4.B


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:
7210410030 , 7210410080 ,
7210490030 , 7210490080 , 7210610030 , 7210610080 , 7210690030 , 7210690080 , 7212300030 , 7212300080 , 7212506130 , 7212506180 , 7212506930 , 7212506980 , 7225920030 , 7225920080 , 7225990023 , 7225990041 , 7225990093 , 7225990095 , 7226993030 , 7226993090 , 7226997013 , 7226997019 , 7226997093 , 7226997096 


China


112 702,10 


113 954,34 


25 %


09.8821




Korea (Republic of)


146 267,74 


147 892,93 


25 %


09.8822




India


67 313,85 


68 061,78 


25 %


09.8823




United Kingdom


31 075,99 


31 421,28 


25 %


09.8980




Other countries


94 312,94 


95 360,86 


25 %



 (6)





5


Organic Coated Sheets


7210 70 80 , 7212 40 80 


India


69 079,96 


69 847,51 


25 %


09.8826




Korea, Republic of


62 432,08 


63 125,77 


25 %


09.8827




United Kingdom


30 651,88 


30 992,45 


25 %


09.8981




Taiwan


20 009,20 


20 231,52 


25 %


09.8828




Turkey


13 814,36 


13 967,85 


25 %


09.8829




Other countries


37 843,96 


38 264,44 


25 %



 (7)





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


97 495,49 


98 578,77 


25 %


09.8831




United Kingdom


35 561,84 


35 956,97 


25 %


09.8982




Serbia


19 570,13 


19 787,58 


25 %


09.8832




Korea, Republic of


14 156,15 


14 313,44 


25 %


09.8833




Taiwan


11 769,81 


11 900,58 


25 %


09.8834




Other countries


32 623,10 


32 985,58 


25 %



 (8)





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


209 860,26 


212 192,04 


25 %


09.8836




Korea, Republic of


85 938,89 


86 893,77 


25 %


09.8837




Russian Federation


72 574,83 


73 381,22 


25 %


09.8838




India


47 696,17 


48 226,13 


25 %


09.8839




United Kingdom


47 679,95 


48 209,72 


25 %


09.8983




Other countries


289 237,24 


292 450,99 


25 %



 (9)





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 


Other countries


90 629,91 


91 636,90 


25 %



 (10)





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


43 629,00 


44 113,77 


25 %


09.8846




Taiwan


40 458,63 


40 908,18 


25 %


09.8847




India


27 041,19 


27 341,65 


25 %


09.8848




United States


22 000,76 


22 245,21 


25 %


09.8849




Turkey


18 307,38 


18 510,79 


25 %


09.8850




Malaysia


11 598,54 


11 727,41 


25 %


09.8851




Other countries


46 526,20 


47 043,16 


25 %



 (11)





10


Stainless Hot Rolled Quarto Plates


7219 21 10 , 7219 21 90 


China


4 320,80 


4 368,81 


25 %


09.8856




India


1 832,92 


1 853,28 


25 %


09.8857




United Kingdom


756,12


764,53


25 %


09.8984




Taiwan


698,09


705,84


25 %


09.8858




Other countries


915,93


926,11


25 %



 (12)





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 


China


103 601,87 


104 753,01 


25 %


09.8861




United Kingdom


86 672,43 


87 635,46 


25 %


09.8985




Turkey


62 288,24 


62 980,33 


25 %


09.8862




Russian Federation


57 825,56 


58 468,06 


25 %


09.8863




Switzerland


46 358,90 


46 874,00 


25 %


09.8864




Belarus


37 104,08 


37 516,35 


25 %


09.8865




Other countries


47 142,12 


47 665,92 


25 %



 (13)





13


Rebars


7214 20 00 , 7214 99 10 


Turkey


58 826,75 


59 480,38 


25 %


09.8866




Russian Federation


56 951,11 


57 583,90 


25 %


09.8867




Ukraine


28 798,84 


29 118,83 


25 %


09.8868




Bosnia and Herzegovina


25 219,87 


25 500,09 


25 %


09.8869




Moldova, Republic of


18 125,11 


18 326,50 


25 %


09.8870




Other countries


109 637,11 


110 855,30 


25 %



 (14)





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


27 892,96 


28 202,88 


25 %


09.8871




United Kingdom


4 076,21 


4 121,51 


25 %


09.8986




Switzerland


4 012,28 


4 056,86 


25 %


09.8872




Ukraine


3 098,90 


3 133,33 


25 %


09.8873




Other countries


4 521,80 


4 572,05 


25 %



 (15)





15


Stainless Wire Rod


7221 00 10 , 7221 00 90 


India


6 487,41 


6 559,49 


25 %


09.8876




Taiwan


4 182,82 


4 229,30 


25 %


09.8877




United Kingdom


3 360,43 


3 397,77 


25 %


09.8987




Korea, Republic of


2 088,34 


2 111,54 


25 %


09.8878




China


1 414,37 


1 430,08 


25 %


09.8879




Japan


1 403,63 


1 419,23 


25 %


09.8880




Other countries


698,10


705,85


25 %



 (16)





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 


United Kingdom


133 112,45 


134 591,48 


25 %


09.8988




Ukraine


93 132,26 


94 167,07 


25 %


09.8881




Switzerland


90 980,58 


91 991,47 


25 %


09.8882




Russian Federation


78 745,32 


79 620,26 


25 %


09.8883




Turkey


76 362,96 


77 211,44 


25 %


09.8884




Belarus


62 438,46 


63 132,22 


25 %


09.8885




Moldova, Republic of


46 799,56 


47 319,56 


25 %


09.8886




Other countries


77 881,71 


78 747,06 


25 %



 (17)





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


27 500,57 


27 806,14 


25 %


09.8891




United Kingdom


23 890,85 


24 156,31 


25 %


09.8989




Turkey


19 883,09 


20 104,02 


25 %


09.8892




Korea, Republic of


4 633,85 


4 685,34 


25 %


09.8893




Other countries


10 905,03 


11 026,20 


25 %



 (18)





18


Sheet Piling


7301 10 00 


China


6 151,98 


6 220,33 


25 %


09.8901




United Arab Emirates


3 044,65 


3 078,48 


25 %


09.8902




United Kingdom


789,54


798,32


25 %


09.8990




Other countries


224,06


226,55


25 %



 (19)





19


Railway Material


7302 10 22 , 7302 10 28 ,
7302 10 40 , 7302 10 50 ,
7302 40 00 


United Kingdom


3 788,71 


3 830,80 


25 %


09.8991




Russian Federation


1 375,95 


1 391,24 


25 %


09.8906




Turkey


1 117,60 


1 130,02 


25 %


09.8908




China


989,92


1 000,92 


25 %


09.8907




Other countries


1 024,65 


1 036,04 


25 %



 (20)





20


Gas pipes


7306 30 41 , 7306 30 49 ,
7306 30 72 , 7306 30 77 


Turkey


43 450,18 


43 932,96 


25 %


09.8911




India


16 721,00 


16 906,78 


25 %


09.8912




North Macedonia


6 175,81 


6 244,43 


25 %


09.8913




United Kingdom


5 874,82 


5 940,09 


25 %


09.8992




Other countries


12 635,26 


12 775,65 


25 %



 (21)





21


Hollow sections


7306 61 10 , 7306 61 92 ,
7306 61 99 


Turkey


66 577,91 


67 317,67 


25 %


09.8916




United Kingdom


40 001,61 


40 446,07 


25 %


09.8993




Russian Federation


22 664,34 


22 916,17 


25 %


09.8917




North Macedonia


21 621,70 


21 861,94 


25 %


09.8918




Ukraine


16 174,57 


16 354,29 


25 %


09.8919




Switzerland


13 600,58 


13 751,70 


25 %


09.8920




Belarus


13 392,20 


13 541,00 


25 %


09.8921




Other countries


15 230,42 


15 399,64 


25 %



 (22)





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


5 168,74 


5 226,17 


25 %


09.8926




Ukraine


3 236,47 


3 272,43 


25 %


09.8927




United Kingdom


1 642,83 


1 661,08 


25 %


09.8994




Korea, Republic of


1 017,41 


1 028,71 


25 %


09.8928




Japan


946,14


956,65


25 %


09.8929




China


811,77


820,79


25 %


09.8931




Other countries


2 360,85 


2 387,08 


25 %



 (23)





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


30 152,17 


30 487,19 


25 %


09.8936




Ukraine


23 541,21 


23 802,78 


25 %


09.8937




Belarus


12 595,36 


12 735,31 


25 %


09.8938




United Kingdom


9 557,38 


9 663,58 


25 %


09.8995




United States


6 714,21 


6 788,82 


25 %


09.8940




Other countries


35 461,44 


35 855,45 


25 %



 (24)





25.A


Large welded tubes


7305 11 00 , 7305 12 00 


Other countries


106 330,19 


107 511,63 


25 %



 (25)





25.B


Large welded tubes


7305 19 00 , 7305 20 00 ,
7305 31 00 , 7305 39 00 ,
7305 90 00 


Turkey


9 347,69 


9 451,55 


25 %


09.8971




China


6 323,27 


6 393,53 


25 %


09.8972




Russian Federation


6 278,07 


6 347,83 


25 %


09.8973




United Kingdom


4 248,97 


4 296,18 


25 %


09.8996




Korea, Republic of


2 488,39 


2 516,04 


25 %


09.8974




Other countries


5 771,54 


5 835,67 


25 %



 (26)





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


40 668,04 


41 119,90 


25 %


09.8946




Turkey


31 126,18 


31 472,03 


25 %


09.8947




United Kingdom


9 655,60 


9 762,88 


25 %


09.8997




Taiwan


7 510,15 


7 593,59 


25 %


09.8950




China


6 540,69 


6 613,37 


25 %


09.8949




Russian Federation


6 402,83 


6 473,97 


25 %


09.8952




Other countries


20 849,11 


21 080,77 


25 %



 (27)





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 


Russian Federation


74 594,12 


75 422,94 


25 %


09.8956




Switzerland


17 399,98 


17 593,32 


25 %


09.8957




United Kingdom


13 012,46 


13 157,05 


25 %


09.8998




China


12 561,01 


12 700,58 


25 %


09.8958




Ukraine


10 233,14 


10 346,84 


25 %


09.8959




Other countries


9 702,37 


9 810,18 


25 %



 (28)





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


56 580,19 


57 208,86 


25 %


09.8961




China


39 836,99 


40 279,62 


25 %


09.8962




Russian Federation


26 657,35 


26 953,54 


25 %


09.8963




Turkey


21 490,10 


21 728,87 


25 %


09.8964




Ukraine


17 144,99 


17 335,49 


25 %


09.8965




Other countries


29 751,08 


30 081,65 


25 %



 (29)





IV.2 –   Volumes of global tariff–rate quotas per trimester









Product number


 


From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021


From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021




Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes)




1


Other countries


969 690,07 


980 464,41 




2


Other countries


252 391,11 


255 195,45 




3A


Other countries


719,47


727,46




3B


Other countries


6 024,76 


6 091,70 




4A


Other countries


417 545,50 


422 184,90 




4B


Other countries


94 312,94 


95 360,86 




5


Other countries


37 843,96 


38 264,44 




6


Other countries


32 623,10 


32 985,58 




7


Other countries


289 237,24 


292 450,99 




8


Other countries


90 629,91 


91 636,90 




9


Other countries


46 526,20 


47 043,16 




10


Other countries


915,93


926,11




12


Other countries


47 142,12 


47 665,92 




13


Other countries


109 637,11 


110 855,30 




14


Other countries


4 521,80 


4 572,05 




15


Other countries


698,10


705,85




16


Other countries


77 881,71 


78 747,06 




17


Other countries


10 905,03 


11 026,20 




18


Other countries


224,06


226,55




19


Other countries


1 024,65 


1 036,04 




20


Other countries


12 635,26 


12 775,65 




21


Other countries


15 230,42 


15 399,64 




22


Other countries


2 360,85 


2 387,08 




24


Other countries


35 461,44 


35 855,45 




25A


Other countries


106 330,19 


107 511,63 




25B


Other countries


5 771,54 


5 835,67 




26


Other countries


20 849,11 


21 080,77 




27


Other countries


9 702,37 


9 810,18 




28


Other countries


29 751,08 


30 081,65 




IV.3 –   Maximum volume of residual quota accessible from 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021 to countries with a country specific quota







Product category


New allocated quota from 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021 in tonnes




1


Special regime




2


255 195,45 




3.A


727,46




3.B


6 091,70 




4.A


422 184,90 




4.B


Special regime




5


No access to the residual quota in Q4




6


32 985,58 




7


292 450,99 




8


Not applicable




9


47 043,16 




10


277,83




12


28 599,55 




13


28 822,38 




14


2 514,63 




15


522,33




16


No access to the residual quota in Q4




17


11 026,20 




18


226,55




19


1 036,04 




20


No access to the residual quota in Q4




21


3 233,93 




22


1 933,53 




24


35 855,45 




25.A


Not applicable




25.B


5 835,67 




26


21 080,77 




27


No access to the residual quota in Q4




28


21 357,97 






            ’
         


(1)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8601
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8602
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Russia*: 09.8571, for Turkey*: 09.8572, for India*: 09.8573, for Korea (Republic of)*: 09.8574, for Serbia*: 09.8575 and for United Kingdom*: 09.8599
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(2)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8603
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8604
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India*, Korea (Republic of)*, Ukraine*, Brazil*, Serbia* and United Kingdom*: 09.8567
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(3)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8605
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8606
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Korea (Republic of)*, Russia*, Iran (Islamic republic of)* and United Kingdom*: 09.8568
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(4)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8607
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8608
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Russia*, Korea (Republic of)*, China* and Taiwan*: 09.8569
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(5)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8609
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8610
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India*, Korea (Republic of)* and United Kingdom*: 09.8570
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(6)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8611
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8612
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China*: 09.8581, for Korea (Republic of)*: 09.8582, for India*: 09.8583, for United Kingdom*: 09.8584
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(7)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8613
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8614

(8)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8615
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8616
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China*, Korea (Republic of)*, Taiwan*, Serbia* and United Kingdom*: 09.8576
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(9)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8617
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8618
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Ukraine*, Korea (Republic of)*, Russia*, India* and United Kingdom*: 09.8577
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(10)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8619
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8620

(11)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8621
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8622
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Korea (Republic of)*, Taiwan*, India*, United States of America*, Turkey* and Malaysia*: 09.8578
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(12)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8623
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8624
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China*, India*, Taiwan* and United Kingdom*: 09.8591
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(13)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8625
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8626
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China*, Turkey*, Russia*, Switzerland*, Belarus* and United Kingdom*: 09.8592
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(14)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8627
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8628
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey*, Russia*, Ukraine*, Bosnia and Herzegovina* and Moldova*: 09.8593
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(15)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8629
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8630
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India*, Switzerland*, Ukraine* and United Kingdom*: 09.8594
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(16)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8631
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8632
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India*, Taiwan*, Korea (Republic of)*, China*, Japan* and United Kingdom*: 09.8595
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(17)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8633
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8634

(18)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8635
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8636
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey*, Ukraine*, Korea (Republic of)* and United Kingdom*: 09.8579
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(19)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8637
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8638
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China*, United Arab Emirates* and United Kingdom*: 09.8580
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(20)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8639
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8640
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Russia*, China*, Turkey* and United Kingdom*: 09.8585
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(21)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8641
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8642

(22)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8643
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8644
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey*, Russia*, Ukraine*, North Macedonia*, Switzerland*, Belarus* and United Kingdom*: 09.8596
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(23)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8645
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8646
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For India*, Ukraine*, Korea (Republic of)*, Japan*, China* and United Kingdom*: 09.8597
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(24)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8647
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8648
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For China*, Ukraine*, Belarus*, United States of America* and United Kingdom*: 09.8586
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(25)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8657
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8658

(26)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8659
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8660
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey*, China*, Russia*, Korea (Republic of)* and United Kingdom*: 09.8587
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(27)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8651
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8652
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Switzerland*, Turkey*, Taiwan*, China*, Russia* and United Kingdom*: 09.8588
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5

(28)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8653
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8654

(29)  From 1.1.2021 to 31.3.2021: 09.8655
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: 09.8656
From 1.4.2021 to 30.6.2021: For Turkey*, Russia*, Ukraine*, China* and Belarus*: 09.8598
*In case of exhaustion of their specific quotas in accordance with Article 1.5





ANNEX II
List of product categories originating in developing countries to which the definitive measures apply
Annex III.2 is amended as follows:



































‘List of product categories originating in developing countries to which the definitive measures apply






Country/Product group




1




2




3A




3B




4A




4B




5




6




7




8




9




10




12




13




14




15




16




17




18




19




20




21




22




24




25A




25B




26




27




28





Brazil


 


X


X


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 




China


 


 


 


X


 


X


 


X


 


X


 


X


X


 


 


X


 


 


X


X


 


X


X


X


X


X


X


X


X




India


X


X


 


X


X


X


X


X


X


 


X


X


 


 


X


X


 


 


 


 


X


 


X


X


 


 


X


 


 




Indonesia


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


X


X


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 




Malaysia


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 




Mexico


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 




Moldova


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 




North Macedonia


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


 


X


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


X


 


X


 


 


 


 


 




Thailand


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 




Tunisia


 


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 




Turkey


X


X


 


 


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




United Arab Emirates


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


X


 


X


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 




Vietnam


 


X


 


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X


 


 


 


 


 




All other developing countries


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


X’