UNITED
KINGDOM
Certain
steel products
Supplement
The following communication, dated and
received on 14 January 2026, 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 by the Trade Remedies Authority
("TRA"), the United Kingdom's competent authority, relating to
the safeguard measure on certain steel products.
The review will consider whether
it would be appropriate to vary the TRQs to which certain steel products are
subject.
1. Specify the date when the
review was initiated
The TRA initiated the review on
14 January 2026.
Details on the review and a copy
of the notice of initiation can be found on the Trade Remedies Service case
file: Aluzinc, aluminised flat steel, and quarto
plate (Category 4 and 7) - Trade Remedies Service - GOV.UK.
2. Provide the precise description of the product(s) involved
The goods subject to this review
are:
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Product Number
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Product Category
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Commodity Codes
|
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4
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Metallic coated sheet
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7210 6100 20, 7210 6900 80
|
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7
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Non-alloy and other alloy
quarto plates
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7208 5191 00, 7208 5291 00,
7208 5198 00, 7208 5120 00, 7208 5299 00, 7208 5120 10
|
3. Provide the reasons for the
initiation of the review
The TRA initiated the review following applications from industry and is
satisfied that there may have been a change of circumstances namely that the
TRQ, or any part of the quota, has been exhausted, and the impact of the TRQ on
traditional trade flows.
4. Provide a point of contact for
the review and identify the preferred means for corresponding
The TRA is responsible for
conducting the review. Please direct correspondence to TQ0077@traderemedies.gov.uk.
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 can register their interest and provide comments through the Trade Remedies Service by 23:59 UK time on 25 January 2026.
Interested parties can request a hearing
using the Trade Remedies Service.
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