{"id":437017,"date":"2025-10-07T17:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2025\/10\/07\/quote-minori-a-dazi-zero-e-tariffe-piu-alte-per-le-eccedenze-le-misure-ue-per-lacciaio\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T19:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T17:39:07","slug":"zero-tariffs-for-lower-quotas-higher-ones-for-surpluses-eu-measures-for-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2025\/10\/07\/zero-tariffs-for-lower-quotas-higher-ones-for-surpluses-eu-measures-for-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero tariffs for lower quotas, higher ones for surpluses. EU measures for steel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels – Lower quotas\u00a0without tariffs, higher tariffs for excess quantities, and certification of origin requirements for smelting and casting<\/strong>: the European Commission is putting its hand to the steel market with new measures to combat global overcapacity<\/strong>. Following\u00a0the\u00a0plan for the sector<\/a><\/span>, the EU executive unveils its operational strategy to meet the needs of the steel industry.<\/p>\n

The main changes the European Commission wants to introduce are, first of all, the\u00a0limitation of zero-duty import volumes to 18.3 million tonnes per year<\/strong>\u00a0instead of 30.5 million tonnes.<\/span>\u00a0This is a 47 per cent reduction compared to the decreed steel volumes of 2024. The EU, therefore, practically halves the amount of steel without tariffs.\u00a0Once the quota of 18.3 million tonnes is reached, tariffs\u00a0of 50 per cent<\/strong> will be triggered on surplus steel entering the single market. These duties are double the current 25% regime. The 50% out-of-quota tariff\u00a0is seen as useful to limit and thus reduce imports. Brussels admits that a lower tariff\u00a0“would have risked being ineffective.”<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This quota system does not currently include a country system.\u00a0The European Commission does not envisage\u00a0<\/strong>setting specific ceilings for the different steel ‘made in’ products. Still, it reserves the right to do so at a later date<\/strong>, if necessary, after conducting the appropriate checks and bilateral comparisons<\/span>. Another measure seen as crucial to avoid loopholes and circumvent EU tariffs\u00a0is the obligation for importers to indicate where the steel was melted and cast<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Eurofer calls for public support in favor of steel industry transition<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n