Published 02 July 2026
EU Releases National Stainless Steel Import Quota Details, Quotas Clarified for Major Asian Exporters: How Does China’s Steel Industry Respond?
Recently, the European Union officially disclosed country-specific import quotas for stainless steel sub-categories via Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1457, covering five major product categories including hot-rolled coils, cold-rolled coils, bars and light sections, wire rods and seamless stainless steel pipes, specifying the duty-free import quotas for 2026. The total annual import quota for all steel products of the EU stands at 18.345922 million tons. Adopting a dual-quota system of Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) and Free Trade Agreement (FTA) quotas, the regulation implements customs clearance on a first-come, first-served basis. Goods exceeding quota limits will be subject to a high tariff rate of 50%, and the regulation shall remain valid until December 31, 2026. Quota Breakdown of Core Product Categories Hot-rolled coils: Indonesia 35,843 tons, India 26,019 tons, South Korea 20,735 tons, Chinese Taiwan 19,984 tons, Turkey 13,727 tons, China 9,515 tons; Cold-rolled coils: South Korea 101,884 tons, Turkey 69,038 tons, Chinese Taiwan 52,985 tons, South Africa 52,607 tons, Vietnam 43,853 tons, China 40,431 tons, India 38,054 tons; Stainless steel bars and light sections: India 92,557 tons, Switzerland 10,786 tons, China 3,585 tons; Stainless steel rods: India 18,772 tons, South Korea 5,212 tons, Chinese Taiwan 4,305 tons, Japan 2,400 tons, China 1,374 tons; Seamless...
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