The new safeguard measures, effective 1 July, cut the UK’s duty-free steel import quota by 51% to 3.2 million tonnes and double the tariff on above‑quota imports to 50% of the product’s value, with between half and nine‑tenths of each quota reserved for EU steel depending on the product. The government also exempts 11 specialist steel types from tariffs after industry warnings that no local alternative exists. The final package comes after June consultations with manufacturers and follows earlier UK‑EU negotiations, with the 51% reduction less severe than the 60% proposed in March.
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The final package comes after June consultations with manufacturers and follows earlier UK‑EU negotiations, with the 51% reduction less severe than the 60% proposed in March.
