IREPAS - International Rebar Producers and Exporters Association » free trade agreement https://www.irepas.com ıIREPAS gathers producers, traders and consumers of steel rebars, wire rods, sections as well as suppliers of ferrous scrap and steel raw materials Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:38:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 EU sets country specific quota allocations under post-safeguard regime https://www.irepas.com/?p=6514&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eu-sets-country-specific-quota-allocations-under-post-safeguard-regime https://www.irepas.com/?p=6514#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:17:39 +0000 Irepas https://www.irepas.com/?p=6514 The European Commission has announced that it has set out the detailed country allocation of tariff quotas under the EU’s new steel trade regime. The total annual tariff quota volume of 18.35 million mt will be distributed across 26 steel product categories, replacing the previous safeguard quota administration. Each quota is divided equally into four quarterly volumes.

Half of the import quotas have been allocated exclusively to free trade agreement (FTA) partners, while the remaining half will be available to all exporting countries, including FTA partners.

The regulation establishes three different quota access mechanisms depending on the exporting country’s status.

Countries receiving a country-specific quota (CSQ) may use their allocated quota immediately. Once exhausted, eligible FTA partners may continue exporting under an additional FTA Quota – CSQ, which is administered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Countries without country-specific quotas may instead access:
- “Other countries” quota: accessible for the exporting countries which are not FTA partners.
- FTA Quota – Other countries quota: accessible for the exporting countries which are FTA partners.

The countries that are able to access these three type of quotas may vary depending on the products.

The CSQ allocations for reinforcing bars are as follows:

  • Türkiye : 239,66.09 mtons (59,919.02 mtons per quarter)
  • Egypt : 144,367.80 mtons (36,091.95 mtons per quarter)
  • Algeria : 63,761.42 mtons (15,940.36 mtons per quarter)
  • Moldova : 39,719.11 mtons (9,929.78 mtons per quarter)
  • China : 20,216.13 mtons (5,054.03 mtons per quarter)
  • Ukraine : 67,710.16 mtons (16,927.54 mtons per quarter)
  • FTA Quota – CSQ : 158,803.37 mtons (39,700.84 mtons per quarter)
  • Other Countries : 63,322.34 mtons (15,830.59 mtons per quarter)
  • FTA Quota – Other Countries : 38,299.23 mtons (9,574.81 mtons per quarter)
  • UK (to Northern Ireland from other parts of the UK) : 8,649.90 mtons (2,162.48 mtons per quarter)

The CSQ allocations for wire rods are as follows:

  • Türkiye : 244,589.00 mtons (61,147.25 mtons per quarter)
  • Malaysia : 86,683.40 mtons (21,670.85 mtons per quarter)
  • UK : 175,399.53 mtons (43,849.88 mtons per quarter)
  • Ukraine : 189,145.02 mtons (47,286.26 mtons per quarter)
  • Switzerland : 162,195.34 mtons (40,548.83 mtons per quarter)
  • Viet Nam : 97,086.65 mtons (24,271.66 mtons per quarter)
  • Moldova : 95,839.25 mtons (23,959.81 mtons per quarter)
  • Egypt : 86,714.89 mtons (21,678.72 mtons per quarter)
  • FTA Quota – CSQ : 122,881.38 mtons (30,720.34 mtons per quarter)
  • Other Countries : 153,927.34 mtons (38,481.84 mtons per quarter)
  • FTA Quota – Other Countries : 138,440.96 mtons (34,610.24 mtons per quarter)
  • Korea : 11,334.76 mtons (2,833.69 mtons per quarter)
  • Japan : 5,293.99 mtons (1,323.50 mtons per quarter)

 

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