In the first five days of the EU's quarterly steel import quotas, which are in effect from October 1 to December 31, the limits set for Turkey, China, India, Australia, Taiwan, North Macedonia and the Other Countries group were exceeded for several product categories. More than 70% of quotas have already been used for a number of positions.
As follows from the data of the European Commission, the quotas allocated to Turkey were selected for hot-rolled products, metal-coated sheets of types 4A and 4B, organic-coated sheets, quartz sheets, fittings, wire rod, gas pipes, hollow profiles and other welded pipes. Some of these shipments are already awaiting customs clearance at EU ports.
China has fully selected or exceeded quotas for electrical sheet, type 4B metal-coated sheets, other seamless pipes, and non-alloy wire. The relevant shipments are also awaiting customs clearance.
India has exceeded the limits for thin-sheet rolled products, stainless bars and light profiles, gas pipes and seamless stainless pipes. These volumes are also awaiting clearance in the ports of the European Union.
Australia and Taiwan have chosen their quotas for hot rolled products and organic coated sheets, respectively, while North Macedonia has exceeded the limit for hollow profiles.
Quotas for hot-rolled and cold-rolled products, type 4A metal-coated sheets, tin products, rolled sheets and hollow profiles have already been exceeded for the Other Countries group. In addition, the quota for hollow profiles allocated for the "FTA — other" category has been exceeded.
The following are the positions for which the quota usage level has exceeded 70%:
- organic coated sheet — India;
- organic coated sheet — South Korea;
- merchant bars and light profiles — China;
- armature — Algeria;
- corners and profiles — Turkey;
- hollow profiles — China, Ukraine, India.