EU safeguard tariff-rate-quota (TRQ) utilisation for metallic-coated sheet is filling up unevenly as of 7 January, with category 4.A approaching exhaustion for Türkiye and Vietnam overbooked, while category 4.B is already overbooked for China, Kallanish notes.
Category 4.A covers metallic-coated sheet imports not declared for automotive end-use, while category 4.B is for automotive-grade imports placed under the EU end-use procedure.
Category 4.A is nearing closure for Türkiye, with only 7% of the quota still available, as 108,828 tonnes are already awaiting allocation against a ceiling of 116,832t. Vietnam is overbooked, with 130,809t awaiting allocation, exceeding the quota by 13,977t.
South Korea retains 23,722t, or 64% availability, while Taiwan has 32,196t, equivalent to 28%, still open.
By contrast, India and the United Kingdom remain largely open, with 99% and 84% of their respective quotas still available.
Category 4.B for automotive-grade imports is fully closed for China, where 194,321t are awaiting allocation against a TRQ of 126,938t, leaving the category 53% overbooked. South Korea still has 98,029t, or 60%, available.
India and the UK remain almost entirely open, with 100% and 99% availability respectively.
| Product Number |
Origin | TRQ volume |
Balance | Awaiting allocation |
Avaliable TRQ |
Available TRQ % |
| 4.A | South Korea | 37,148 | 37,148 | 13,426 | 23,722 | 64 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 53,100 | 53,100 | 753 | 52,347 | 99 | |
| United Kingdom | 35,001 | 35,001 | 5,633 | 29,369 | 84 | |
| Other countries: | 467,329 | – | – | – | – | |
| – Türkiye | 116,832 | 116,832 | 108,828 | 8,004 | 7 | |
| – Vietnam | 116,832 | 116,832 | 130,809 | -13,977 | -12 | |
| – Taiwan | 116,832 | 116,832 | 84,636 | 32,196 | 28 | |
| 4.B | China | 126,938 | 126,938 | 194,321 | -67,383 | -53 |
| South Korea | 164,743 | 164,743 | 66,714 | 98,029 | 60 | |
| India | 75,817 | 75,817 | 370 | 75,446 | 100 | |
| United Kingdom | 35,001 | 35,001 | 330 | 34,672 | 99 | |
| Other countries: | 103,732 | – | – | – | – |
Source: EU TARIC, as of 7 January. Complied by Kallanish
