The European Commission has launched a public consultation on whether four additional steel product categories should be brought under the EU Steel Regulation, Kallanish learns.
The review covers cast iron tubes, pipes and hollow profiles; non-alloy and other alloy wire; stainless wire; and non-alloy forged bars.
The Commission is seeking feedback from producers, users, traders, importers, industry associations and other stakeholders on whether the products should be added to the regulation.
Following the consultation, the Commission will assess the responses before completing its product scope review by 31 December 2026.
The EU Steel Regulation entered into force on 1 July 2026, replacing the bloc’s previous steel safeguard regime.
The framework includes duty-free tariff rate quotas totalling 18.3 million tonnes, a 50% duty on out-of-quota imports, and a melt-and-pour requirement aimed at preventing circumvention.
