The European Commission has adopted new melt-and-pour evidence requirements for steel imports covered by the EU Steel Regulation. These require importers from 1 October to provide a Mill Test Certificate (MTC) stating the melt-and-pour country and heat number, Kallanish notes from the Official Journal of the European Union dated 31 August.
If the MTC is missing either of these details, customs authorities may accept complementary evidence containing the missing information. This can include invoices, delivery notes, quality certificates, purchase orders or contracts, supplier declarations, cost accounting and production documents, exporting-country customs documents, commercial correspondence or production descriptions.
During a one-year transition period from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, the same documents may also be accepted as standalone evidence where no MTC can be provided, as long as they contain both the country of melt and pour and the heat number. After 30 September 2027, this standalone-document provision expires.
Where complementary or standalone evidence is submitted, customs authorities must carry out documentary checks.
The country of melt and pour must be declared through TARIC document codes.
Failure to provide appropriate and verifiable evidence will result in the import being rejected.
Author: Elina Virchenko
