The first allocation data for Category 2 – cold rolled flat steel – point to a relatively subdued start under the EU’s new steel import regime, Kallanish notes. As of 6 July, ample volumes remained available.
South Korea showed the highest utilisation among major country-specific allocations, with 23,511 tonnes awaiting allocation against a third-quarter quota of 63,653t, leaving 40,142t, or 63%, still available.
Türkiye followed, with 17,956t awaiting allocation against a 60,153t quota, leaving 42,197t, or 70%, available.
Taiwan, the UK and Japan remained almost fully available, while India retained 97% of its quota and Ukraine 94%.
The additional FTA Quota-CSQ has the full 33,671t still available. This mechanism only becomes relevant after eligible FTA partners exhaust their country-specific quotas. Since no country-specific CR sheet quota had been exhausted, importers had not yet moved into this second-layer FTA pool.
The “other countries” quota had 1,878t awaiting allocation against 24,934t, leaving 92% available.
The FTA Quota – Other countries pool was virtually untouched, with 21,258t of 21,284t still available.
| Origin | TRQ volume |
Balance | Awaiting allocation |
Avaliable TRQ tonnes |
Available TRQ % |
| Taiwan | 33,587 | 33,587 | 20 | 33,567 | 100 |
| India | 67,494 | 67,494 | 2,176 | 65,317 | 97 |
| Korea | 63,653 | 63,653 | 23,511 | 40,142 | 63 |
| Türkiye | 60,153 | 60,153 | 17,956 | 42,197 | 70 |
| United Kingdom | 19,835 | 19,835 | 23 | 19,812 | 100 |
| Japan | 29,458 | 29,458 | 62 | 29,396 | 100 |
| Ukraine | 26,549 | 26,549 | 1,711 | 24,838 | 94 |
| FTA Quota – CSQ (India, Korea, Türkiye, Ukraine, UK) |
33,671 | 33,671 | – | 33,671 | 100 |
| Other countries | 24,934 | 24,934 | 1,878 | 23,056 | 92 |
| FTA Quota – Other countries | 21,284 | 21,284 | 26 | 21,258 | 100 |
| Egypt | 1,295 | 1,295 | 344 | 951 | 73 |
| Switzerland | 746 | 746 | 1 | 744 | 100 |
| Brazil | 3,534 | 3,534 | – | 3,534 | 100 |
Source: EU TARIC, as of 6 July. Complied by Kallanish
