Use of the tariff quota for the import of Ukrainian rolled metal products into the EU

The European Commission decided to extend protective measures for a period of 3 years (from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024) for the import of rolled metal products into the European Union regardless of the country of origin and import in the form of individual and global tariff quotas. In total, 3 periods are assumed: from 07/01/2021. until 06/30/2022, From 07/01/2022 until 30.06.2023 and from 01.07.2023 until June 30, 2024

The mechanism for using tariff quotas has been left unchanged: after the complete exhaustion of the tariff quota, import duties at a rate of 25% begin to apply.

Ukraine, as before, has individual tariff quotas in the following 11 categories: 2 (cold-rolled flat products from unalloyed and alloyed steel), 7 (heavy-plate products from unalloyed and alloyed steel), 13 (rebar), 14 (rods, bars and small grade of stainless steel), 16 (wire rod made of unalloyed and alloyed steel), 17 (corners and profiles of iron and unalloyed steel), 21 (hollow profile), 22 (seamless stainless steel pipes), 24 (other seamless pipes), 27 (cold rolled rods of unalloyed and alloyed steel), 28 (unalloyed wire).

Tariff quotas, both individual and global, operate on a quarterly basis of distribution. The mechanism for transferring unused quota volumes from the previous quarter to the next is also preserved - countries will receive access to the underutilized quota volumes of the previous quarter on the 20th working day of the new quarter. The specified mechanism operates exclusively within one period, and the volumes of tariff quotas that were not used in the last quarter of the previous period are not carried over to the next period.

There are three "access modes":

Mode 1: "Ban on use" - that is, countries that have exhausted the individual tariff quota are deprived of the right to use the global tariff quota in the last quarter of the IRS period.
Group 16 (wire rod made of unalloyed and alloyed steel) and group 27 (cold-rolled rods made of unalloyed and alloyed steel) fall into this category of the categories for which Ukraine has an individual tariff quota.

Mode 2: "Restriction of access" - the maximum allowed volumes of access to the global tariff quota were set in the fourth quarter of the period for countries that have exhausted their individual tariff quota. At the same time, the indicated volumes are common for all countries, have exhausted the individual tariff quota, and are used according to the first come - first served principle.
From the categories for which Ukraine has individual tariff quotas fall into this category, groups 13 (rebar, the maximum permitted volume for the use of the global tariff quota in the fourth quarter is 29,457.54 tons), 14 (rods, bars and small grade of stainless steel, 2 590.07 t), 21 (hollow profile, 3 330.95 t), 22 (seamless stainless steel pipes, 1 991.54 t) and 28 (unalloyed wire, 21 998.71 t).

Mode 3: "Full access" - without any restrictions.
From the categories for which Ukraine has an individual tariff quota, this category includes groups 2 (cold-rolled flat products from unalloyed and alloyed steel), 7 (heavy-plate products from unalloyed and alloyed steel), 17 (corners and profiles of iron and unalloyed steel) and 24 (other seamless pipes).

It is also envisaged to increase the volume of tariff quotas in each subsequent period by 3% relative to the previous period.