Trade EU Commission proposes significant increase in steel tariffs

The EU Commission has proposed an increase in EU tariffs on steel. In future, only half as much steel is to enter the EU market duty-free as before, explained EU Industry Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné in the online service X on Wednesday.

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07.10.2025, 16:11

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In addition, a 50 percent duty is to be imposed. Brussels wants to protect the European steel industry from cheaper competition from China.

Steel imports into the EU are duty-free up to a certain amount per year. Quotas apply to specific steel products for certain countries such as Switzerland. If the import quantity exceeds the respective upper limit, a duty of 25 percent is due, which the Commission now wants to double.