Published: December 19th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The European Commission wants to review the duty-free quota for certain steel products from China. At the end of November, 13 EU member states submitted a corresponding request. They had pointed out the decline in demand for steel in the Union. The products in question include sheet metal, pipes, and various types of wire. The EU states point to an increasing discrepancy between demand in the EU internal market and the level of duty-free quotas.