The duty rate is set at between 5.6% and 28%

The European Commission has proposed definitive anti-dumping duties of between 5.6% and 28% on imports of certain types of cold-rolled flat steel (CRC) from India, Japan, Turkey and Vietnam. This was reported by Argus Media.

No date has been specified for the introduction of these measures; they are expected to come into force following publication in the Official Journal of the EU.

The investigation was launched last September following a complaint by the European Steel Association (EUROFER). The complaint alleges that imports of the specified products originating in the four countries mentioned are being dumped, causing damage to the bloc’s steel industry. The investigation covered the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

The EU began monitoring CRC imports in early December 2025, leading market participants to speculate that duties might be imposed retrospectively. Ultimately, the bloc decided against this.

Japanese producers, including Nippon Steel, may face the highest rate of 28%. As for India, a single duty of 9.5% is set for JSW Steel, JSW Steel Coated Products, Tata Steel India and other exporters with whom they collaborate. The lowest rate of 5.6% is proposed for the Turkish company Tatmetal.

It is worth recalling that, according to the June report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development — the OECD Steel Outlook 2026 — anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) continued to be widely used in the global market in 2025 to combat steel dumping and subsidisation. In addition, an increasing number of countries have introduced or are introducing more extensive trade measures.