According to the quota annex of EU Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1457, annual country-specific allocations for key stainless steel product categories are as follows:
Category 8 (hot-rolled sheets/strips): Indonesia 35,843t, India 26,019t, Chinese Taiwan 19,984t, Korea 20,735t, Türkiye 13,727t, China 9,515t;
Category 9 (cold-rolled sheets/strips): Korea 101,884t, Türkiye 69,038t, Chinese Taiwan 52,985t, South Africa 52,607t, Vietnam 43,853t, China 40,431t, India 38,054t;
Category 14 (stainless bars and light sections): India 92,557t, Switzerland 10,786t, China 3,585t;
Category 15 (stainless wire rod): India 18,772t, Korea 5,212t, Chinese Taiwan 4,305t, Japan 2,400t, China 1,374t;
Category 22 (seamless stainless tubes): India 15,329t, Ukraine 6,524t, Korea 2,392t, China 1,073t.
Total annual quotas across all 26 product categories amount to 18,345,922 tonnes, with a 50% out-of-quota duty. Quotas are split into MFN and FTA parts, administered on a first-come, first-served basis, and remain in force through December 31, 2026.
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