Iron and Steel

EU General Court Case T-193/26 Challenges CBAM Default Values for Georgian Seamless Steel Pipes

On 24 March 2026, MSP BV filed an action before the EU General Court (Case T-193/26) challenging the CBAM default value rules in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2621 as they apply to seamless steel pipes from Georgia. If the court annuls the contested provisions, CBAM default values and related cost and reporting exposure for Georgian iron and steel imports may need to be recalibrated, potentially influencing how CBAM benchmarks are set more broadly.

11 May 2026, 18:58eur-lex.europa.euEuropean Union

U.S. Commerce Confirms Antidumping Duties on Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From 15 Countries

In May 2026, the US Department of Commerce completed expedited first sunset reviews and determined that revoking antidumping duty orders on prestressed concrete steel wire strand imports from 15 countries would likely lead to renewed dumping, so the orders remain in effect. Importers and downstream users of PC strand should plan for continued duty exposure and supply constraints on covered origins, and monitor future US trade remedy reviews for any change in rates or scope.

7 May 2026, 05:59federalregister.govUnited States

European Commission Approves Amendment to German State Aid for Salzgitter SALCOS Hydrogen-Based Steel Decarbonisation Project

In February 2026 the European Commission approved an amendment increasing German direct state aid to over EUR 1.3 billion for Salzgitter’s SALCOS Stage I hydrogen-based steel decarbonisation project. The decision reinforces EU backing for green steel and large-scale renewable hydrogen demand in Germany, signalling continued public support for capital-intensive industrial decarbonisation investments.

3 May 2026, 14:30ec.europa.euGermanyEuropean Union

European Parliament Questions Commission on Coking Sector, Critical Raw Materials and EU ETS

On 22 April 2026, an MEP asked the European Commission whether it will recognise the EU coking industry as strategic, ease EU ETS costs and consider trade protections against cheap coke imports. If taken up, these ideas could foreshadow adjustments to the Critical Raw Materials framework, ETS cost burden and trade defence tools affecting coke-dependent steel, defence and automotive supply chains.

3 May 2026, 07:29europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

EEB Briefing Urges Stronger ESPR Ecodesign Rules for Iron and Steel

In April 2026, the European Environmental Bureau published a detailed critique of the European Commission’s first ESPR ecodesign proposals for iron and steel, warning that current label thresholds and data requirements are too weak to create a true market for low-carbon, fossil-free steel. If policymakers follow these recommendations, EU steelmakers and major buyers should expect tighter carbon-intensity classes, broader environmental metrics in the steel label and Digital Product Passport, and stronger pressure to invest in genuinely low-emission production routes.

1 May 2026, 13:04eeb.orgEuropean Union

EU Commission Terminates Anti-Dumping Proceeding on Certain Cast Iron Goods From India and Turkey

In March 2026 the European Commission formally terminated its anti-dumping investigation into certain cast-iron articles imported from India and Turkey after the complainant withdrew its case. This removes the immediate risk of EU anti-dumping duties on these products, but trade and procurement teams should note the continued use of trade defence instruments for iron and steel supply chains.

30 Apr 2026, 08:57eur-lex.europa.euEuropean UnionSwedenIndiaTürkiye

US Commerce Final Covered Merchandise Determination on Seamless OCTG From Thailand Using Chinese Billets

In April 2026, the US Department of Commerce confirmed that seamless oil country tubular goods produced in Thailand by Boly Pipe using Chinese steel billets fall within the existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on OCTG from China. Importers of these products must treat them as subject to China OCTG AD/CVD cash deposit requirements back to December 2024 unless they can document non-Chinese billet origin, tightening trade compliance and supply chain risk for third-country OCTG sourcing.

30 Apr 2026, 06:37govinfo.govUnited States

German Environment Agency Report on Proving the Installation-Specific Origin of CBAM Goods

In April 2026 Germany’s Environment Agency published a detailed CBAM monitoring, reporting, and verification report on how importers and verifiers can reliably prove the installation-specific origin and embedded emissions of CBAM goods. The study’s recommended document sets, ERP-based controls, and sector-specific approaches for cement, fertilisers, iron and steel, and aluminium signal how EU CBAM verification practice is likely to evolve and where companies should strengthen traceability and data systems.

29 Apr 2026, 18:06umweltbundesamt.deEuropean Union

Council Working Party To Discuss UK Steel Trade Measure And EU–UK ETS Linking

The Council’s Working Party on the United Kingdom will meet on 17 April 2026 to discuss a forthcoming UK steel trade measure effective from 1 July 2026 and progress towards linking the EU and UK emissions trading systems. While no legal text is yet available, these agenda items signal potential changes to steel market access and cross-border carbon pricing that manufacturers and energy-intensive installations should monitor ahead of detailed proposals.

22 Apr 2026, 19:57data.consilium.europa.euEuropean UnionUnited Kingdom

US Commerce Confirms Countervailing Duty Orders on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From China and Taiwan

In April 2026, the US Department of Commerce issued final results of expedited second sunset reviews concluding that revoking countervailing duty orders on non‑oriented electrical steel from China and Taiwan would likely lead to renewed subsidisation at rates up to 158.88 percent. Importers and downstream users should plan for continued high countervailing duty exposure on these steel products when sourcing from China and Taiwan, and reflect this in sourcing, pricing, and risk management decisions.

22 Apr 2026, 18:39federalregister.govUnited States

US Commerce Confirms Antidumping Orders on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From Sweden, Germany, China, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan

In April 2026 the US Department of Commerce confirmed that antidumping duty orders on non-oriented electrical steel imports from Sweden, Germany, China, Korea, Taiwan and Japan will remain in force at high dumping margins. Importers and downstream users of electrical steel must continue to factor these duties into sourcing, pricing and supply-chain decisions for steel-intensive equipment and components.

22 Apr 2026, 14:04federalregister.govUnited States

US Commerce Confirms Continuation of Countervailing Duties on Chinese Oil Country Tubular Goods

In April 2026 the US Department of Commerce completed its third expedited sunset review of countervailing duties on Chinese oil country tubular goods and decided the order will remain in force, with subsidy rates ranging from 20.90% to 26.19% and an all-others rate of 23.82% from 15 April 2026. Importers and buyers of Chinese OCTG should continue to factor these countervailing duties into landed costs, sourcing decisions, and long-term contracts as no relief from the existing CVD order follows from this review.

21 Apr 2026, 12:53govinfo.govUnited States

US Commerce Issues Final Sunset Review Results for CVD Orders on Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From China, Germany, India, and Italy

In April 2026, the US Department of Commerce completed expedited first sunset reviews of the countervailing duty orders on forged steel fluid end blocks from China, Germany, India, and Italy, finding that revoking the orders would likely lead to continued subsidisation at specified country and company-level rates. This keeps existing countervailing duty exposure in place for US importers of these components from the four countries, signalling ongoing trade-remedy protection and stable duty cost assumptions for affected supply chains.

21 Apr 2026, 12:53govinfo.govUnited States

US ITC Initiates AD/CVD Investigations on Tin Mill Products From China, Taiwan, and Turkey

US trade authorities have opened preliminary antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into tin mill products from China, Taiwan, and Turkey, with the US International Trade Commission’s preliminary injury determination due by late May 2026. Potential AD/CVD duties on these tinplate imports could significantly raise costs and reshape sourcing strategies for downstream users of metal packaging and related steel products in the US market.

19 Apr 2026, 16:42federalregister.govUnited States

EU Co‑Legislators Reach Provisional Deal on Steel Overcapacity Regulation

In April 2026 EU co-legislators reached a provisional deal on a new regulation that will significantly tighten tariff-rate quotas on steel imports and replace the current EU steel safeguard regime from 1 July 2026. Steel producers and downstream users should prepare for sharply reduced quota volumes, higher out-of-quota duties, and potential scope extensions and melt-and-pour origin rules that could reshape steel sourcing strategies, trade flows, and costs.

18 Apr 2026, 08:25consilium.europa.euEuropean Union

United States Continues Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico and Türkiye

The US Department of Commerce has confirmed the continuation of existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar from Mexico and Türkiye, effective 8 April 2026 after second five-year sunset reviews. This maintains current US trade duties on covered rebar imports with no near-term tariff relief, so importers and exporters should plan pricing and sourcing strategies around ongoing AD/CVD exposure until at least the next review cycle in the early 2030s.

17 Apr 2026, 08:09federalregister.govUnited States

EU Commission Plans Ecodesign Delegated Regulation for Iron and Steel Products

The European Commission has signalled a forthcoming delegated regulation to define low-carbon steel and set ecodesign requirements for iron and steel products, with public consultation planned for Q2 2026 and adoption targeted for Q4 2026. This will tighten low-carbon performance and transparency expectations for iron and steel value chains, influencing investment, procurement, and product design decisions under the broader Clean Industrial Deal and Industrial Accelerator Act agenda.

16 Apr 2026, 08:52ec.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Commission Clarifies Review of Including Lift Guide Rails in Steel Overcapacity Measure

In April 2026 the European Commission confirmed, in an answer to Parliament, that its proposal for a steel overcapacity trade measure includes a review clause to assess whether the product scope should later be expanded to cover currently excluded items such as steel lift guide rails. This sets an early expectation for steel and downstream equipment manufacturers that, once the regulation is in force, future reviews could extend trade measures to additional product categories, with implications for market access, pricing, and supply arrangements.

15 Apr 2026, 18:37europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

EU Commission Adopts Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/846 Amending Steel Safeguard Tariff Quotas

In April 2026, the European Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/846 to close a loophole in the EU steel safeguard by creating new TARIC codes that ensure rebar is imported under the correct tariff-rate quota category. This change preserves traditional trade flows, limits quota circumvention, and signals continued scrutiny of steel import patterns and related market risks for EU and non-EU steel suppliers.

14 Apr 2026, 15:39eur-lex.europa.euEuropean Union

US Proclamation Increases Full-Value Section 232 Tariffs on Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Imports

The United States has significantly expanded Section 232 national security tariffs, applying rates up to 50 percent on the full customs value of aluminum, steel, and copper imports. Businesses must anticipate immediate cost escalations and implement enhanced supply chain transparency to navigate stricter origin tracking and broader derivative product coverage.

6 Apr 2026, 18:29whitehouse.govUnited States