2026-10-05
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The EU Steel Quota Is Tightest Where China Has No Allocation at All
Trade Policy·11 min read·10 figures
From 1 July 2026 the EU doubled the steel out-of-quota duty to 50% and cut duty-free volumes 47%. China holds named quotas in 4 of 26 categories and none in hot-rolled coil. Here is the per-tonne arithmetic.