The EU registers CR sheet steel imports from five countries, including Turkey

The European Commission has announced that it has introduced mandatory registration for the import of certain cold-rolled flat steel products (CRF) from India, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam. This measure will allow the EU to impose retroactive anti-dumping duties if an ongoing investigation confirms that these imports are entering the EU market at unfairly low prices.

A proactive step towards potential retroactive duties

The Commission said there was sufficient evidence that imports from the five countries had increased significantly and could enter the European Union at dumping prices, undermining EU producers. By initiating the registration, the EU guarantees that any future anti-dumping duty can be legally applied to goods imported 90 days before the introduction of temporary measures.

The investigation, covering the period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, was launched on September 18 following a complaint from EUROFER alleging that imports of these products originating from India, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam were being dumped, as previously reported. SteelOrbis.

The allegations in the complaint requesting the start of an anti-dumping investigation estimate a dumping margin of 3.2 to 31.3 percent.

What's next?

After registration:

• The anti-dumping investigation is ongoing, examining the damage, dumping margin and impact on the market.