Safeguard measures

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Safeguards
Trade defence

Import quotas should not be lower than the average level of imports over the last three representative years for which statistics are available.

In several cases, the Commission has imposed tariff quotas allowing imports in excess of the quota, subject to additional duty

Latest news

Press release
18 November 2025

Commission imposes definitive safeguard measures on certain ferroalloys

The European Commission took today an important step to protect the EU's ferroalloy industry – which employs some 1,800 people in the EU – by imposing definitive safeguard measures on imports of certain ferroalloys into the European Union.

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News article
23 October 2025

Commission acts against unfairly traded imports of screws without heads

Today the Commission imposed anti-dumping measures on imports into the EU of screws without heads originating in the People’s Republic of China.

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News article
20 October 2025

Commission acts against unfairly traded imports of steel track shoes from China

Today the Commission imposed anti-dumping measures on imports into the EU of steel track shoes originating in the People’s Republic of China.

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Partner meetings

CSD on the proposal to tackle trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the steel sector

Tuesday 18 November 2025, 14:30 - 16:30 (CET)
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Partner meetings

Civil Society Dialogue on the EU’s trade defence instruments – Annual Report 2024

Wednesday 12 November 2025, 15:00 - 17:00 (CET)
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Partner meetings

Civil Society Dialogue on the EU’s Trade defence instruments – Annual Report 2023

Thursday 26 September 2024, 14:30 - 16:30 (CEST)
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