European Commission introduces safeguarding measures on ferroalloys

The European Commission has imposed safeguarding measures on imports of certain ferroalloys into the EU, after the conclusion of an 11-month investigation, it announced on November 18. The measures, which come into effect immediately, consist of country-specific tariff-rate quotas per type of ferroalloy, limiting the volume of imports allowed to enter the EU duty-free. Quotas are set quarterly, at 75% of historical imports for each country, on a non-standard cycle determined by the initial start date. The safeguard covers ferro-manganese ( HS 7202 11, 7202 19), ferro-silicon (HS  7202 21), ferro-silico-magnesium (HS 7202 99 30), and ferro-silico-manganese (HS 7202 30). Imports exceeding the quota volumes may enter the EU duty-free if their price exceeds thresholds laid out by the measure. For imports below the established threshold, the applicable duty will be equivalent to the difference between the net free-at-Union-frontier price and the established price threshold for each product. Notably, imports from Norway and Iceland, which are members of the European Economic Area but not the EU, will be covered under the measure. The European Commission will conduct trimonthly consultations with Norway and Iceland and will review the effects of the measure. 

Regulation (EU) 2025/2351 detailing the definitive safeguard measure can be accessed here