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Proclamation 10691

Adjusting Imports of Steel Into the United States

This proclamation extends through December 31, 2025 the tariff-rate quota arrangement with the European Union on steel imports, originally established in 2021, while maintaining the 25 percent Section 232 tariff on steel from other countries. It also renews certain product exclusions for EU steel imports for two years and tightens origin requirements by requiring steel to be melted and poured in the EU to qualify for preferential treatment.

Federal Register Open PDF 89 FR 227

Impact dates

  1. EU tariff-rate quota extension expires

  2. Renewed exclusions expire (2 years from proclamation date)

  3. Modifications effective for goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse

Key directives

  • Extend EU steel tariff-rate quota through December 31, 2025
  • Require steel to be melted and poured in EU for in-quota treatment
  • Renew utilized exclusions from FY2021 and Q1 2022 for 2 years from proclamation date
  • Secretary to ensure compliance with melt-and-pour requirement, with consultation from DHS Secretary and USTR
  • Secretary to recommend updates to in-quota volumes as warranted
  • Secretary to communicate renewed exclusions to CBP
  • Secretary to inform importers of renewed exclusion availability and volumes
  • Amend HTSUS U.S. note 16(f) to insert EU melt-and-pour requirement

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect January 1, 2024 for goods entered for consumption

Near term (90d)

  • Secretary to communicate renewed exclusions to CBP
  • Secretary to publish exclusion availability information

Long term

  • Tariff-rate quota runs through December 31, 2025
  • Renewed exclusions valid for 2 years from December 28, 2023
  • Ongoing U.S.-EU discussions on global steel and aluminum arrangements

Risks & tensions

  • Melt-and-pour requirement may create compliance enforcement challenges and disputes over origin determination
  • U.S.-EU negotiations on global steel/aluminum arrangements remain incomplete with no fixed deadline
  • Potential for quota volume inadequacy if market conditions shift significantly
  • Maintains tariff on other allies (Japan, UK, Ukraine) under separate arrangements, creating complex differential treatment
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