EU member states on 29 October backed definitive anti-dumping duties on cold-rolled flat steel imports from India, Japan, Türkiye, Vietnam and Taiwan. Fifteen member states voted in favour, nine abstained and three opposed. The duties will take effect only after the European Commission publishes the relevant implementing regulation in the EU Official Journal; the vote does not set their effective date.
In October, the Commission revised proposed rates for Turkish exporters after challenges to its calculation methodology. The revised proposed range is 3.0% to 7.8%, down from 5.6% to 9.7%. The Commission accepted concerns involving inflation adjustments, freight costs and differences between production and import-price calculations.
The proposed rate is 3.0% for Tatmetal and 7.8% for Borçelik. It is 4.9% for other cooperating companies and 7.8% for other imports originating in Türkiye. An exporter’s effective tariff exposure can depend on company-specific findings as well as the country of origin.
EUROFER, the European steel association that lodged the complaint underlying the investigation, filed it in September 2025. The EU imposed no provisional duties during the investigation, so there will be no retroactive collection of provisional duties.
Anti-dumping duties address findings of unfair import pricing. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) applies an emissions-related adjustment under a separate legal and calculation framework. The measures are distinct, although both may affect the competitiveness of Turkish steel shipments to Europe.
For EU steel buyers, the duties could raise the cost of importing affected products. Commercial consequences will depend on final tariff rates, sourcing alternatives and contractual arrangements. Additional trade barriers affecting alternative suppliers could influence sourcing decisions by Serbian steel processors and regional distributors, as well as prices for imported industrial inputs.
Any commercial opportunity for Serbian processors and distributors would also depend on applicable quota treatment, product specifications, production capacity and emissions costs. The definitive duties will apply only after the Commission publishes its implementing regulation.