The EU is set to introduce anti-dumping (AD) duties on cold-rolled coil (CRC) steel ranging from 5.6-28pc on imports from India, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam, a document obtained by Argus shows (see table).
No date is given for the implementation of the duties, with the measures expected to come into effect once they have been published in the EU's official journal.
The probe into dumping began just under a year ago after European steel association Eurofer lodged a complaint, claiming that dumped CRC imports were detrimental to the EU steel industry. The period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 was examined.
\"Conclusions show that there were no compelling reasons that it was not in the Union's interest to impose measures on imports of CRC originating from the countries concerned,\" the document said.
The EU started monitoring CRC imports in early December, leading market participants to believe that retroactive duties could be imposed, although the EU eventually decided against this.
The European CRC market has been on an upward trajectory ever since the announcement of the AD investigation — mills have leveraged uncertainty and supply disruptions to hike prices.
European CRC production capacity is limited after years of relying on imported material, with mills focusing production on more profitable hot-dipped galvanised material. This, coupled with the introduction of new stringent import measures that have cut CRC free allocation, has created a tight market environment, with buyers now seemingly at the mercy of European mills.
Offers were last heard around €840/t ex-works in the northwest cold-rolled coil market, with some market participants projecting €900/t ex-works as a new potential target for mills in the coming months.
| EU CRC anti-dumping duties | ||||
| Country | Company | Dumping margin | Injury margin | Definitive anti-dumping duty |
| India | JSW Steel; JSW Steel Coated Products | 9.5% | 25.5% | 9.5% |
| Other co-operating companies (see annex) | 9.5% | 25.5% | 9.5% | |
| All other imports originating in India | 9.5% | 25.5% | 9.5% | |
| Japan | Nippon Steel; Daido Steel | 56.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| Other co-operating companies (see annex) | 56.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | |
| All other imports originating in Japan | 56.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | |
| Taiwan | China Steel; Chung Hung Steel | 36.5% | 20.7% | 20.7% |
| Other co0operating companies (see annex) | 36.5% | 20.7% | 20.7% | |
| All other imports originating in Taiwan | 59.6% | 27.0% | 27.0% | |
| Turkey | Borcelik Celik Sanayi Ticaret | 9.7% | 12.9% | 9.7% |
| Tatmetal Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret | 5.6% | 17.7% | 5.6% | |
| Other co-operating companies (see annex) | 7.3% | 16.3% | 7.3% | |
| All other imports originating in Turkey | 9.7% | 17.7% | 9.7% | |
| Vietnam | Posco Vietnam | 16.0% | 25.8% | 16.0% |
| Other co-operating companies (see annex) | 16.0% | 25.8% | 16.0% | |
| All other imports originating in Vietnam | 16.0% | 25.8% | 16.0% | |
| — EC | ||||
| Annex | |
| Country | Company |
| India | Tata Steel |
| Japan | JFE Steel |
| Proterial | |
| Taiwan | Synn Industrial |
| Turkey | Erdemir Group: |
| — Eregli Demir ve Celik Fab | |
| — Erdemir Celik Servis Merkezi San. ve Tic | |
| Atakas Celik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi | |
| Yıldız Entegre Agac Sanayi ve Ticaret | |
| Gazi Metal Mamulleri Sanayi ve Ticaret | |
| Vietnam | China Steel and Nippon Steel Joint Stock |
| Hoa Sen Group Jont Stock | |