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EU halves duty-free steel quota but UK and other partners given better rate
UK NewsBusiness•June 30, 2026 at 3:46 PMNational

EU halves duty-free steel quota but UK and other partners given better rate

By Lisa O’Carroll in Brussels•The Guardian - UK News

Thirteen countries with a free trade agreement with Brussels have their quota reduced by just one-thirdBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has halved the amount of duty-free steel it will accept from abroad, but has agreed higher import volumes for more than a dozen trading partners, including Britain.However, some steel producers have been hit harder than others with Tata Steel UK, Britain’s biggest producer, revealing its duty-free exports have been slashed by 60%. Continue reading...

Thirteen countries with a free trade agreement with Brussels have their quota reduced by just one-third

The EU has halved the amount of duty-free steel it will accept from abroad, but has agreed higher import volumes for more than a dozen trading partners, including Britain.

However, some steel producers have been hit harder than others with Tata Steel UK, Britain’s biggest producer, revealing its duty-free exports have been slashed by 60%.

Continue reading...