Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2351 of 18 November 2025 imposing a definitive safeguard measure with regard to imports of certain ferro-alloying elements

Article 1

1.   Subject to Article 5, specific tariff quotas are hereby opened in relation to imports into the Union of ferro-alloys falling under the CN codes (7202 11 , 7202 19 , 7202 21 , 7202 29 , 7202 30 , 7202 99 30 ) (Annex II) for a duration of three years. 2.   A part of tariff-rate quotas is allocated to the countries specified in Annex III, another part is allocated to other countries, and for the periods specified in Annex III. 3.   Where the relevant tariff-rate quotas are exhausted or where imports of the product types do not benefit from the relevant tariff-rate quota, an out of quota variable duty applicable to the products listed in Article 1.1 shall be the difference between the established price threshold listed in Annex II and the net free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, if the latter is lower than the former. No duty shall be collected where the net free-at-Union-frontier price is equal to or higher than the established price threshold listed in Annex II. 4.   The drawings on each quarterly quota shall be stopped on the twentieth working day of the Commission following the end of the quarterly period. At the end of each quarter, the unused balances of the tariff-rate quotas shall not be transferred to the next quarter. The unused balances at the end of the last quarter of each year of application of the definitive tariff-rate quotas shall not be transferred. 5.   The anti-dumping/countervailing duties on imports of the products listed in the Annex II shall be applicable until the pertinent tariff quotas are exceeded and the safeguard measure becomes applicable.

Article 2

1.   The origin of any product to which this Regulation applies shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in force in the Union relating to non-preferential origin. 2.   Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Article 3

Imports of the product types referred to in Article 1(1), which are already on their way to the Union on the date of entry into force of this Regulation, whose destination cannot be changed, shall not be subject to the price threshold specified in Annex II, and may be put into free circulation.

Article 4

The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure compliance with this Regulation.

Article 5

For the product concerned, Annex I specifies the originating developing countries which shall be subject to the measure set out in Article 1.

Article 6

Imports of the product concerned originating in Kenya and Ukraine shall not be subject to the measure set out in Article 1.

Article 7

During the period set out in Article 1(1) the Commission shall review the measures in case of change of circumstances, such as insufficient availability of ferro-alloys or unsustainable price increases for certain downstream users, and in any event no later than one year after the entry into force of the measures.

Article 8

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

ANNEX I I.1 —    List of developing countries, members of the WTO, and Algeria Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe. I.2 —    List of product types originating in developing countries to which the definitive measures apply List of product types originating in developing countries to which the definitive measures apply Country / Product group Ferro-Manganese Ferro-Silicon Ferro-Silico-Magnesium Ferro-Silico-Manganese Brazil   X X   China   X X   Georgia   X   X India X X X X Malaysia X X     South Africa X X   X Thailand   X X   Zambia   X   X All other developing countries   X

Price threshold applicable for the tariff increase

ANNEX IISupplementary provisions

ANNEX II Price threshold applicable for the tariff increase Product Number Product type HS / CN Codes Price threshold (EUR/tonne) 1 Ferro-manganese 7202 11 , 7202 19 1 316 2 Ferro-silicon 7202 21 , 7202 29 2 408 3 Ferro-silico-manganese 7202 30 1 392 4 Ferro-silico-magnesium 7202 99 30 3 647

Volumes of tariff–rate quotas

ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions

ANNEX III Volumes of tariff–rate quotas Product type HS and CN codes Allocation by country (Where Applicable) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Price threshold Order numbers From 18.11.2025 to 17.2.2026 From 18.2.2026 to 17.5.2026 From 18.5.2026 to 17.8.2026 From 18.8.2026 to 17.11.2026 From 18.11.2026 to 17.2.2027 From 18.2.2027 to 17.5.2027 From 18.5.2027 to 17.8.2027 From 18.8.2027 to 17.11.2027 From 18.11.2027 to 17.2.2028 From 18.2.2028 to 17.5.2028 From 18.5.2028 to 17.8.2028 From 18.8.2028 to 17.11.2028 Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) Ferro-Manganese 7202 11 , 7202 19 Norway 28 972,70 28 027,93 28 972,70 28 972,70 29 001,67 28 055,96 29 001,67 29 001,67 28 951,35 28 321,98 28 951,35 28 951,35 see Annex II 09.8810 India 17 625,79 17 051,04 17 625,79 17 625,79 17 643,42 17 068,09 17 643,42 17 643,42 17 612,81 17 229,92 17 612,81 17 612,81 see Annex II 09.8815 South Africa 8 272,87 8 003,10 8 272,87 8 272,87 8 281,14 8 011,10 8 281,14 8 281,14 8 266,77 8 087,06 8 266,77 8 266,77 see Annex II 09.8818 Malaysia 6 765,92 6 545,29 6 765,92 6 765,92 6 772,68 6 551,83 6 772,68 6 772,68 6 760,93 6 613,95 6 760,93 6 760,93 see Annex II 09.8819 Korea, Republic of 4 832,82 4 675,23 4 832,82 4 832,82 4 837,65 4 679,90 4 837,65 4 837,65 4 829,26 4 724,28 4 829,26 4 829,26 see Annex II 09.8820 Other countries 5 557,54 5 376,31 5 557,54 5 557,54 5 563,09 5 381,69 5 563,09 5 563,09 5 553,44 5 432,71 5 553,44 5 553,44 see Annex II 09.8665 Ferro-Silicon 7202 21 , 7202 29 Norway 35 136,16 33 990,41 35 136,16 35 136,16 35 171,30 34 024,41 35 171,30 35 171,30 35 110,27 34 347,01 35 110,27 35 110,27 see Annex II 09.8840 Iceland 13 373,32 12 937,24 13 373,32 13 373,32 13 386,70 12 950,18 13 386,70 13 386,70 13 363,47 13 072,96 13 363,47 13 363,47 see Annex II 09.8845 Kazakhstan 8 090,25 7 826,44 8 090,25 8 090,25 8 098,34 7 834,27 8 098,34 8 098,34 8 084,29 7 908,55 8 084,29 8 084,29 see Annex II 09.8854 Brazil 6 316,02 6 110,06 6 316,02 6 316,02 6 322,34 6 116,17 6 322,34 6 322,34 6 311,37 6 174,16 6 311,37 6 311,37 see Annex II 09.8898 Other countries 24 984,27 24 169,56 24 984,27 24 984,27 25 009,25 24 193,73 25 009,25 25 009,25 24 965,86 24 423,13 24 965,86 24 965,86 see Annex II 09.8666 Ferro-Silico-Magnesium 7202 99 30 China 468,90 453,61 468,90 468,90 469,37 454,07 469,37 469,37 468,56 458,37 468,56 468,56 see Annex II 09.8860 Brazil 99,81 96,55 99,81 99,81 99,91 96,65 99,91 99,91 99,73 97,56 99,73 99,73 see Annex II 09.8701 India 78,90 76,33 78,90 78,90 78,98 76,40 78,98 78,98 78,84 77,13 78,84 78,84 see Annex II 09.8702 Thailand 76,83 74,32 76,83 76,83 76,91 74,40 76,91 76,91 76,77 75,10 76,77 76,77 see Annex II 09.8703 Other countries 18,89 18,28 18,89 18,89 18,91 18,30 18,91 18,91 18,88 18,47 18,88 18,88 see Annex II 09.8663 Ferro-Silico-Manganese 7202 30 Norway 37 067,71 35 858,98 37 067,71 37 067,71 37 104,78 35 894,84 37 104,78 37 104,78 37 040,40 36 235,18 37 040,40 37 040,40 see Annex II 09.8888 India 31 958,61 30 916,48 31 958,61 31 958,61 31 990,57 30 947,40 31 990,57 31 990,57 31 935,07 31 240,83 31 935,07 31 935,07 see Annex II 09.8704 Zambia 7 882,49 7 625,45 7 882,49 7 882,49 7 890,37 7 633,08 7 890,37 7 890,37 7 876,68 7 705,45 7 876,68 7 876,68 see Annex II 09.8890 Other countries 18 955,56 18 337,44 18 955,56 18 955,56 18 974,51 18 355,78 18 974,51 18 974,51 18 941,59 18 529,82 18 941,59 18 941,59 see Annex II 09.8664