Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1457 of 29 June 2026 on the distribution of tariff quotas opened under Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 of the European Parliament and of the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1457 of 29 June 2026 on the distribution of tariff quotas opened under Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 of the European Parliament and of the Council addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/2170
Data as of 2026-07-04 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗
Tariff quotas opened under Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 in relation to imports into the Union of each of the 26 product categories concerned (defined by reference to the CN and TARIC codes specified in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2026/1384) are distributed as laid down in Annex I in conjunction with Annex II.
For the purpose of this Regulation, countries listed under Section 1 in Annex II to this Regulation are considered as having existing or future free trade agreements with the Union within the meaning of Article 5(1), point (c) of Regulation (EU) 2026/1384.
1. All tariff quotas distributed under this Regulation are to be administered on a first-come, first-served basis, as provided for in Articles 49 to 54 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, access to additional tariff quotas opened under competition (’FTA Quota – CSQ’ in Annex I) for those countries indicated in Section 2 of Annex II., is only open to operators once the country-specific quota corresponding to the origin of the imported goods is exhausted.
3. Quantities attributed under a tariff quota may be returned in accordance with the applicable customs legislation. Where drawings on a quarterly quota have been stopped in accordance with Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2026/1384, or where a tariff quota has been exhausted or otherwise closed to further access pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2026/1384 and its Implementing Regulations, the return of such quantities shall not entail the reopening of that quota for the submission or acceptance of new drawing requests. Such returned quantities shall be taken into account only for the purpose of adjusting the balance of the relevant tariff quota. Where the unused balance of a quarterly quota has already been transferred to the following quarter in accordance with Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2026/1384, quantities returned thereafter in respect of that quarter shall not be transferred to the following quarter. Therefore, those quotas will no longer be accessible to economic operators.
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 as laid out in Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 7 ) .
2. Products originating in the EU which have undergone a transformation in a third country which does not result in a change of origin shall be subject to the treatment provided by this Regulation to products originating in that third country when imported in the Union.
3. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
By way of derogation from Article 53(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447, tariff quotas distributed by this Regulation shall not be considered critical.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
This Regulation shall apply from 1 July 2026 to 31 December 2026.
ANNEX II
II.1 List of countries with an existing or future free trade agreement with the Union
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Kosovo, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe.
II.2 List of countries with an existing or future free trade agreement with the Union that can access ‘FTA Quota – CSQ’ (after exhaustion of the respective country-specific quota) per product category
Country / Product group
1A
1B
2
3A
3B
4A
4B
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
24
25A
25B
26
27
28
Brazil
X
Egypt
X
X
X
India
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Indonesia
X
X
Korea
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
North Macedonia
X
X
X
X
South Africa
X
X
X
Switzerland
X
X
X
X
X
X
Türkiye
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ukraine
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
United Kingdom
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
All other FTA partners
II.3 List of countries that do not have access to ‘Other countries’ per product category
Country / Product group
1A
1B
2
3A
3B
4A
4B
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
24
25A
25B
26
27
28
Algeria
X
X
Australia
X
Brazil
X
X
China
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Egypt
X
X
X
India
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Indonesia
X
X
X
Israel
X
Japan
X
X
X
X
X
X
Kazakhstan
X
Korea
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Malaysia
X
Moldova
X
X
North Macedonia
X
X
X
X
X
Saudi Arabia
X
Serbia
X
X
South Africa
X
X
X
Switzerland
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Taiwan
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Türkiye
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ukraine
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
United Arab Emirates
X
X
X
United Kingdom
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
United States
X
Viet Nam
X
X
X
X
X
X
All other countries
II.4 List of countries with an existing or future free trade agreement with the Union that can access‘FTA Quota – Other countries‘ per product category
Country / Product group
1A
1B
2
3A
3B
4A
4B
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
24
25A
25B
26
27
28
Algeria
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Argentina
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Brazil
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Egypt
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
India
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Indonesia
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Israel
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Japan
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Korea
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Moldova
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
North Macedonia
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Serbia
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Singapore
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
South Africa
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Switzerland
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Türkiye
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ukraine
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
United Kingdom
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Viet Nam
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
All other FTA partners
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
II.5 List of countries with an existing or future free trade agreement with the Union with a specific quota under ‘FTA Quota – Other countries’ per product category
Country / Product group
1A
1B
2
3A
3B
4A
4B
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
24
25A
25B
26
27
28
Argentina
X
Brazil
X
X
X
Egypt
X
X
X
X
Indonesia
X
Japan
X
X
X
X
X
Korea
X
X
North Macedonia
X
X
Singapore
X
X
X
X
South Africa
X
Switzerland
X
X
X
X
X
Türkiye
X
United Kingdom
X
X