LegalizeCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2351 of 18 November 2025 imposing a definitive safeguard measure with regard to imports of certain ferro-alloying elements
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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.
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.
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
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.
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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 November 2025.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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The present measure accords also to non-WTO members the treatment afforded to WTO members.
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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 | 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 | 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 |
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 |
ANNEX III
Volumes of tariff–rate quotas
| Product type | HS and CN codes | Allocation by country (Where Applicable) | Year 1 | Year 1 | Year 1 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 2 | Year 2 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 3 | Year 3 | Year 3 | Price threshold | Order numbers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product type | HS and CN codes | Allocation by country (Where Applicable) | 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 | Price threshold | Order numbers |
| Product type | HS and CN codes | Allocation by country (Where Applicable) | Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) | Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) | Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) | Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) | Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) | Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) | Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) | Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) | Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) | Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) | Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) | Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) | Price threshold | Order numbers |
| 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 |
| Ferro-Manganese | 7202 11 , 7202 19 | 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 |
| Ferro-Manganese | 7202 11 , 7202 19 | 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 |
| Ferro-Manganese | 7202 11 , 7202 19 | 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 |
| Ferro-Manganese | 7202 11 , 7202 19 | 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 |
| Ferro-Manganese | 7202 11 , 7202 19 | 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 |
| Ferro-Silicon | 7202 21 , 7202 29 | 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 |
| Ferro-Silicon | 7202 21 , 7202 29 | 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 |
| Ferro-Silicon | 7202 21 , 7202 29 | 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 |
| Ferro-Silicon | 7202 21 , 7202 29 | 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 |
| Ferro-Silico-Magnesium | 7202 99 30 | 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 |
| Ferro-Silico-Magnesium | 7202 99 30 | 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 |
| Ferro-Silico-Magnesium | 7202 99 30 | 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 |
| Ferro-Silico-Magnesium | 7202 99 30 | 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 |
| Ferro-Silico-Manganese | 7202 30 | 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 |
| Ferro-Silico-Manganese | 7202 30 | 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 |
| Ferro-Silico-Manganese | 7202 30 | 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 |
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