Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2133

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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/478 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015^note, and in particular Articles 5 and 7 thereof,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015^note, and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area^note, and in particular Article 113(3), second paragraph, thereofAfter having consulted the Committee on Safeguards established under Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 and Article 22(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/755 respectively,Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 #

1.Subject to Article 4, specific tariff quotas are hereby opened in relation to imports into the Union of GOES and SLCs falling under the CN codes (72251100, 72261100 and 85049013) for a period of 155 calendar days from the entry into force of this Regulation.

2.A provisional safeguard duty is hereby introduced in relation to imports into the Union of certain grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel, currently falling under the CN codes 72251100 and 72261100, for a period of 155 calendar days from the entry into force of this Regulation.

3.A provisional safeguard duty is hereby introduced in relation to imports into the Union of steel laminations and cores, whether or not stacked or wound, currently falling under the CN code 85049013, whether or not incorporated in transformers, falling under the CN codes 85042100, 85042210, 85042290, 85042300, 85043121, 85043129, 85043180, 85043200, 85043300 and 85043400, for a period of 155 calendar days from the entry into force of this Regulation.

4.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. The amount of the provisional safeguard duty applicable to the products listed in Article 1.2 shall be the difference between the established price threshold listed in Annex I and the net free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, if the latter is lower than the former. The level of the established price threshold will differ in and out of quota. 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 I.

5.The amount of the provisional safeguard duty applicable to the products listed in Article 1.3, when not incorporated in transformers, as defined in Article 1.3, shall be the difference between the established price threshold listed in Annex I and the net free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, if the latter is lower than the former. The level of the established price threshold will differ in and out of quota. 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 I.

6.The amount of the provisional safeguard duty applicable to the products listed in Article 1.3, when incorporated in transformers, as defined in Article 1.3, shall be 1140 EUR per ton of the product listed in Article 1.3, as incorporated in the transformer, presented for release for free circulation in the Union. The economic operators shall declare the weight in tonnes of a core in a transformer. The products listed in Article 1.3, when incorporated in transformers, as defined in Article 1.3, are not subject to quotas.

7.The established price thresholds per product type are listed in Annex I.

8.Certain TARIC codes established by Regulation (EU) 2015/1953 shall be replaced by succeeding TARIC codes created by this Regulation.

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 #

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

Article 4 #

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

Article 5 #

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

Article 6 #

For imports subject to this provisional safeguard duties which are also subject to anti-dumping duties imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/58, the anti-dumping duties will not be levied for the period of application of this regulation, because these duties are lower than the provisional safeguard duties.

Article 7 #

This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 September 2026.

Annex I

I.1 Price threshold applicable for the tariff increase

Product type	TARIC Codes	Price threshold (EUR/tonne)
In Quota	Out off Quota
GOES	7225110011	3400	3500
GOES	7225110012	3100	3500
GOES	7225110015	2800	3500
GOES	7225110019	2800	3500
GOES	7225110090	3400	3500
GOES	7226110012	3400	3500
GOES	7226110013	3100	3500
GOES	7226110014	2800	3500
GOES	7226110016	2800	3500
GOES	7226110019	3400	3500
GOES	7226110092	3400	3500
GOES	7226110093	3100	3500
GOES	7226110094	2800	3500
GOES	7226110096	2800	3500
GOES	7226110099	3400	3500
Laminations	8504901310	4000	4550
Cores	8504901390	5000	5600

I.2 Volumes of tariff–rate quotas

Product type	HS and CN codes	Allocation by country (Where Applicable)	Volume of tariff quota (net tonnes) applicable until 26.02.2027	Additional duty rate	Order numbers
GOES	722511, 722611	China	30693,68	see Annex I.1	09.0535
Japan	23103,61	see Annex I.1	09.0536
Korea, Republic of (South Korea)	4789,93	see Annex I.1	09.0537
Other countries	5360,39	see Annex I.1	09.0538
Laminations and Cores	85049013	Türkiye	14161,55	see Annex I.1	09.0539
China	4241,07	see Annex I.1	09.0540
United Arab Emirates	2704,99	see Annex I.1	09.0541
Other countries	2694,36	see Annex I.1	09.0542

Annex II

TARIC codes	Description
7225110011	With a maximum core loss not higher than 0,7 W/kg
7225110012	With a maximum core loss higher than 0,7 W/kg but not higher than 0,9 W/kg
7226110012	With a maximum core loss not higher than 0,7 W/kg
7226110013	With a maximum core loss higher than 0,7 W/kg but not higher than 0,9 W/kg
7226110092	With a maximum core loss not higher than 0,7 W/kg
7226110093	With a maximum core loss higher than 0,7 W/kg but not higher than 0,9 W/kg
8504901310	Steel laminations for transformers and inductors
8504901390	Steel cores for transformers and inductors

III

III.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.

III.2 — List of product types originating in developing countries to which the provisional measures apply

Country / Product type	GOES	Laminations and Cores
China	X	X
Brazil	X
Türkiye		X
United Arab Emirates		X