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Iron and Steel: Import Duties

Asked by David ChadwickLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 23 October 2025UIN 83527

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department plans to introduce new UK steel import safeguards to replace the current regime when it expires in 2026.

Answered by Chris McDonald

Steel is a top priority for this Government and we recognise the continuing challenges facing the UK steel industry – driven by persistent global overcapacity and with a changing landscape on international trade.

We will ensure there is a plan in place for the UK steel industry in light of the expiry of the global safeguard measure on certain steel imports next year. That is why we launched a Call for Evidence on Steel Trade Measures on the 26th of June to inform the design of any potential trade measures, including appropriate tariff rates and quota levels.

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