Iron and Steel: Import Duties
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to question 11863, whether fabricated steel products are explicitly excluded from the scope of the proposed tariff measures; and if he will publish guidance setting out that scope.
Answered by Chris Bryant
The measure covers 20 categories of steel, including all finished steel products that can be made in the UK. It does not cover fabricated or derivative products. Details of the measure, including product scope, can be found on gov.uk here: UK's steel trade measure from 1 July 2026
For the purposes of this measure, the Department distinguishes between finished steel products, such as plates and coils, that are produced by steelmakers and fall within the specified categories, and fabricated or derivative products that have been further processed into downstream goods. The measure was designed to address the impacts of global steel overcapacity on UK steelmaking, given its importance to critical national infrastructure and defence, and therefore applies to finished steel products only.
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