Taiwan MOEA Adjusts EU Steel Export Quota Allocation Mechanism After Industry Consultations

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs met with steel industry associations on September 24 and reached consensus to reduce the ‘open application quota’ share for metal-coated steel sheets (EU Category 4A) from 20% to 10%, with allocations split into three tranches to prevent immediate exhaustion. The adjustment responds to the EU’s continued tariff-rate quota regime for steel imports effective July 1, 2026, which added a country-specific quota for metal-coated steel sheets. Taiwan will continue publishing annual quota management measures for steel exports to the EU.