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UK to challenge EU over ‘devastating’ plans for new tariff-free steel import quotas

Business secretary Peter Kyle to meet European counterpart over proposals to almost halve amount of tariff-free importsThe UK business secretary, Peter Kyle, is to raise concerns about EU plans to dramatically reduce tariff-free imports of British steel with its trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, i...

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The Guardian
by Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent
UK to challenge EU over ‘devastating’ plans for new tariff-free steel import quotas

Business secretary Peter Kyle to meet European counterpart over proposals to almost halve amount of tariff-free imports

The UK business secretary, Peter Kyle, is to raise concerns about EU plans to dramatically reduce tariff-free imports of British steel with its trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, in Brussels on Friday.

The UK steel industry has previously warned of “devastating” consequences from the new quota system being planned by the EU, which will cut overall tariff-free imports from non-EU countries by 47% on 2024 levels from 1 July.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent.

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