House of Commons · Written Ministerial Statement
Steel Trade Measures Call for Evidence
30 June 2025 · Department for Business and Trade
Proposed by Sarah Jones Lab Croydon West
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At a glance
Key points
- Steel Trade Measures Call for Evidence launched by the UK Government
- Challenges include global overcapacity and unfair trading practices impacting UK steel industry
- Call for Evidence aims to gather input from stakeholders ahead of Steel Safeguard measure expiry in June 2026
Issue summary
The statement addresses the challenges faced by the UK steel industry due to global overcapacity and unfair trading practices, including a safeguard measure set to expire in June 2026.
Action requested
The UK Government is launching a Call for Evidence on Steel Trade Measures to gather input from stakeholders across the steel supply chain and other industries affected by tariff policy changes. The evidence will inform future trade policy options following the expiry of the Steel Safeguard measure.
Key facts
- UK steel industry provides approximately 40,000 jobs directly and around 61,000 jobs in the upstream supply chain.
- A safeguard measure on certain product categories of steel due to expire on 30th June 2026 was initially applied by the EU in 2018.
- The Call for Evidence will be open for six weeks and is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/steel-trade-measures.
- Global steel overcapacity was estimated at 551 million metric tonnes in 2023, with expectations to worsen beyond 2026.