UK Tariff Update: Statutory Instrument 2026/572 Introduces New Measures for Certain Steel Imports

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Gail Leeson
16 June 2026

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Following the publication of the Ministerial Statement and Policy paper in March this year, further regulatory detail has been released ahead of the implementation of a 50% standard tariff duty on certain steel products from 1st July 2026.

The Statutory Instrument 2026/572 makes provision, where applicable, for the removal of any preferential or previously agreed zero-percentage duty rates, where the commodity codes for goods for import are captured in the Excepted Goods Table published in Annex III of the Tariff.


This standard tariff rate will apply to imports over the set quota volumes. Quota volumes are also being reduced by 60%.

The updated duty rates will be published in the UK Global Tariff from the 1st of July, and traders are urged to check the tariff duty rates that will apply from that date.


Provision is made for goods originating in Ukraine if conditions are met, and for contracts entered into before 13th March 2026, with subsequent imports made before the end of September, if conditions are met.


The July version of the Tariff can be found at this link and includes the Excepted Goods Table at Annex III

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reference-document-for-the-customs-tariff-establishment-eu-exit-regulations-2020?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=c3eec851-3b71-4bf4-abe2-ceb567ddba53&utm_content=daily


A link to the Statutory Instrument can be found here: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/572/made



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