Dr. Hassan El-Khatib, Egypt’s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, issued Decree No. 400 of 2025 imposing temporary safeguard measures on imports of hot-rolled flat steel products, whether in sheet or coil form. The duty will be applied for a period of 200 days, starting September 14, 2025.
According to Article 1 of the decree, the following products will be subject to the safeguard duty:
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Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a width of 600 mm or more.
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Hot-rolled, not clad, plated, or coated, in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, with patterns in relief.
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Chemically descaled products with a thickness of 4.75 mm or more.
The temporary safeguard duty is set at 13.6% of the CIF value, provided that it is not less than EGP 3,673 per ton.
In parallel, the Ministry had also issued a decision over the past two days to impose temporary safeguard measures on imports of semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel (billets), as part of efforts to protect the national economy from harmful trade practices.
Under this decision, imports of this category, classified under customs heading (72.07), are subject to a temporary safeguard duty of 16.2% of the CIF value, with a minimum of EGP 4,613 per ton.
The affected customs tariff codes include:
720810 – 720825 – 720826 – 720827 – 720836 – 720837 – 720838 – 720839 – 720840 – 720851 – 720852 – 720853 – 720854 – 720890 – 721114 – 721119 – 722530 – 722540 – 722691 – 722699.
