Government of India(GoI) imposed final safeguard duty on non-alloy and alloy steel flat products imports via Notification No. 02/2025-Customs (SG) dated December 30, 2025, protecting domestic industry from sudden import surge confirmed by DGTR (Director General of Trade Remedies) investigation.
- Provisional duty (April 21, 2025) converted to definitive 3-year measure effective immediately.
- What? Safeguard duty on steel flat products (HTS 7208-7212, 7225-7226)
- Rates? 12% (Apr21’25-Apr20’26), 11.5% (Apr21’26-Apr20’27), 11% (Apr21’27-Apr20’28)
- Authority? DGTR final findings (Aug 16, 2025); MoF notification Dec 30
- Products? Hot/cold rolled coils, plates, metallic/colour coated sheets
About Safeguard Duty: It is a temporary import tax imposed to protect domestic industries from a sudden surge in imports that threatens or causes serious harm. It is time-bound, applied to specific products, and gradually reduced over a few years.
Imposed Safeguard Duty for Imports:
Duty Structure:
- 12% from April 21, 2025, to April 20, 2026
- 11.5% from April 21, 2026, to April 20, 2027
- 11% from April 21, 2027, to April 20, 2028
Covered Products: Duty applies to hot rolled coils/sheets/plates, plate mill plates, cold rolled coils/sheets, metallic coated coils/sheets (galvanneal, zinc/aluminium-zinc), colour coated coils/sheets under Customs Tariff headings 7208, 7209, 7210, 7211, 7212, 7225, 7226.
Background: In April 2025, GOI issued the provisional safeguard duty, which was imposed based on the findings of Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoC&I).
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