Egypt’s Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade has announced the imposition of final safeguard measures on imports of certain flat steel products, namely HRC, CRC, HDG and PPGI, effective April 1, 2026, for a period of three years.
The periods for the measures are:
- First year: April 2, 2026-September 13, 2026
- Second year: September 13, 2026 - September 13, 2027
- Third year: September 14, 2027 - September 13, 2028.
The decision follows investigations and technical studies conducted by the ministry, which confirmed that rising imports caused serious injury to the domestic steel industry. The investigations found that, between 2021 and 2024, imports of HRC increased by 116 percent, while imports of CRC, HDG and PPGI rose by 86 percent.
The final measures follow provisional safeguard measures imposed on September 14, 2025, which remained in effect for 200 days. During that period, provisional duties were set at 13.6 percent for HRC, 11.11 percent for CRC, 12.16 percent for HDG and 4.94 percent for PPGI.
The government emphasized that the measures are part of a broader strategy to localize higher value-added industries, support industrial growth and exports, and maintain fair competition within the steel sector.
Under the new measures, safeguard duties will be applied as follows, declining annually:
Product |
Period |
Measure (%) |
Minimum tariff ($/mt) |
|
First year |
13.6 |
76 |
Second year |
13.5 |
75 |
|
Third year |
13.4 |
74 |
|
|
First year |
13.7 |
83 |
Second year |
13.0 |
79 |
|
Third year |
12.5 |
72 |
|
HDG |
First year |
14.0 |
93 |
Second year |
13.5 |
90 |
|
Third year |
13.0 |
82 |
|
PPGI |
First year |
14.5 |
122 |
Second year |
14.0 |
118 |
|
Third year |
13.5 |
114 |
