The European Commission and the UK government have made a new deal, called the Windsor Framework, for post-Brexit arrangements regarding the trade and custom processes of North Ireland, solving the problem for steel tariffs.
Accordingly, Northern Ireland importers will now have access to UK-origin steel in Category 7 (Quarto plate) and Category 17 (angles and sections) without having to pay 25 percent tariff. Northern Ireland was facing 25 percent tariff to access ex-UK steel since the EU quota measure system changed in June 2022, as it continued to follow EU custom rules following Brexit.
Meanwhile, the EU and the UK have also agreed to continue working together on finding a joint solution for the trade of other relevant commodities.