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Turkey's value-added tax (VAT) exemption on domestically sourced inputs under the inward processing procedure expired at the end of 2025 and is no longer in force, according to local media reports. Introduced in 1998…
The Ministry of Industry has announced a new package of investment incentives aimed at encouraging the establishment of factories producing cold-rolled, galvanized, and pre-painted steel products. In a statement, the…
Saudi steel producer Molan Steel said the Commercial Court of Appeal in Riyadh has issued a final ruling overturning the suspension of enforcement related to a judgment requiring the company to pay Yara International…
India's antitrust regulator, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), has found prima facie evidence of alleged price manipulation among leading steel producers, including Tata Steel, JSW Steel, and Steel Authority of…
Turkey's steel exports reached 13.7 mln tons in the first eleven months of 2025, up 13.3pct YoY, while export revenues rose 4.5pct to USD 9.3 bln, according to the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In…
Egypt's Trade Remedies Sector of the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade held a hearing as part of its investigation into potential safeguard measures on imports of cold-rolled, galvanized, and pre-painted steel…
India has imposed a definitive safeguard duty for a period of three years on imports of non-alloy and alloy steel flat products, after concluding that a sudden, sharp and significant surge in imports caused serious…
Turkey's Ministry of Trade has decided to apply a uniform definitive anti-dumping duty of 3.95pct on imports of cold-rolled stainless steel flat products of Chinese origin, according to the final notification issued…
Major Pakistani steel producers have urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to introduce safeguards on duty- and tax-free Chinese imports cleared through the Customs Dry Port Sost for consumption in Gilgit-Baltistan…
Restrictions on imports of low ash metallurgical coke, a critical input accounting for 35-40pct of steel production costs, are pushing up steel prices in India, according to a report by the Global Trade Research…
Tata Steel Nederland BV is facing a potential collective lawsuit after Dutch NGO Stichting Frisse Wind filed a claim seeking around USD 1.6 bln in compensation over alleged environmental and health impacts linked to…
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified minimum values for the payment of sales tax on selected locally produced and supplied long steel products, under S.R.O. 2402(I)/2025 dated December 10, 2025. Under the new…
The US Department of Commerce has issued a preliminary determination finding that Algerian-origin rebar was sold in the US market at less than fair value. The ruling centers on Tosyali Iron Steel Industry Algeria SPA…
Egyptian Customs Authority has extended the export duty on scrap and waste of stainless steel alloys classified under tariff heading 7204.21, according to an official decision. Under the measure, an export duty of EGP…
The United States has finalized anti-dumping duty (AD) rates on coated steel imports from Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, along with eight other supplying countries, according to a notice issued by the…
Turkey Ministry of Trade has imposed anti-dumping duties on tinplate imports from Germany, China, Japan, South Korea, and Serbia, according to a notice published in the country's official gazette. The investigation…
The UAE Ministry of Finance has announced Cabinet Decision No. 153 of 2025, introducing a reverse charge mechanism for VAT on metal scrap trading between registered businesses, effective January 14, 2026. The move aims…
India's Ministry of Finance has imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of cold-rolled non-oriented (CRNO) electrical steel from China for a period of five years, following recommendations from the Directorate General of…
China's planned steel export licensing system is intended to strengthen monitoring, statistical analysis, and quality oversight of steel exports, rather than restrict shipment volumes, a spokesperson for the Ministry of…
Turkey's Ministry of Trade has imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of cold-rolled stainless steel flat products from China after concluding that Chinese producers sold the products at dumped prices, while determining…
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