EU does not apply safeguard measures on Vietnamese manganese and silicon alloys

The Trade Remedies Authority (Ministry of Industry and Trade) said that, according to information from the Vietnamese Delegation in Geneva, on November 25, 2025, the European Commission (EC) sent a notice to the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the application of safeguard measures on some manganese and silicon-based alloying elements with HS codes 72 02 11 20, 72 02 11 80, 72 02 19 00, 72 02 21 00, 72 02 29 10, 72 02 29 90, 72 02 99 30, 72 02 30.

Accordingly, when the relevant tariff quota has been fully used, or when imports of products are not entitled to the corresponding tariff quota, the out-of-quota variable tariff applied to the products will be equal to the difference between the threshold price (based on the price that does not cause injury to the domestic EU industry) and the import price excluding duties (CIF price) at the European Union (EU) border, if the CIF price is lower than the threshold price.

In this case, Vietnam is on the list of developing countries with insignificant import volume and will be excluded from applying safeguard measures according to regulations of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/kinh-te/eu-khong-ap-dung-bien-phap-tu-ve-voi-hop-kim-mangan-silicon-viet-nam-20251126200753181.htm