According to an announcement issued by Morocco’s Ministry of Industry and Trade on December 15, 2021, the country has made the final ruling of the second sunset review of safeguard measures on imports of cold-rolled sheets and clad or coated sheets.

The imports exceeding quotas of 36,000 tons will be subject to a safeguard measure, valid for three years.

The safeguard duty rate is 13.75% from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, 12.5% from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023, and 11.25% from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.

These safeguard measures are not applicable to imports from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Cold-rolled steel sheets involved in this case are under HS code 7209 (excluding 7209.16.00.20, 7209.17.00.20, 7209.18.00.20, 7209.26.00.20, 7209.27.00.20 and 7209.28.00.20), 7211 (excluding 7211.13, 7211.14, 7211.19, 7211.23.00.10, 7211.23.00.40, 7211.29.00.20, and 7211.29.00.50), 7225.50.10.00, 7225.50.90.00, 7226 (excluding 7226.11.00 and 7226.19.00). Clad or coated sheets subject to this case are classified under 7210 (excluding 7210.11, 7210.12, 7210.30.00, 7210.50, 7210.90.21.00, 7210.90.22.00, 7210.90.23.00 and 7210.90.29.91), 7212 (excluding 7212.10, 7212.20.00, 7212.40.20.00, 7212.40.39.10, 7212.50.20.00, 7212.50.63.00, and 7212.50.64.00), 7225 (excluding 7225.11.00, 7225.19.00, 7225.30, 7225.40, and 7225.91), 7226 (excluding 7226.20.00.11, 7226.20.00.21, 7226.20.00.51, 7226.20.00.52, 7226.20.00.59, 7226.91.00, and 7226.99.10.00).