According to the report, Taiwanese hot-dip galvanized steel mills had expanded their market share to Europe in advance because the United States imposed the tariffs on steel imports.

The reason for choosing Europe as the export country was that each purchase order from Europe could reached 3,000-5,000 tons and it was convenient for mills to purchase raw materials. In addition, the Europe commonly used the product with the width of 1250 mm that could meet the mills' request. In the contrast, the Southeast Asian purchase order with the amount within 1,000 tons, which was restricted for the mills to purchase raw materials.