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- The UK government announced that from 1 July 2026 steel imports will be cut by 51 % to 3.2 million tonnes, with duties on imports rising to 50 % of value.
- Tata Steel UK chief executive Rajesh Nair warned the quotas remain too high for coated, packaging and hollow-section steels, leaving domestic producers under pressure.
- UK Steel and steel users said the limits could raise prices for goods without British furnace supply, harming consumers.
