In the statement of the Steel Exporters' Association; "In a letter received from the Turkish Exporters Assembly, referring to the letter received from the Ministry of Trade, Directorate General for International Agreements and the European Union, it is reported that on March 19, 2025, the European Commission adopted the Steel and Metals Action Plan to respond to the significant challenges affecting the competitiveness of the EU's metal industries, one of the key elements of this plan is the promotion of circularity for metals, and that the commission will take measures against the shortage of scrap metal in the EU.
In this context, it is stated that as of July 23, 2025, the customs surveillance system has been put into operation by the European Commission to monitor the import and export of metal waste and scrap, including ferrous waste and scrap (including steel), aluminum and copper, to the EU.
The letter goes on to state that the EU is facing a shortage of usable metal scrap for recycling purposes and that one of the reasons for this is the “scrap leakage” of scrap to third countries. The US imposition of a 50% tariff on a wide range of steel and aluminum products other than scrap could exacerbate this problem. With the rise in global prices of primary raw materials, the export of scrap abroad has become more attractive.
In this context, in order to ensure adequate access to scrap for EU metal industries, the Commission will closely monitor imports and exports of scrap metal entering and leaving the EU and will collect more structured and detailed information, and the data collected through the surveillance system will be used to prepare possible trade policy measures.
However, in order to monitor scrap metal in more detail and obtain more comprehensive data, the Commission is also assessing, in cooperation with industry stakeholders, how to improve the classification of scrap into basic categories and will use import and export data to assess whether additional measures are needed by the end of the third quarter of 2025."
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