MYSTEEL: EU tightens steel trade curbs -- what's next for China's steel exports?

The European Union (EU) has reached a provisional agreement to tighten its steel import regime from mid-2026, reducing tariff-free quotas and raising out-of-quota duties as it moves to replace its current safeguard system, as Mysteel Global reported (https://www.mysteel.net/news/5119944-update-eu-strikes-deal-on-stricter-steel-import-curbs).

The adjustment comes in parallel with the rollout of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which has entered its definitive implementation phase on January 1 2026 and now directly prices the carbon content of imported steel. For Chinese steelmakers and exporters, the EU market is entering a phase where trade