Egypt Initiates Safeguard Investigation on hot rolled flat steel imports
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has published a notice regarding Egypt’s safeguard investigation into imports of hot rolled flat steel (HRC and/or HRFS). Initiated on 22 April 2025 and officially notified on 29 April 2025, the investigation is intended to assess whether increased imports are causing, or are likely to cause, serious injury to Egypt’s domestic steel industry in accordance with WTO safeguard procedures. Interested parties are required to submit documented evidence, comments, or relevant information within 30 days of the notice’s publication in the official gazette. Submissions should be directed to the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade’s Trade Remedies Sector.