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On June 26, 2025, the Committee on Safeguards of the World LR/FH40 STEEL Trade Organization (WTO) released the notification submitted to it by the South African delegation. The South African International Trade Administration Commission (on behalf of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), whose member countries include Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini and Botswana) decided to levy temporary safeguard measures tax on imported flat rolled steel products from June 27, 2025, with the rate of ad valorem tax of 52.34% and the collection period of 200 days. The specific products are as follows: iron and non alloy steel flat rolled products with a width of 600mm or more, coated with LR/FH40 STEEL aluminum zinc alloy, plated or coated, with a thickness less than 0.45 mm（Flat-rolled Products of Iron, Non-alloy Steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, clad, plated or coated, with aluminium-zinc alloys, of a thickness of less than 0.45mm）， The South African tax numbers of the products involved are 7210.61.20 and 7210.61.30; Other alloy steel flat rolled products with a width of 600 millimeters or more, zinc coating or coating, thickness less than 0.45 mm（Flat-rolled Products of other Alloy Steel, of a width of 600 mm or more, otherwise plated or coated, with zinc, of a thickness of less than 0.45mm）， The South African tax codes for the products involved are 7225.92.25 and 7225.92.35. The investigation period for damages in this case is from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2024. The above safeguard measures are not applicable to Taiwan, China.
On December 27, 2024, South LR/FH40 STEEL Africa launched an investigation into safeguard measures for imported steel flat rolled products.
