# EU Steel Imports, Melt and Pour, Steel, Mill Test Certificate, Heat Number, TARIC, Customs, Switzerland, Great Britain, Steel Import, Certificate of Origin **Category:** Regulation | **Source:** Frachtportal Redaktion | **Published:** 2026-09-01 | **Updated:** 2026-09-12 **Tags:** Stahlimporte, EU Importe, Melt and Pour, Heat Number, Taric, Zoll, Schweiz, Grossbritannien, Herkunftsnachweis, Logistik News, Transport News, Fracht News, Speditions News, Supply Chain News, Zoll News, Frachtportal News, Seefracht, Digitalisierung > Starting in October, the EU wants to know more precisely where steel is actually produced. Swiss and British deliveries to the EU could also be affected. --- Starting October 1, 2026, steel imports into the EU will have a new item on the customs checklist. For affected steel products, proof must be provided of which country the steel was originally melted and first cast. The EU calls this "Melt and Pour". In simple terms: it is no longer sufficient to only know which country the goods are supplied from or what origin they have on standard trade documents. The EU wants to know where the steel actually comes from. The standard proof for this is the Mill Test Certificate, or MTC for short. This is the test certificate from the steel mill. It should show the melt-and-pour country and the heat number, i.e., the number of the respective steel melt. Important for Swiss and British companies: The rule does not apply to normal steel imports into Switzerland or the United Kingdom. However, if affected steel is supplied from Switzerland or the United Kingdom to the EU, proof may be required. For a shipment from Basel to Germany, this can be just as relevant as for a container from Asia. There is a transition period until September 30, 2027. During this time, other suitable documentation can also be accepted, provided that the melt-and-pour country and heat number can be clearly identified from it. If the information is missing or cannot be verified, the import can be rejected. In the worst case, the goods end up at the border or in the terminal and you're left making phone calls to track down the documents. The background is the new EU steel regulation. It provides for a duty-free quota of a total of 18.3 million tons. Quantities outside the quota are subject to 50 percent tariffs. --- For us, the matter is relatively straightforward: For steel shipments to the EU, a Mill Test Certificate should be verified from now on, and the Melt-and-Pour country and Heat Number should be evident from it. This also applies to shipments from Switzerland or Great Britain to the EU. It can become tricky especially with traders, as they don't always have the original mill documentation readily available. Therefore, it's better to verify before departure rather than waiting until the truck is at customs. In short: Steel to the EU? As of October, the Melt-and-Pour documentation belongs on your document checklist. --- The new documentation requirements apply from 1 October 2026. The country where the steel was melted and first cast must be documented. The primary proof is the Mill Test Certificate (MTC). The melt-and-pour country and heat number are essential. The country is registered via corresponding TARIC document codes. A transitional rule for alternative suitable documentation applies until 30 September 2027. Shipments from Switzerland and the United Kingdom to the EU may also be affected. If verifiable documentation is missing, the import may be rejected. The EU steel quota totals 18.3 million tonnes. Outside the quota, the tariff rate is 50 percent. ## Related Entities ### Countries - [Switzerland](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/ch) - [Liechtenstein](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/li) - [Lithuania](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/lt) - [Belgium](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/be) - [Luxembourg](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/lu) - [Slovenia](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/si) - [Croatia](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/hr) - [Ireland](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/ie) - [Romania](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/ro) - [United Kingdom](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/gb) - [Germany](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/de) - [France](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/fr) - [Italy](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/it) - [Netherlands](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/nl) - [Spain](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/es) - [Austria](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/at) - [Poland](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/pl) - [Czechia](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/cz) - [Sweden](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/se) - [Denmark](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/dk) - [Norway](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/no) - [Portugal](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/pt) - [Hungary](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/hu) - [Bulgaria](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/bg) - [Slovakia](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/sk) - [Cyprus](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/cy) - [Estonia](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/ee) - [Greece](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/gr) - [Latvia](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/lv) - [Malta](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/mt) - [Iceland](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/is) - [Finland](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/land/fi) ### Glossary - [Container](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/container) - [Import](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/import) - [Terminal](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/terminal) - [Goods](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/goods) - [Customs duty](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/customs-duty) - [Customs clearance](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/customs-clearance-4) - [Customs clearance](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/customs-clearance-5) - [Customs clearance](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/customs-clearance-2) - [TARIC Preferential Measure](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/taric-preferential-measure) - [Domestic customs clearance](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/domestic-customs-clearance) - [Customs clearance abroad](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/customs-clearance-abroad) - [customs duty settlement](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/customs-duty-settlement) - [Melt and Pour](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/melt-and-pour) --- *Canonical URL: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/news/eu-stahlimporte-melt-and-pour-stahl-mill-test-certificate-heat-number-taric-zoll-schweiz-grossbritannien-stahlimport-herkunftsnachweis-20260901152652](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/news/eu-stahlimporte-melt-and-pour-stahl-mill-test-certificate-heat-number-taric-zoll-schweiz-grossbritannien-stahlimport-herkunftsnachweis-20260901152652)* *Markdown mirror: [https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/news/en/eu-stahlimporte-melt-and-pour-stahl-mill-test-certificate-heat-number-taric-zoll-schweiz-grossbritannien-stahlimport-herkunftsnachweis-20260901152652](https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/news/en/eu-stahlimporte-melt-and-pour-stahl-mill-test-certificate-heat-number-taric-zoll-schweiz-grossbritannien-stahlimport-herkunftsnachweis-20260901152652)*