{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Melt and Pour","description":"A trader shipping structural steel into the EU must, since 1 October 2026, declare not only the shipping and origin country but the country where the steel was melted and first cast — that is exactly what \"melt and pour\" refers to. The term denotes the country of smelting and first casting of a steel product, meaning the place where the molten steel first solidified, regardless of where it was subsequently rolled, coated or further processed. This criterion cuts far deeper than conventional cust","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/melt-and-pour","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-09-02T04:12:07.004966","citation":"Frachtportal-News «EU Stahlimporte, Melt and Pour, Mill Test Certificate, Heat Number, TARIC» (01.09.2026); Durchführungsverordnung (EU) 2026/1963; Europäische Kommission, DG TRADE, 31.08.2026","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/melt-and-pour","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Melt and Pour · A trader shipping structural steel into the EU must, since 1 October 2026, declare not only the shipping and origin country but the country where the steel was melted and first cast — that is exactly what \"melt and pour\" refers to. · Quelle: Frachtportal-News «EU Stahlimporte, Melt and Pour, Mill Test Certificate, Heat Number, TARIC» (01.09.2026); Durchführungsverordnung (EU) 2026/1963; Europäische Kommission, DG TRADE, 31.08.2026"}