Morocco initiates safeguard measures sunset review investigation on imported hot rolled steel plates.

On January 26th, the WTO Safeguards Committee published a notification of safeguard measures submitted by the Moroccan delegation. On January 22nd, 2026, the Moroccan Ministry of Industry and Trade initiated a second sunset review investigation of safeguard measures on imported hot-rolled steel plates. The products involved are subject to Moroccan tariff numbers 72.08, 72.11.13, 72.11.14, 72.11.19, 72.25.30, 72.25.40, 72.26.20.00.11, 72.26.20.00.20, 72.26.20.00.51, 72.26.20.00.52, 72.26.20.00.59, 72.26.91 and 72.26.99.80.00 starting from January 1st, 2022.