Algeria’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that it has imposed an import quota of 300,000 mt for wire rod. According to the statement, the producers who want to avail of the import quota should apply for an import license by July 4. The validity period for the import quota has not been announced yet.
The products which are subject to the import quota are wire rods of iron or non-alloy steel, in a circular section diameter less than 14 millimeters and currently fall under Customs Tariff Statistics Position Number 7213.91.00.