Ukrainian seamless steel casing and tubing import quota utilization

According to the information, issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, from October 1 to December 1  Russia and other countries utilized 81.9% of the new annual quota imposed by Ukraine for seamless steel casing and tubing imports with outside diameter up to 406.4 mm supplying a total of around 13,065 tons.

The total quota for the period starting from October 1 2010 through September 30 2011 stands at 15,955 tons of seamless steel casing and tubing imports, up by 725 tons compared to the previous annual quota, of which 86.23% was utilized.

Country	Licensed quota, t	Used quota, t	Unused quota, t	Used quote, %
Russia	11,342	11,342	0	100
Austria	2,337	227.98	2,109.02	9.76
Poland	1,051	1,050	1	99.9
Romania	200	200	0	100
Slovakia	163	0	163	0
India	69	0	69	0
China	46	46	0	100
Other	747	199.076	547.92	26.65
Total	15,955	13,065.06	2,889.94	81.89

(SteelOrbis)
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