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Sheet Metal Price Today: Price, Trends and Forecast 2026 | Tacto
08.06.2026
Current sheet metal price based on Fastmarkets CRC and HDG Northwest Europe (CRC around 690 EUR/t, HDG around 680 EUR/t in early June, still below the April peak). Trend analysis on the 19 May 2026 European Parliament vote on the new steel safeguard, the TRQ regime from 1 July 2026, the melt-and-pour requirement from 1 October, and the CRC anti-dumping case against five countries. Scenarios and procurement recommendations for European industrial buyers.
METHODOLOGY
CRC and HDG ex-works Northern Europe (Fastmarkets) capture the factory-gate price for domestic flat steel after the cold-rolling step. CRC is the closer reference than HRC for industrial sheet parts. Real procurement costs additionally include alloy or coating logic, semi-finished product premiums, energy, logistics and currency.
AT A GLANCE
- CRC Northern Europe around 690 EUR/t, HDG around 680 EUR/t in early June, around 130 EUR/t below the April peak (820 to 830 EUR/t).
- Both keep easing on weak demand and a seasonal slowdown; imported CRC CFR Asia at 640 to 660 EUR/t.
- CRC anti-dumping case against India, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam (70 percent of EU CRC imports); provisional measures expected this summer.
- From 1 July, new safeguard (quota 18.3 Mt, 50 percent duty); book the last import tranche before, require melt-and-pour docs.
Contents
What is moving the price right now?
CRC Northern Europe stands at around 690 EUR/t ex-works in early June, HDG at around 680 EUR/t. Both have given up around 130 EUR/t since the April peak (820 to 830 EUR/t) and keep easing on weak demand, a seasonal slowdown and import competition.
Imported CRC CFR from Asia currently lands at 640 to 660 EUR/t. That price edge is at risk: alongside the safeguard, an anti-dumping case runs against CRC imports from five countries: India, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam, together around 70 percent of EU CRC imports. Provisional measures are expected this summer.
From 1 July, CRC and HDG as finished flat-steel products fall under the new safeguard: duty-free volumes halve to 18.3 million tonnes, the out-of-quota duty doubles to 50 percent, and from October the melt-and-pour requirement applies.
Both cases hit CRC imports at the same time and narrow import options more than either alone. Anyone importing CRC should book the last tranche before the measures.
What we watch: the timing of the provisional anti-dumping measures and the Official Journal publication of the safeguard.
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What does this mean for procurement in DACH?
For 12-month anchors on CRC and HDG, close this week with an index clause on the Fastmarkets monthly average, cap-and-floor band plus 8 to minus 10 percent. The floor component is negotiable again after the drop from the April peak.
Secure the last import tranche before the anti-dumping measures and the 1 July TRQ switch, but require the melt-and-pour documentation as a contract annex.
Separate the conversion share from the steel base price. In a falling market, the clause mechanics decide whether you share in the correction.
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Sheet Metal Price Forecast: Our Procurement Intelligence Team's Assessment
Base Scenario
CRC and HDG keep easing on weak demand and a seasonal slowdown. The Asian import edge (CFR 640 to 660 EUR/t) is at risk: the CRC anti-dumping case against five countries (70 percent of EU CRC imports) and the 1 July TRQ switch support the floor.
Risk Scenario
Provisional anti-dumping measures in summer, restocking before 1 July, CBAM fully effective. Probability 25 to 30 percent.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Buy America Act (BABA) requirements on federal infrastructure projects require domestic-origin materials and add a structural cost premium because they limit supplier competition and require domestic mill sourcing. Clarify the definition of ‘domestic-origin’ with your customer (some interpret it as mill-produced and processed; others accept mill-converted material). Lock in domestic suppliers early on BABA projects, as availability can tighten on high-volume work.
Cold-rolled coil (CRC), galvanized, and painted finishes are showing the tightest supply and highest premiums. Specialty gauges (particularly thinner grades under 0.080"), HSLA (high-strength low-alloy), and weathering steels also have longer lead times. Standard hot-rolled commodity gauges have more flexibility.
Imported sheet metal carries a 25% Section 232 tariff, which typically makes it uncompetitive with domestic mills for commodity grades. Imported material is viable only in rare cases: specialized grades not readily available domestically, volume play at significant discount, or country exemptions. Any import sourcing decision must include the full tariff in the landed-cost calculation.
The CRU Midwest HRC price is a market anchor for domestic mill selling prices on hot-rolled flat steel. Your actual procurement cost depends on additional factors: gauges, grades, finish (cold-rolled, galvanized, painted), mill quantity minimums, lead time, service center margin, and logistics. CRC and coated finishes command premiums of $150–250/ST over HRC base pricing.
