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Nov 12, 2020

Turkey imposed safeguard measure on polyethylene terephthalate chips imports

Turkey applied safeguard measure concerning imports of polyethylene terephthalate chips (PET chips). According to the Presidential Decree no. 3192 published in the Official Gazette on 13 November 2020, imports of PET Chips (customs HS code: 3907.69.00.00.00) shall be subject to following annual additional duties starting from the 30th day as of the publication date of this measure: 0,060 USD/Kg for the first year, 0,058 USD/Kg for the second year, 0,056 USD/Kg for the third

May 6, 2020

Turkey extends safeguard measure on plastic sheets, plates imports from Iran

Turkey extended application period of safeguard measure in the form of quantity quotas concerning imports of plastic sheets, plates (of propylene) originating in Iran. According to the Notice no. 2020/2 of the Ministry of Trade of Turkey published in the Official Gazette on 5 May 2020, imports of plastic sheets, plates (customs code: 3920.20.21.00.19) from Iran shall be subject to following annual import quotas starting from 2 July 2020: 1412 tons for the first year, 1454 to

May 6, 2020

Safeguard measure imposed on polyester fibre imports from Iran

Turkey applied safeguard measure in the form of ad valorem duties concerning imports of polyester fibre originating in Iran. According to the Presidential Decree no. 2486 published in the Official Gazette on 5 May 2020, imports of polyester fibre (customs code: 5503.20.00.00.00) from Iran shall be subject to following annual duty rates starting from 21 September 2020: 18,5% for the first year, 18,0% for the second year, 17,5% for the third year. Such duties are collected in

Nov 23, 2019

Tariff quota opened for nylon synthetic filament yarn imports

Ministry of Trade of Turkey opened tariff quota for imported synthetic filament yarns of nylon or other polyamides on 22 November 2019. This decision was made based on existing safeguard measure and annual quantity of tariff quota was determined as 2986 tons for certain countries for the next 3 years. Tariff quota includes the following customs codes: 5402.31, 5402.32, 5402.45, 5402.51, 5402.61. #tariffquota #safeguard #yarn

Oct 22, 2019

Safeguard Measure Imposed on Synthetic Filament Yarn Imports

Ministry of Trade of Turkey imposed safeguard measure on imports of synthetic filament yarns classified under customs codes 5402.31, 5402.32, 5402.45, 5402.51 and 5402.61. According to the regulation of the Ministry, published on 22 October 2019, safeguard duties shall be as follows: For products imported under 5402.31, 5402.32, 5402.51 and 5402.61: First year: 0,30 USD/Kg, Second year: 0,29 USD/Kg, Third year: 0,28 USD/Kg. For products imported under 5402.45: First year: 0,1

May 8, 2019

Turkey terminated ongoing safeguard investigation concerning steel products

According to the notice of the Ministry of Trade of Turkey, published in the Official Gazette on 7 May 2019, Turkey terminated the safeguard investigation regarding a wide scope of steel products, including flat and long steel products, pipes, certain stainless steel articles and railway articles. This investigation was initiated ex-officio by the Ministry of Trade on 27 April 2018, following EU's safeguard investigation for steel products triggered by tariff increases of th

Dec 11, 2018

Safeguard duty on float or drawn glass sheets imports from Iran

Ministry of Trade of Turkey imposed safeguard duty on imports of float or drawn glass sheets classified under customs codes 7004, 7005 and 7006 from Iran for 3 years. According to the related Communique of the Ministry, published on 11 December 2018 in the Official Gazette of Turkey, safeguard duty amount will be 48 USD per ton for the first application year (2019) and this amount shall be decreased to 46 USD per ton and 44 USD per ton during the second (2020) and third (2021

Oct 18, 2018

Turkey imposed provisional duties on a wide scope of steel products

According to the Decision of the President of Turkey, published in the Official Gazette on 2 October 2018, imports of flat and long steel products, pipes, certain stainless steel articles and railway articles shall be subject to tariff quotas determined separately for each category. Moreover, imports, exceeding quotas established by the Decision shall also be subject to 25% additional fiscal liability (i.e. additional duty). The decision entered into force on 16 October 2018

Aug 11, 2018

Turkey imposed safeguard duties on wall paper imports

Ministry of Trade completed safeguard investigation on imports of wallpapers and other wall coverings classified under customs codes 4814.20.00.00.00, 4814.90.10.00.00 and 4814.90.70.10.00. According to the Presidential Decision, published in the official gazette on 10 August 2018, application term and additional duties imposed are as follows: Period Duty 6.8.2018-5.8.2019 3,75 USD/Kg 6.8.2019-5.8.2020 3,50 USD/Kg 6.8.2020-5.8.2021 3,25 USD/

Jun 27, 2018

Safeguard measure on wallpaper imports extended for 3 years

According to the Communique published by Ministry of Economy of Turkey on 21 June 2018, safeguard duties already in force on wallpaper imports shall continue for 3 more years starting from 6 August 2018. Imports of wallpapers, classified under customs codes 4814.20.00.00.00, 4814.90.10.00.00 and 4814.90.70.10.00, shall be subject to 3,75 USD/Kg the first year, 3,5 USD/Kg the second year and 3,25 USD/Kg the third year. The Ministry excluded developing countries from the measur

Feb 3, 2018

Turkey imposed safeguard measure on toothbrush imports

Turkey imposed safeguard measure on toothbrush imports for 3 years. Safeguard measure will be applied as additional duty. Starting from the publication date of the related Council of Ministers Decree, the safeguard will be 0.23 USD/piece for the first year, 0.22 USD/piece for the second year and 0.21 USD/piece for the third year. The Ministry of Economy of Turkey also opened tariff quota for least developed and developing countries in the amount of 6 289 963 pieces. The decis

Nov 23, 2017

Safeguard measure (extra duties) on imports of Polyester Fiber from Iran

Turkey imposed safeguard measure on imports of Polyester Fibre (HS code: 55032000) from Iran. According to the Decree of the Council of Ministers published today, safeguard shall be in the form of extra duties. Extra duty rates were determined at 20% for the first year starting from 21 September 2017, 19.5% in the second year and 19% in the third year. Related Decree entered into effect on 21 September 2017. #polyesterfiber #safeguard #Iran #Turkey

Oct 28, 2017

Safeguard measure (extra duties) on imports of Polyethylene terephthalate

Turkey imposed safeguard measure on imports of Polyethylene terephthalate (HS code: 39076100). According to the Ministry of Economy's communique published today, safeguard shall be in the form of extra duties. Extra duty rates were determined at 6.40% in the first year (8 Nov. 2017-7 Nov. 2018), 6.20% in the second year and 6.00% in the third year. Related regulation of the Ministry entered into effect on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette (28 October 2017). I

Aug 27, 2017

Safeguard measure for toothbrush imports

Ministry of Economy of Turkey imposed safeguard measure in the form of additional duties on imports of toothbrushes. Additional duties shall be applied for 3 years as follows: First year 0,23 USD/piece, second year 0,22 USD/piece, third year 0,21 USD/piece. Developing countries other than Vietnam and India will be exempted from the measure in question. #toothbrush #safeguard #Vietnam #India #Turkey

Aug 24, 2017

Safeguard measure for polyester fibres from Iran

Ministry of Economy decided to extend safeguard measure on imports of man-made polyester staple fibers imported from Iran. Safeguard measure in question shall be applied in the form of extra duties amounting to 20% in the first year (Sept. 2017-Sept. 2018), 19,5% in the second year and 19% in the third year. Normally, safeguard measures are to be applied to all countries. However, since Iran is not a member of the WTO, country specific safeguard measures are imposed against I

Jul 1, 2017

Another safeguard measure against Iran

Ministry of Economy of Turkey imposed safeguard measure on imports of "plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics" from Islamic Republic of Iran today. The said measure shall be applied as import quota for 3 years. Quota volume is determined to be 1293 ton/year for the period between July 2017-July 2018. #plasticplates #plasticsheets #plasticfilm #plasticfoil #plasticstrip #plastics #safeguard #Iran #Turkey

Jul 1, 2017

Safeguard measure from Turkey for unframed glass mirrors

Turkey imposed safeguard measure in the form of imports quotas on imports of unframed glass mirrors from Islamic Republic of Iran. According to the related regulation, quota volume shall be measures 2147 tons for the first year (between 3 July 2017-2 July 2018) and will be in force for three years. #unframedglassmirrors #safeguard #Iran #Turkey