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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

Ministry of Trade of Turkey decided to extend existing antidumping duties on imports of stainless steel pipes and tubes classified under customs codes 7306.40.20.90.00, 7306.40.80.90.00 and 7306.61.10.00.00 on 31 December 2018 for another 5-year period. According to the related Communique of the Ministry, duty rates are as follows: Taiwan YC Inox Co.,Ltd. %7,98 Froch Enterprise Co.,Ltd. %7,98 Other Taiwanese Companies %11,50 China Foshan Vinmay Stainless Steel Co.,Ltd. %13,82

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

After the imposition of additional duties by the US on steel and aluminium products, Turkey decided to counteract against the US. Decree of the Council of Ministers of Turkey no. 2018/11973, published in the Official Gazette on 25 June 2018, includes list of 22 product items for which additional duties ranging from 5% to 70% are imposed. #steel #aluminium #additionalduties #USA #Turkey