In Turkey, the authority to initiate dumping or
subsidy examinations, upon complaint or, where necessary, ex officio, is given to the Ministry of Economy ("Ministry").
Within the scope of this authority, the Ministry announces its decisions with
the communiqués published on the Official Gazette.

During the first quarter of 2018, the Ministry has
initiated a significant number of investigations and announced its decisions
upon concluding several of the ongoing investigations.

Below is a bullet-point summary of the status of the trade
defence cases initiated, concluded or amended during the 1st quarter
of 2018:

-
Communiqué No. 2018/2 dated March 2nd, 2018
concerning the imports of V-belts originating from People's Republic of China,
Republic of India and Socialist Republic of Vietnam:

The Ministry initiated an expiry review investigation in
relation to the current dumping measures on imports of v-belts classified under
the CN Codes 4010.32.00.00.00, 4010.32.00.00.00 and 4010.39.00.00.00 originating
from People's Republic of China, Republic of India and Socialist Republic of
Vietnam.

-
Communiqué No. 2018/3 dated March 2nd, 2018
concerning the imports of welded stainless steel tubes, pipes & profiles
originating from People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei:

The Ministry initiated an expiry review investigation in
relation to the current dumping measures on imports of welded stainless steel
tubes, pipes & profiles classified under the CN Codes 7306.40.20.90.00,
7306.40.80.90.00 and 7306.61.10.00.00 originating from People's Republic of
China and Chinese Taipei.

-
Communiqué No. 2018/4 dated March 2nd, 2018
concerning the imports of refractory bricks, originating from People's Republic
of China:

The Ministry initiated an expiry review investigation in
relation to the current dumping measures on imports of refractory bricks, classified
under the CN codes 6902.10.00.10.11, 6902.10.00.10.12, 6902.10.00.10.13 and
6815.91 originating from People's Republic of China.

-
Communiqué No. 2018/7 dated March 2nd, 2018
concerning the imports of sodium percarbonate originating from Federal Republic
of Germany and Kingdom of Sweden:

The Ministry announced its decision upon the
completion of the anti-dumping investigation on sodium percarbonate originating
from Germany and Sweden. Accordingly, the Ministry decided to apply
anti-dumping duties at rates between 5% and 12% on imports of sodium
percarbonate under the CN code 2836.99.90.10.00 originating from Germany and
Sweden.

-
Communiqué No. 2018/6 dated March 3rd, 2018
concerning the imports of porcelain and ceramic tableware and kitchenware
originating from People's Republic of China:

The Ministry announced its decision upon the
completion of the anti-dumping investigation on porcelain and ceramic tableware
and kitchenware originating from People's Republic of China. Accordingly, the
Ministry decided to apply an anti-dumping duty at a rate of 8% on imports of
porcelain and ceramic tableware and kitchenware under the CN codes 6911.10.00.00.11,
6911.10.00.00.12, 6911.10.00.00.19, 6912.00.21.00.00, 6912.00.23.00.00,
6912.00.25.00.11, 6912.00.25.00.12, 6912.00.25.00.19 and 6912.00.29.00.00 originating
from People's Republic of China.

-
Communiqué No. 2018/8 dated March 6th, 2018
concerning the imports of cored wire of base metal originating from Socialist
Republic of Vietnam:

The Ministry initiated an anti-dumping investigation against
imports of cored wire of base metal originating from Socialist Republic of
Vietnam.

-
Communiqué No. 2018/5 dated March 8th, 2018
concerning the imports of wall-type split air conditioners & outdoor unit
of wall-type split air-conditioners & indoor unit of wall-type split
air-conditioners, originating from People's Republic of China:

The Ministry announced its decision upon the
completion of the expiry review investigation on wall-type split air
conditioners & outdoor unit of wall-type split air-conditioners &
indoor unit of wall-type split air-conditioners originating from People's Republic
of China. Accordingly, the Ministry decided to apply an anti-dumping duty at a
rate of 25% on imports of wall-type split air conditioners & outdoor unit
of wall-type split air-conditioners & indoor unit of wall-type split
air-conditioners under the CN codes 8415.10.90.00.00, 8415.10.90.00.11 and
8415.10.90.00.12 originating from People's Republic of China.

-
Communiqué on the Amendment of the Communiqué No. 2015/49
dated March 9th, 2018 concerning the imports of tempered or
laminated safety glasses originating from Israel and People's Republic of China:

As per the Communiqué No. 2015/49 the Ministry decided
to apply anti-dumping measures at rates between 10% and 66.1% and separated the
tempered and laminated safety glasses based on whether or not they are laminated
and resistant to lead. As per the Amendment of the Communiqué No. 2015/49, the
Ministry specified the product definition and determined that the product
subject to investigation is tempered or laminated safety glasses (except (i)
anti-glare and optic types used on smart boards under the tariff position 85.28
and (ii) screen shield types used in the products under tariff positions 84.71,
85.17 and 85.28) classified under CN Code 70.07 (except 7007.19.80.00.13 and
7007.19.80.00.14). Accordingly, although before the amendment, all tempered or
laminated safety glasses originating from Israel and People's Republic of China
under the CN code 70.07 were subject to anti-dumping duty; after the amendment,
the rates of anti-dumping duties imposed to the products classified under the
CN Codes 7007.21.20.00.21, 7007.21.20.00.31, 7007.21.20.80.21,
7007.21.20.80.31, 7007.29.00.00.11 and 7007.29.00.00.12 are treated separately
and received a duty at a rate of 10% whereas the products classified under the CN
Codes 7007.19.80.00.13, 7007.19.80.00.14 are excluded completely and are no
longer subject to any anti-dumping duty.

-
Communiqué No. 2018/9 dated March 9th, 2018
regarding the initiation of an anti-circumvention investigation on the imports
of articulated link chains and parts thereof:

Currently, anti-dumping duties are imposed to the
imports of articulated link chains and parts thereof classified under the CN
Codes 7315.11.90.00.11, 7315.11.90.00.19, 7315.12.00.00.11, 7315.12.00.00.19
and 7315.19.00.00.00 originating from People's Republic of China as per the
Communiqué No. 2010/13. With the Communiqué No. 2018/9 dated March 9th,
2018, the Ministry initiated an anti-circumvention investigation regarding the
imports of articulated link chains and parts thereof originating from India,
Sri Lanka, Thailand and Spain.

-
Communiqué No. 2018/10 dated March 20th,
2018 concerning the imports of acrylic or modacrylic originating from People's
Republic of China:

The Ministry has announced that it has initiated an anti-subsidy investigation on the imports of acrylic
or modacrylic classified under the CN Code 5501.30.00.00.00 originating from
People's Republic of China.

-
Communiqué No. 2018/11 dated March 21st,
2018 concerning the imports of acrylic or modacrylic originating from Germany,
South Korea, People's Republic of China and Thailand:

The Ministry has announced that it has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on the imports of
acrylic or modacrylic classified under the CN Code 5501.30.00.00.00 originating
from Germany, South Korea, People's Republic of China and Thailand.

-
Communiqué on the Amendment of the Communiqué No. 2016/53
dated March 22nd, 2018 concerning the imports of hinges originating
from People's Republic of China:

As per the Communiqué No. 2016/53 the Ministry decided
to apply anti-dumping measures (upon a sunset review) at rates between 0.75%
and 1.64% to hinges classified under CN Codes 8302.10.00.00.11,
8302.10.00.00.19, 8302.50.00.00.00 and 8302.42.00.00.00. As per the Amendment
of the Communiqué No. 2016/53, the Ministry applied a measure to hinges
classified under CN Code 8302.10 instead of the CN Codes 8302.10.00.00.11 and
8302.10.00.00.19 that were indicated before the amendment.

Authors:
Gönenç Gürkaynak, Esq., Ceren Yıldız and Sinem Uğur, ELIG Attorneys-at-Law

(First published by Mondaq on April 3, 2018)