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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)