Turkey Opens Anti-Circumvention Investigation on Synthetic Filament Fabric Imports from Kosovo
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Turkey opens an investigation into whether imports of woven fabrics made from synthetic filament yarn, used for clothing, are being routed through Kosovo to avoid existing anti-dumping duties on Chinese-origin goods. The products fall under tariff heading 54.07 and the listed tariff codes in the annex. Importers, foreign producers and exporters of the covered goods now face an investigation process and must respond to questionnaires or submit information within 37 days. During the investigation, imports from Kosovo will be subject to a security deposit equal to the anti-dumping duty applied to comparable imports from China.
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Key Changes
- Opens an anti-circumvention investigation into synthetic filament woven fabric imports from Kosovo
- Requires interested importers, exporters and producers to submit questionnaire responses or information within 37 days
- Applies a security deposit on Kosovo-origin or Kosovo-shipped imports equal to the anti-dumping duty on comparable Chinese-origin goods
Obligations
What this law requires
Importers of covered woven fabrics made from synthetic filament yarn under tariff heading 54.07 and the tariff codes listed in Annex 1, originating in or shipped from Kosovo, must participate in Turkey’s anti-circumvention investigation and provide requested information to the Ministry of Trade.
Foreign producers and exporters of the covered goods must respond to investigation questionnaires or submit relevant information within 37 days of the investigation notice.
During the investigation, importers must provide a security deposit for covered imports from Kosovo equal to the anti-dumping duty applicable to comparable goods of Chinese origin.
Importers must treat changes to tariff classification or product description as non-exempting; covered goods remain subject to the investigation and measures even if their tariff position or description in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule changes.