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Safeguard Investigation Opened for Polyethylene Terephthalate Chips Imports

🇹🇷Türkiye··Communiqué·Medium Impact0·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

Turkey is opening a safeguard review investigation into imports of polyethylene terephthalate chips classified under tariff code 3907.69.00.00.00. The investigation will examine whether the existing safeguard measure should be extended because domestic producers say imports have continued to rise despite the current protection. The measure matters for importers, foreign exporters, local PET chip producers, and downstream manufacturers using PET inputs. Interested parties will need to submit questionnaires and official views to the Ministry of Trade through the specified KEP or email channels during the investigation.

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Key Changes

  • Opens a safeguard investigation for polyethylene terephthalate chips imports under tariff code 3907.69.00.00.00
  • Reviews whether the current safeguard measure remains necessary to prevent or remedy serious harm to domestic producers
  • Sets the communication channels for interested parties to submit questionnaires and official views to the Ministry of Trade

Obligations

What this law requires

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Interested parties wishing to participate in the safeguard review investigation must submit questionnaire responses and official views to the Ministry of Trade, Directorate General of Imports, through the specified official KEP or email channels.

importers of polyethylene terephthalate chipsforeign exporters of polyethylene terephthalate chipsdomestic PET chip producersdownstream manufacturers using PET inputsother interested firms, institutions, and organizations established in Turkey
reporting
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All correspondence related to the safeguard investigation must be conducted with the Ministry of Trade, Directorate General of Imports, Safeguards and Surveillance Department, using the contact details specified in the notice.

interested parties in the safeguard investigationimporters of polyethylene terephthalate chipsforeign exporters of polyethylene terephthalate chipsdomestic PET chip producers
operational

Affected Parties

PET chip importersForeign exporters of polyethylene terephthalate chips+2 more…

Tags

trade remedies,safeguard investigation,polyethylene terephthalate…