EC Starts Hearing on Turkish Mills Appeal Against HR AD Duty
The European Commission has begun the hearing of Turkish steel mills' appeal against the anti-dumping duties imposed on flat steel products from Turkey. The appeal was made in response to the provisional duties applied by the EU on Turkish hot-rolled coil in January 2021. The products affected by the duty are certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy steel, or other alloy steel, not further worked than hot-rolled, originating in Turkey. The Turkish producers believe that the duties are not fair, and hence appealed against it.
Despite the appeal, the Commission applied definitive anti-dumping duties on Turkish hot-rolled coil in April 2021. Turkish mills further appealed the duties in September 2021, and the EC scheduled a hearing for May 2022. The hearing began at the General Court of the EU on March 27, 2023, and is expected to take two days, with a final decision expected before the end of 2023.
Mr. Kerem Cakir, chairperson of the board at the Turkish Association of Cold Rolled, Galvanized, and Coated Coil Manufacturers (SOGAD), believes that the flat-steel sector in Turkey needs support to increase its exports. The European Commission also applied anti-dumping duties on hot-dipped galvanized coil imports from Turkey.
In July 2022, Turkey imposed an anti-dumping duty on HRC imports from the EU and South Korea. The export market for HRC is very slow in Turkey because of the duties, according to market participants. The products affected by the duty are certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy steel or other alloy steel, whether or not in coils (including ‘cut-to-length’ and ‘narrow strip’ products), not further worked than hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, originating in Turkey, and currently falling under CN codes 7208 10 00, 7208 25 00, 7208 26 00, 7208 27 00, 7208 36 00, 7208 37 00, 7208 38 00, 7208 39 00, 7208 40 00, 7208 52 10, 7208 52 99, 7208 53 00, 7208 54 00, 7211 13 00, 7211 14 00, 7211 19 00, ex 7225 19 10 (TARIC code 7225191090), 7225 30 90, ex 7225 40 60 (TARIC code 7225406090), 7225 40 90, ex 7226 19 10 (TARIC code 7226191090), 7226 91 91 and 7226 91 99.