Turkish Steel Producers Pressure Action Against US Duties
The Turkish government should pressure the World Trade Organization to act on U.S. duties on Turkish oil country tubular good exports to the U.S., the Turkish Steel Exporter’s Association (CIB) said in recent days. The CIB statement urged the Turkish…
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economic ministry to “appeal a previous case” at the WTO, although the specific case referred to is unclear. The WTO is likely to provide a more objective analysis of the duties, said CIB after railing against the U.S. Commerce Department for imposing the duties. Commerce gave the go-ahead on antidumping and countervailing duties on Turkish OCTG in 2014 (see 14090917). U.S. manufacturers also filed a petition in late July to Commerce and the International Trade Commission to urge AD/CVD on heavy-walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Turkey, among other countries (see 1507270019). “The Turkish Steel Exporters’ Association vehemently denies any claims that Turkish steel imports benefit from unfair pricing models,” said CIB President Namik Ekinci in the statement (here). “The regretful 2014 OCTG ruling by the Department of Commerce has given way for additional unfair filings by the US industry, as seen with this recent petition and a number of petitions expected to roll in.”