Hanoi (VNA) – Turkey has decided tolevy anti-dumping evasion duties of 8 percent on partially oriented yarn (POY)products imported from seven countries and territories including Vietnam,according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The ministry cited the Turkish Ministry ofEconomy’s announcement 2017/23 on June 21 on the final results of itsanti-dumping duty evasion investigation into POYproducts from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan (China),Thailand and Vietnam.
POY imported from Vietnam,coded HS: 5402.46, is the material to produce polyester yarn (PTY) which iscurrently subject to anti-dumping duties.
Turkey said theinvestigation found that from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2016, theimported quantity of the POY had surged significantly, thus reducing the effectof anti-dumping measures applied to PTY.
The investigation wasinitiated on February 25, 2017 followinga complaint filed by Turkish textile manufacturer Korteks Mensucat ve SanayiAnonim Sirketi.-VNA