Turkey initiated an anti-dumping investigation on “solar panel” originating in China by the Communique on "Prevention of Unfair Import Practices in Imports” numbered 2016/29 published in the Official Journal of Turkey dated 1 July 2016.

China is the main supplier of “solar panel” to Turkey and has great stake in Turkish market.  In terms of 2015 data, Turkish total imports in 2015 is 360 million USD. and China gets 82% of this pie with 296 million USD.

In terms of the statistics regarding first 5 months of 2016 China has 543 million USD imports. The soar in imports of China according to first 5 months of 2016 is significant. It clearly shows the greedy level and outstanding growth potential of the Turkish market.   

China is the most targeted country of Turkey. Currently 58 out of 154 measures of Turkey are against China. But, it is the biggest case initiated against China until today.  

It seems that the “solar panel war" witnessed in recent years among the developed countries EU, US, Canada and China is jumping to the developing countries which have newly established their own solar industry such as Turkey now.

However, Turkish domestic industry is not mature yet. It has no sufficient capacity to meet the demand of Turkey. In addition there is no “solar cell” producer in Turkey. The business environment and imposition of the anti-dumping measure against China most probably will trigger Chinese producers to make direct investment into Turkey. I think this would be a big opportunity not only for Chinese companies but also Turkish solar industry. Now, I believe that it is time to invest "solar business" in Turkey for Chinese companies without further delay.

• Imports from China increased 53% from 6.553 tons to 10.050 tons
• Imports from India increased 165% from 1.636 tons to 4.334 tons
• Imports from Egypt increased 93% from 2.348 tons to 4.529 tons
• Imports from Saudi Arabia increased 223% from 1.357 tons to 4.389 tons

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) made its determinations in the preliminary phase of its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations concerning certain steel nails from India, Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Taiwan, Turkey, and Vietnam.

The Commission determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of certain steel nails from Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Taiwan, and Vietnam that are allegedly subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value.

As a success of Trade Remedies Consulting the Commission further determined that imports of these products from Turkey and India are negligible. Imports are generally deemed "negligible" if they amounted to less than 3 percent (4 percent in the case of imports from India, a developing country) of all such merchandise imported into the United States within the most recent 12-month period for which data are available preceding the filing of the petition.

Currently, anti-dumping measures are in force for China and UAE and AD and CVD investigation were initiated against Korea, Malaysia, Oman, Taiwan and Vietnam . As a result of this fact, US market is open for Turkey and India. It is a big opportunity for Turkish producers/exporters to penetrate US market.   
 

The Philippines will impose higher tariffs on Turkish wheat flour in the next four months after Manila discovered that Ankara was shipping the product here at artificially low prices.

In an order, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said the anti-dumping duty, which would be on top of the seven percent tariff imposed on Turkish flour, would amount to the following:

- 35 percent on hard flour for bread;

- 39.26 percent on biscuit flour; and

- 35.21 percent on soft flour for pastries and cookies.

“After a thorough examination of the evidence, data and other comment/positions by interested parties, the preliminary investigation has established the existence of a threat of material injury to the local industry caused by the importation of alleged dumped wheat flour from Turkey,” Alcala said.

The Philippine Association of Flour Millers (PAFMIL) sought the anti-dumping duty as early as May last year. The local industry had complained that Ankara was exporting its flour at prices lower than what was prevailing in Turkey.

According to the Department of Agriculture (DA), the price of flour in Turkey stood at $10.37 per metric ton, way below the $138.97 export price.

The DA also noted a surge in imports from 6.12 percent in 2010 to 11.79 percent two years later, of which 9.44 percent came from Turkey.

Under Republic Act 8752, or the Anti-Dumping Act, the Philippine government can impose a provisional duty while it investigates any claim of such uncompetitive trading practice. The Tariff Commission is tasked with investigating the matter and coming up with a final ruling on the existence of anti-dumping.

PAFMIL executive director Ricardo Pinca said the DA decision is “pro-Filipino, pro-fair trade and pro-Philippine labor."

“The Philippine wheat flour milling industry has been on the receiving end of unfair trade from Turkey with its cheap subsidized flour being dumped at much lower prices here,” Pinca said.

“With the government seeing the truth of dumping behind the veneer of very strong Turkish lobby, the Philippine industry can at last breath a little, to say the least,” he added.

The Philippine move to impose an anti-dumping duty comes more than a year after Indonesia ruled the same and slapped a 20-percent safeguard tariff on Turkish flour.

The price of flour in Turkey stood at $470 per metric ton in 2012, but exports were priced lower, as follows:

- $351 in Indonesia;

- $367 in Malaysia;

- $349 in the Philippines;

- $407 in Singapore;

- $400 in Thailand; and

- $337 in Vietnam.

European Commission initiated anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation on rainbow trout originating in Turkey on the 15th of January, 2014 upon the petition of Danish Aquaculture Association.

Rainbow trout , whose name refers to the many rainbow-coloured spots on its skin, is the leading freshwater cultured species in Europe. Native to the Pacific coastal area in the United States, it was introduced into Europe at the end of the 19th century. Its hardiness and fast growth quickly proved particularly well adapted to aquaculture. Rainbow trout are farmed today in nearly all European countries, especially in coastal countries with a temperate climate.

The main producers of rainbow trout are Italy, France, Denmark, Spain and Germany in the European Union. Turkey is one of the leading exporters of rainbow trout in the world with Norway, Chile, Iran and USA. EU is the main export market of Turkish producers of rainbow trout. If the measure is imposed as a result of that investigation, the producers of rainbow troat will be adversely affected.

Non-conclusion of Fisheries Subsides Negotiations in the Doha Round also has a crucial impact in the initiation of the investigation and consideration of all subsides to aquaculture industry as specific and thus countervailable subsidies.