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On January 28, 2015, the Turkish authorities initiated an anti-dumping investigation on imports of hot-rolled coil steel from China, France, Japan, Romania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine (Notification 2015/1).
The products subject to investigation are classified under the following HS codes: 7208.3700, 7208.3800, 7208.3900 and 7225.3090.
The complaint was lodged by Eregli Demir Çelik T.A.S., Tosçelik Profil ve Sac Endüstrisi A.S. and Çolakoglu Metalurji A.S.
On 28 August 2015, the Turkish authorities imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of the above-mentioned products from China, Japan, Russia and Slovakia. The rate of the duty imposed on imports originating in China is 15.47-35.15% of the CIF. The rate of the duty imposed on imports originating in Japan is 6.95-8.9% of the CIF. The rate of the duty imposed on imports originating in Russia is 0-3.76% of the CIF. The rate of the duty imposed on imports originating in Slovakia is 7.02-9.8% of the CIF. The investigation was terminated without the imposition of measures for imports originating in France, Romania, and Ukraine. This measure will remains in force for a period of maximum 6 months.
 
On 20 April 2016, the Turkish Ministry of Economy terminated the above investigation without the imposition of definitive duties (Notification 2016/09, 20.04.2016). This follows the withdrawal of the domestic producers complaint. Previsional duty, if any, is refunded.