Turkey mulls anti-dumping tax on Vietnamese air-cons

06/08/2009 12:00 - 643 Views

Turkey will conduct an antidumping investigation involving air-conditioner makers from Vietnam, the Philippines, Egypt, Pakistan and Indonesia, Vietnam’s trade office in Istanbul said.

The office said Foreign Trade Affairs of Turkey had made the decision on requests from Turkish firms which asked for expanded investigation and punitive measures on the products imported from the above-mentioned countries, alleging the products were sold at unfair prices like those from China.

The Turkish government has since 2006 levied a 25 percent antidumping tax on Chinese air-conditioners, with over US$30 million collected since, according to the office.

It said Turkish authorities would collect information about the products and related makers within five weeks.

Turkey levied a tax of $4.55 per kilogram on transmission belts in 2007 and 29-49 percent tax in 2004 on lighters imported from Vietnam.

Reported by Minh Quang

Source: www.thanhniennews.com