WTO: Turks Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods Dismissed

Posted 12/23/23

A World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel report has found that Türkiye acted inconsistently with its WTO obligations by imposing additional duties on certain imports from the United States.   Türkiye had imposed the duties on US goods in response to the Section 232 duties adopted by the United States in 2018 on imports of steel and aluminum products on national security grounds.

The United States filed a dispute against Türkiye’s duties, arguing that Section 232 is a national security measure, and therefore its use does not fall under WTO rules.

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