The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade has received information that the Turkish Ministry of Trade has issued a notification requiring deposits from manufacturers and exporters from Croatia, Jordan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam in an anti-circumvention investigation of anti-dumping duties on solar panels.
The investigated product in this case is photovoltaic cells assembled in a module or arranged in panels, collectively referred to as solar panels, classified under HS code 8541.43.00.00.00.
In the notification, the Turkish Ministry of Trade requires the relevant manufacturers and exporters to deposit an amount equivalent to the highest anti-dumping duty currently applied to Chinese manufacturers and exporters, which is USD 25/m². The deposited amount will be refunded if the investigation is terminated.
Previously, on November 29, 2023, the Turkish Ministry of Trade initiated an anti-circumvention investigation on anti-dumping measures concerning solar panels originating from or imported from Croatia, Jordan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, with allegations of circumventing the anti-dumping duties on China, currently applied at the rate of USD 20-25/m².
