The Tariff Commission has rescheduled the hearings for the review of the anti-dumping duty on imports of wheat flour from Turkey.
Initially slated for August 23-25 and later rescheduled to August 29-30, 2023, the hearings have been postponed again.
The commission received a formal request from the Southeast Anatolian Exporters Association citing public holidays in Turkey.
Consequently, the hearings have been rescheduled to take place from September 13-19, 2023.
Back in 2014, the Philippines implemented anti-dumping duties on Turkish wheat flour imports following concerns raised by the Philippine Association of Flour Millers about potential harm to the local milling industry.
Turkey’s intricate inward processing system was identified as a factor incentivizing its milling sector to export flour, thus creating distortions in global flour markets.
The imposition of anti-dumping duties, reaching as high as 16.19%, coupled with a 7% tariff rate, led to a significant decline of over 70% in flour imports from Turkey in 2014. This decrease facilitated an upswing in production within the Philippine milling sector.
The imposition of anti-dumping duties, reaching as high as 16.19%, coupled with a 7% tariff rate, led to a significant decline of over 70% in flour imports from Turkey in 2014. This decrease facilitated an upswing in production within the Philippine milling sector.
Originally set to expire at the close of 2019, the anti-dumping duty received a three-year extension upon request from PAFMIL.
The extension aimed to preempt the potential recurrence of Turkish importers employing dumping practices, which could adversely affect the Philippines once again.
