Philippines finds Turkey guilty of dumping flour, imposes punitive tariff

MANILA – The Philippines is slapping higher tariffs on Turkish flour for five years after ruling that Ankara had been dumping cheap flour in the country.

In a decision dated November 11, the Tariff Commission imposed anti-dumping duties of as much as 16.19 percent on Turkish flour. The additional tariff on shipments made by 17 Turkish exporters will be in place for five years.

In imposing the anti-dumping measure, the Commission said its investigation showed that “the threat of material injury to the domestic industry of such imports is imminent.”