Corrects products on which the new duties apply in paragraphs 1-4.
Turkey has implemented higher import duties for some steel products, according to a gazette announcement from 31 December.
Import duties have increased slightly for some hot-rolled coil (HRC) and cold-rolled coil (CRC) grades, mostly alloyed and stainless, and a small number of previously duty-free alloyed and stainless steel items now face tariffs.
But commodity grade non-alloyed duties remain flat at 13-15pc for 2025. The lower end of the range is for re-rolling and pipe-making grades. The duty on non-alloyed cold-rolled products is stable at 17pc and there are no duty reductions if CRC is further processed.
Hot-dip galvanised (HDG) imports, including alloyed sheets with a width of 600mm, continue to face a 20pc import duty. The pre-painted galvanised (PPGI) duty is set at 20pc, but duty for some alloyed grades has increased to 20pc from a previous 15pc.
Countries under free-trade agreements are exempt, except for certain products from South Korea. If a country is subjected to anti-dumping (AD) duties in Turkey, they are also subject to the import tax.
Turkey launched an AD investigation on CRC, HDG and PPGI imports from China and South Korea in the final week of 2024. Dumping duties were levied on hot-rolled coil imports from China, India, Russia and Japan in October.
Exporters have the option to import material through the inward processing regime, which allows them to purchase material exempt from all taxes if they commit to processing and then exporting the material within nine months.
