Suspension and quota application for imports of raw materials with low or zero tax

30 October 2013 WW Hotel

In cooperation with PAGDER and pagev, the notes of WOW Airport Hotel – Istanbul meeting which took place at 14: 00 on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 are summarized below.

YAVUZ EROĞLU

PAGDER and Pagev vice president and EUPC Icra Committee Member Mr. Yavuz Eroğlu's opening speech emphasized the importance of suspension and quota application system to ensure competitiveness. With this system, the EU does not collect 1 billion euro customs duty, and Turkey to this day only 50 million euro industrialists benefit from this system is taken into account in the industry's interest in the matter is very clear. “ quoth. he said that the difficulties in supply of raw materials have affected the competitiveness of Turkish producers. In accordance with the customs agreement between Turkey and EU countries, this system can be used by our sector companies, customs duties on accepted raw materials can be suspended for 5 years (reset) were told. This system, which covers not only the Plastics sector but also all sectors, is being used frequently in EU countries and it is stated that Turkey can benefit from it. In addition, the sector has a very important problem in the supply of raw materials in the sector's two most important civil society organizations working together expressed satisfaction.

REHA GÜR

Pagder Vice President Mr. Reha Gür stated that the most important structural feature of the Turkish plastics industry is dependent on over 85% of imports in raw materials. Turkey's development path countries in the imports of plastic raw materials 3 ‘from 6.5% of the imported subject to customs duties, this situation creates unfair competition for Turkey expressed the environment. Our federation and associations affiliated to the federation have made an effort to get this regulation back, but it is not possible to get the decision back. In order to prevent this imbalance, imports of plastic raw materials from GTS countries, 6.5% of imported plastic products, 6.5% of imported plastic products, which have been subjected to customs duties, have been made a new study by our federation and associations in order to ensure the implementation of customs duties, Mr. Reha Gür said that it is possible to meet with Ali Ibrahim

MEHMET UYSAL

Pagev President Mr. Mehmet Uysal stated that around 14% of domestic raw materials were produced in Turkey, the rest of them were imported to the Middle East and Far East countries, and taxes were very effective in this application. For this reason, as foundations and associations, they want to remove the burdens on the plastic sector, Mr. Mehmet Uysal said that the competitiveness of Turkey could increase as a result of the work carried out in cooperation.

HAYDAR KOÇAK

Mr. Haydar Koçak, General Directorate of imports of the Ministry of Economy, said that 28 European Union countries and Turkey are subject to Common Customs Tariff, and all the explanations will be based on this. Priority suspension and quota implementation system should not harm domestic production in any way stressed. In order for the application to be made in a healthy way, the common customs tariff procedures that the EU countries and Turkey follow must be well known, and in parallel with this, the appropriate demand forms must be filled. In order to complete the request forms, a coordinated work with the Ministry of economy could be carried out and they could be open to help with any questions and questions. Autonomous tariff application of the firms who want to report the amounts to the Ministry of Economy in this direction can be carried out also emphasized. Stating that applications must be made to the Ministry of economy by 15 February 2014 for the suspension and quota application system which is required to take effect on 1.1.2015, Mr. Koçak said that after evaluations of the Ministry of economy, this demand will be forwarded to the group of EU economic tariffs problem and Turkey has taken an active role in this

YAVUZ TÜRKER

Foreign Trade Specialist of the Ministry of Economy Mr. Abdullah Yavuz Türker began his speech because the Common Customs Tariff is subject to the EU countries and Turkey should be perceived as a block stressed. Suspend and quota application system provides cost advantage to manufacturing companies and industrialists to benefit from this system will be beneficial for Turkey, he said. Economic tariffs problem Group (ETSG) customs duties suspended and autonomous tariff quota application after opening, the final decision was forwarded to the EU Council, the products mentioned in the result was published in the EU Official Gazette, in parallel to this, the import regime decree V in our country was published in the list said.

The Ministry of economy officials informed about the application dates and stated that the application should be made until 15 February for the decision to be put into effect on 1 January, until 15 August for the decision to be put into effect on 1 July. After the application is completed, the ministry sends the appropriate request forms to the EU economic tariff group as a result of a 1-month review.

It was stated that it was very important to fill out the demand forms correctly and that the technical specifications should be filled in completely. In order to avoid any mistakes, the Ministry of economy has carefully controlled the demands of the technical features (cus no, CES no, MSDS, manufacturing company information etc.). ) in the form should be stated. The companies should know the technical specifications of the products they use and should apply accordingly.

After the negotiation of the demands by the Ministry of economy, it was stated that in line with the demands and objections, contact between firms could be established, and the decision to continue or withdraw from the negotiations was communicated to the Council at the latest.

In case of refusal of requests, the companies are not covered by a commercial agreement that would prevent the product from being imported from third countries, not only for commercial purposes, but also for foreign trade policies (dumping etc.).) do not constitute an obstacle, the customs duty will not be allocated for 15 000 euros in return for less than Turkish Lira, the final product should be considered.

The applicant company should indicate whether the domestic manufacturer, the EU and Turkey does not have production in the document should be made stressed. Domestic production within the tariff quota can be applied, suspension system manufacturer firms objections, consumer firms have the right to support said.

This year, 99 companies in Turkey applied for 24 products and studies on this subject are carried out by the Ministry of Economy, the same sensitivity is also made by the companies that apply for the positive result is easier to get said.

In order to better understand the subject, the Ministry of economy's import policy tools-suspension system will be useful information on all application forms, import regime decision V list of the current state of this address can be reached specified.

www.ekonomi.gov.tr/askiyaalma

It is also two addresses that can benefit from technical specifications and tariffs;

Taxation and Customs Union http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/customs_duties/tariff_aspects/suspensions/

European customs inventory of chemical Substances

http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/common/databases/ecics/

NOTE ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM

www.ekonomi.gov.tr/askiyaalma

In the scope of the suspension system, the suspension for products not in production in Turkey and EU, and the tariff quota for products not in production in EU and Turkey are applied.

All EU member states and Turkey.

Finished/final products may not be subject to the suspension regime of products for retail purposes.

The products that are exempted from customs duty within the suspension system are published in Annex V of the import regime decree. Before making any new applications within the scope of the suspension system, the current V list should be examined.

Which products can be applied for suspension?    

Used by domestic manufacturers in Turkey,
Turkey and the EU manufacture of non-existent (manufacture of only insufficient if the quota application can be made in case of),
The amount of customs duty that will not be collected annually after suspension is not less than 15.000 euro in exchange for Turkish Liras,
suspensions may be applied for raw materials, semi-finished or manufacturing components.

Who can apply for suspension?       

Built in Turkey,               
The applicant produces the product in question,
manufacturers may apply for suspension.