Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 1/26/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** TU5003

TU5003

**Turkey**

**Agricultural Situation**

**2005 Tariff Schedule**

**2005**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Jim Higgiston, Agriculture Counselor

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Unal Sarigedik, Agriculture Specialist

**Report Highlights:**

Turkey\'s 2005 Tariff Schedule was published in the Official Gazette on
December 31, 2004 and became affective on January 1, 2005. Most duty
rates remained the same as the last year\'s rates. Duty rates for wheat,
corn, and sorghum were raised while they were reduced for crude soybean,
sunflower, cotton, and corn oils in 2005.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Ankara \[TU1\]

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TURKEY'S 2005 TARIFF SCHEDULE

Turkey's 2005 Tariff Schedule (Import Regime) was published in the
Official Gazette on December 31, 2004 and became affective on January 1,
2005.

The 2005 Tariff Schedule, similar to the earlier ones, was prepared by
the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat and includes five lists; agricultural
products are listed in the first four. However, most agricultural
products are included in List 1.

Most duty rates remained the same as last year's rates. Duty rates for
wheat, corn and sorghum were raised while for crude soybean oil,
sunflower oil, cotton oil, and corn oil in 2005.

Import duty rates for major agricultural importing goods were provided
in the following table.

+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| **          | **Tariff         | **2005   |       | **2004   |       |
| Commodity** | Position         | Duty**   |       | Duty**   |       |
|             | Number**         |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
|             |                  | **E      | **Oth | **E      | **Oth |
|             |                  | U&EFTA** | ers** | U&EFTA** | ers** |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Breeding    | 0102.10          | 0        | 0     | 0        | 0     |
| cattle      |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Frozen beef | 0202             | 225      | 225   | 225      | 225   |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Cattle      | 0511.10          | 0        | 0     | 0        | 0     |
| semen       |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Cattle      | 0511.99.90.90.19 | 0        | 0     | 0        | 0     |
| embryo      |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Cheese      | 0406.90.21       | 43       | 45    | 43       | 45    |
| (cheddar)   |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Almonds     | 0802.11&0802.12  | 43.2     | 43.2  | 43.2     | 43.2  |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Wheat       | 1001.10          | 60       | 85    | 30       | 30    |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| \-- durum   | 1001.90          | 60       | 85    | 40       | 40    |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| \-- milling |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Barley      | 1003             | 85       | 85    | 85       | 85    |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Corn        | 1005.90          | 100      | 100   | 80       | 80    |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Rice        | 1006.10          | 34       | 34    | 34       | 34    |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| \-- paddy   | 1003.20          | 36       | 36    | 36       | 36    |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| \-- brown   | 1006.30          | 45       | 45    | 45       | 45    |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| \-- milled  |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Sorghum     | 1007.00.90       | 100      | 100   | 80       | 80    |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Soybeans    | 1201.00.90       | 0        | 0     | 0        | 0     |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Sunflowers  | 120              | 20       | 20    | 20       | 20    |
|             | 6.00.91&99.00.19 |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Tallow      | 1502             | 4        | 4     | 4        | 4     |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Soybean oil | 1507.10.10       | 10       | 10    | 19.5     | 19.5  |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| \-- crude   | 1507.90.10       | 19.5     | 19.5  | 19.5     | 19.5  |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| > \--       |                  |          |       |          |       |
| > refined   |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Palm oil    | 1511.10.10       | 0        | 0     | 0        | 0     |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| \-- crude   | 1511.10.90       | 12       | 12    | 12       | 12    |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| \-- refined |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Sunflower   | 1512.11.10       | 10       | 10    | 22.5     | 22.5  |
| oil         |                  |          |       |          |       |
|             | 1512.11.91       | 36       | 36    | 36       | 36    |
| \-- crude   |                  |          |       |          |       |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| \-- refined |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Cotton oil  | 1512.21.10       | 10       | 10    | 19.5     | 19.5  |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| \-- crude   | 1512.29.10       | 19.5     | 19.5  | 19.5     | 19.5  |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| \-- refined |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Corn oil    | 1515.21          | 10       | 10    | 19.5     | 19.5  |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| \-- crude   | 1515.29          | 19.5     | 19.5  | 19.5     | 19.5  |
|             |                  |          |       |          |       |
| \-- refined |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Sugar       | 1701             | 108 1/   | 135   | 108 1/   | 135   |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Syrup       | 2106.90.30       | 58.5     | 58.5  | 58.5     | 58.5  |
| (glucose,   |                  |          |       |          |       |
| isoglucose, | 2106.90.51       |          |       |          |       |
| lactose &   |                  |          |       |          |       |
| malto       | 2106.90.55       |          |       |          |       |
| dextran)    |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Canned      | 2004             | 39       | 39    | 39       | 39    |
| Vegetables  |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Orange      | 2009.11, 12,19   | 58.5     | 58.5  | 58.5     | 58.5  |
| juice       |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Food        | 2104             | 0        | 11.5  | 0        | 11.5  |
| p           |                  |          |       |          |       |
| reparations |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Beer        | 2203             | Exempt   | E     | Exempt   | E     |
|             |                  | 2/       | xempt |          | xempt |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Wine        | 2204.21,29       | 50       | 70    | 50       | 70    |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Whi         | 2208.30.11,19    | Exempt   | E     | Exempt   | E     |
| sky-Bourbon |                  |          | xempt |          | xempt |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Fish meal   | 2301.20          | 0        | 2     | 0        | 2     |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Soybean     | 2304             | 0        | 2     | 0        | 2     |
| meal        |                  |          |       |          |       |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Pet food    | 2309.10          | 8.5      | 8.5   | 8.5      | 8.5   |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Tobacco     | 2401             | 25       | 25    | 25       | 25    |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Cigarettes  | 2402.20.90       | 0        | 57.6  | 0        | 57.6  |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Hides &     | 4101             | Exempt   | E     | Exempt   | E     |
| skins       |                  |          | xempt |          | xempt |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Logs        | 4403             | Exempt   | E     | Exempt   | E     |
|             |                  |          | xempt |          | xempt |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+
| Cotton      | 5201             | Exempt   | E     | Exempt   | E     |
|             |                  |          | xempt |          | xempt |
+-------------+------------------+----------+-------+----------+-------+

1/ Only for the EU countries

2/ Exempt means they are not subject to the import duty -- in other
words the duty rate is zero.

Source: The Official Gazette dated December 31, 2004 and numbered 25687.