G/L/1242  
G/SG/N/12/TUR/6  
 
22 May 2018 
(18-3008) Page: 1/4 
Council for Trade in Goods  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATI ON UNDE R ARTICLE 12.5 OF TH E AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS TO TH E COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS OF  
PROPOSED SUSP ENSION OF CONCESSION S AND OTHER  
OBLIGATIONS  REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH 2  
OF ARTICLE 8 OF THE AGREEMENT  
ON SAFEGUARDS  
TURKEY 
The following communication, dated 21 May 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  Turkey . 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards, and in accordance with the agreed 
format for notifications (G/SG/1, 1 July 1996), the Government of Turkey provides the immediate 
notification to the Council for Trade in Goods of proposed suspension of concessions and other 
obligations referred to in paragraph 2  of Article 8.  
1. Which Member is proposing suspension of concessions and other obligations referred 
to in Article 8.2?  
Turkey.  
2. Specify the measure, the product subject to the measure, the WTO document that 
notified the safeguard measure, and the Mem ber imposing the measure in relation to 
which the Member is proposing suspension of concessions and other obligations referred 
to in Article 8.2  
The applied measures taken by the United States on imports of steel and aluminum from 
23 March  2018.  
In respo nse to Turkey ’s consultations request (G/SG/183 dated 20 April 2018) with regard to the 
above -mentioned measures, the United States stated that "these actions are not safeguard 
measures, and therefore, there is no basis to conduct consultations under the Agreement on 
Safeguards with respect to these measures. " However, Turkey still considers them as safeguard 
measures which are not consistent with the provisions of the Safeguard Agreement.  
3. Describe the proposed suspension of concessions and other oblig ations referred to in 
Article 8.2, and the proposed date from which it will come into effect  
The proposed suspension of substantially equivalent concessions and other obligations under GATT 
1994 to the trade of the United States takes the form of an incre ase in tariffs on selected products 
originating in the United States (as indicated in Annex I and calculated as indicated in Annex II) . 
Turkey reserves its right to further suspend substantially equivalent concessions and other 
obligations based on the res t part of the measures of the United States.  
Without prejudice to the effective exercise of its right to suspend substantially equivalent 
concessions or other obligations referred to in Article 8.2, the Government of Turkey reserves its 
right to effectuate  the proposed suspension from 21 June 2018 and adjust the products as well as 
the tariff rates.   G/L/1242 • G/SG/N/12/TUR/6  
 
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ANNEX I  
The products covered are determined, within the Annex, by HS codes.  
 
 HS 
CODES  ARTICLE DESCRIPTION  ADDITIONAL 
DUTY  
1 0802 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled  5% 
2 1006 Rice 20% 
3 210690  Food preparations, n.e.s.  10% 
4 2208 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength of < 80%; spirits, 
liqueurs and other spirituous beverages  40% 
5 2401 Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse  25% 
6 2701 Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similiar solid fuels manufactured from coal  10% 
7 270400  Coke and semi -coke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not 
agglomerated; retort carbon  10% 
8 271311  Petroleum coke, non -calcined  5% 
9 3304 Beauty or make -up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin, 
incl. sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. medicaments); manicure or 
pedicure preparations  30% 
10 390410  Poly"vinyl chloride", in primary forms, not  mixed with any other 
substances  32% 
11 390810  Polyamides -6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12, in primary forms  10% 
12 3926 Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading 3901 to 3914, 
n.e.s.  30% 
13 4401 Fuel wood, in logs, billets,  twigs, faggots or similar forms; wood in chips or 
particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not 
agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms  15% 
14 4802 Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or 
other graphic purposes, and non -perforated punchcards and punch -tape 
paper, in rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size, and 
handmade paper and paperboard  10% 
15 4804 Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard  10% 
16 4811 Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, 
impregnated, covered, surface -coloured, surface -decorated or printed, in 
rolls or in square or rectangular sheets, of any size (excl. goods of 
heading  4803,  4809 and 4810)  25% 
17 550210  Artificial filament tow of cellulose acetate  30% 
18 730890  Structures and parts of structures, of iron or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges 
and bridge -sections, towers and lattice masts, doors and windows and 
their frames, thresholds for doors, props and similar equipment for 
scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit -propping)  30% 
19 841370  Centrifugal pumps  10% 
20 847989   Machines and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.  10% 
21 8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport 
of persons,  incl. station wagons and racing cars  35% 
22 902219  Apparatus based on the use of x -rays (other than for medical, surgical, 
dental or veterinary uses)  5% 
 
  G/L/1242 • G/SG/N/12/TUR/6  
 
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ANNEX II  
The substantially equivalent concessions or other obligations under GATT 1994 were calculated as 
follows:  
 
1. The effects on trade due to the measures of the United States on Turkey’s steel and 
aluminum export were calculated as follows: (based on the export  value in 2017; in 
thousand US dollars).  
 
 
Affected Products  2017  
Turkish Exports to the US  The US's Increase in Duty  Duty Collected  
Steel Products  1.042.541  25% 260.635  
Aluminum Products  59.175  10% 5.918  
Total  1.101.716   266.553  
 
2. The effects on trade due to application of substantially equivalent concessions on Turkey's 
imports originating in the U.S . were calculated as follows: (based on the import value 
in 2017; in thousand US dollars).  
 
  HS 
CODES  ARTICLE DESCRIPTION  Turkish imports 
Orginating  in 
the US  Additional 
Duty  Duty 
Collected  
1 0802 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not 
shelled or peeled  157.381  5% 7.869  
2 1006 Rice 36.307  20% 7.261  
3 210690  Food preparations, n.e.s.  32.569  10% 3.257  
4 2208 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic 
strength of < 80%; spirits, liqueurs and 
other spirituous beverages  20.959  40% 8.384  
5 2401 Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse  52.271  25% 13.068  
6 2701 Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similiar solid 
fuels manufactured from coal  325.571  10% 32.557  
7 270400  Coke and semi -coke of coal, of lignite or of 
peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort 
carbon  70.717  10% 7.072  
8 271311  Petroleum coke, non -calcined  291.612  5% 14.581  
9 3304 Beauty or make -up preparations and 
preparations for the care of  the skin, incl. 
sunscreen or suntan preparations (excl. 
medicaments); manicure or pedicure 
preparations  32.510  30% 9.753  
10 390410  Poly"vinyl chloride", in primary forms, not 
mixed with any other substances  103.887  32% 33.244  
11 390810  Polyamides -6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 
or -6,12, in primary forms  34.591  10% 3.459  
12 3926 Articles of plastics and articles of other 
materials of heading 3901 to 3914, n.e.s.  32.650  30% 9.795  
13 4401 Fuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots 
or similar forms; wood in chips or 
particles; sawdust and wood waste and 
scrap, whether or not agglomerated in 
logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms  90.634  15% 13.595  
14 4802 Uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind 
used for writing, printing or other graphic 
purposes , and non -perforated punchcards 
and punch -tape paper, in rolls or in square 
or rectangular sheets, of any size, and 
handmade paper and paperboard  41.714  10% 4.171  
15 4804 Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard  106.711  10% 10.671  G/L/1242 • G/SG/N/12/TUR/6  
 
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    HS 
CODES  ARTICLE DESCRIPTION  Turkish imports 
Orginating  in 
the US  Additional 
Duty  Duty 
Collected  
16 4811 Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and 
webs of cellulose fibres, coated, 
impregnated, covered, surface -coloured, 
surface -decorated or printed, in rolls or in 
square or rectangular sheets, of a ny size 
(excl. goods of heading 4803, 4809 
and 4810)  31.456  25% 7.864  
17 550210  Artificial filament tow of cellulose acetate  48.353  30% 14.506  
18 730890  Structures and parts of structures, of iron 
or steel, n.e.s. (excl. bridges and bridge -
sections, towers and lattice masts, doors 
and windows and their frames, thresholds 
for doors, p rops and similar equipment for 
scaffolding, shuttering, propping or pit -
propping)  90.031  30% 27.009  
19 841370  Centrifugal pumps  31.826  10% 3.183  
20 847989   Machines and mechanical appliances, 
n.e.s.  29.906  10% 2.991  
21 8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles 
principally designed for the transport of 
persons, incl. station wagons and racing 
cars 86.976  35% 30.442  
22 902219  Apparatus based on the use of x -rays 
(other than for medical, surgical, dental or 
veterinary uses)  36.112  5% 1.806  
Total  1.784.743   266.536  
 
 
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