Turkey imposes AD duty on Vietnam granite

Accordingly, the Turkish Ministry of Economy (TME) will impose an import tax of US$174 per metric ton on Vietnamese granite, the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) announced on February 23.

The tax was previously intended for Chinese granite only, but suspicious actions by Vietnamese exporters led to further inspection by Turkish authorities.

In its final conclusion, the TME said that five producers/exporters had fully cooperated with investigation agencies, however, some information they sent to TME was not verified yet. Some other companies failed to answer the questionnaires and supply needed information.

Earlier in December 2014, Turkey initiated investigations into the evasion of AD tax imposed on Chinese granite.

This is not the first time Vietnamese companies have undergone tax avoidance inspections for China-related reasons.