Recently, according to the National Cotton Federation of the United States, Turkey launched an anti-dumping investigation into U.S. cotton and issued questionnaires to U.S. exporters and required them to complete them.
It is understood that the U.S. Cotton Federation recently issued a statement on the website of the U.S. Cotton Exporters Association, saying that the investigation was announced on October 18, giving exporters 37 days to provide relevant information to Turkey. The Cotton Federation of the United States said, “What is unusual about this investigation is that it was initiated spontaneously by the Turkish government and was obviously not an action requested by the Turkish cotton industry.” The Cotton Federation of the United States said that Turkey’s investigation targeted export companies and the U.S. government did not Get involved.
According to data from the United States Department of Agriculture, in 2013/2014, Turkey was the world’s second largest cotton importer after China, with imports as high as 924,000 tons. The United States is the number one cotton exporter, exporting 2.29 million tons of cotton that year.
According to the WTO agreement, in order to impose anti-dumping duties, Turkey must first confirm that the United States is indeed dumping cotton to it, confirm that the domestic industry has suffered losses, and prove that the losses are directly caused by imports of U.S. cotton. If dumping is confirmed, anti-dumping duties can be levied for up to 5 years and the company can be designated.
