Trade Cases
October 15, 2019
Turkey Sanctions to Include 50 Percent Tariffs on Steel Imports
Written by Sandy Williams
Tariffs on steel imports from Turkey will be doubled to 50 percent, declared President Trump, in punishment for Turkey’s military offensive on Kurds in northern Syria. The current tariffs imposed under Section 232 will be increased by executive action, said the White House.
Trump’s decision last week to withdraw troops from Syria left the U.S.-allied Kurdish militia open to attack by Turkey, a move that provoked strong bi-partisan criticism.
