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Detail

Area
Turkey
Commodity Group
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Commodity
Sunflower seed
Date
01/12/2018
Policy Category
Trade
Policy Instrument
Import policy
Description
Approved a 300 000-tonne duty-free import quota for sunflower seed for the period January–June 2019, with the aim of supporting domestic crush operations.
Notes
The Turkish Government has approved, for the period January–June 2019, a 300 thousand tonnes duty-free quota for sunflowerseed imports, which habitually attract a tax of USD 59 per tonne. Reportedly, the measure is aimed at supporting domestic crush operations.