On March 31, 2021, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published in the Federal Register (86 FR 16822) a request for written comments regarding a potential trade action in connection with the Section 301 investigation of Turkey's Digital Services Tax (DST). USTR also will convene virtual public hearings and accept rebuttal comments in relation to the potential action.
Comments are due by April 30, 2021.
Turkey has adopted a DST that applies to companies that during the previous calendar year, generated [euro]750 million or more in worldwide revenues and TRY 20 million or more in revenues deriving from the provision of digital services in Turkey.
On January 14, 2021, based on information obtained during a investigation and the advice of the Section 301 Committee, the U.S. Trade Representative determined that Turkey's DST is unreasonable or discriminatory and burdens or restricts U.S. commerce, and therefore is actionable under sections 301(b) and 304(a) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2411(b) and 2414(a))
USTR proposes to impose additional tariffs of up to 25 percent ad valorem on a list of goods from Turkey.
The list published at 86 FR 16822 is quite extensive and contains the following articles of protential interest to clients of Agathon Associates.
Note: All products that are classified in the eight-digit subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) that are listed in this Annex are covered by the proposed action. The product descriptions that are contained in this Annex are provided for informational purposes only, and are not intended to delimit in any way the scope of the proposed action. Any questions regarding the scope of a particular HTSUS subheading should be referred to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In the product descriptions, the abbreviation ``nesoi'' means ``not elsewhere specified or included''.
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HTSUS subheading Product description
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5701.10.16................. Carpets & other textile floor coverings,
hand-knotted or hand-inserted, w/ov 50% by
weight of the pile of fine animal hair,
nesoi.
5701.10.40................. Carpets and other textile floor coverings,
of wool or fine animal hair, hand-hooked
(tufts were inserted and knotted by hand
or hand tool).
5701.10.90................. Carpets and other textile floor coverings,
of wool or fine animal hair, not hand-
hooked, not hand knotted during weaving.
5701.90.10................. Carpet and other textile floor covering,
knotted, of text. materials (not wool/
hair) nesoi, pile inserted & knotted
during weaving or knitting.
5702.10.90................. Kelem, Schumacks, Karamanie and similar
hand-woven rugs, other than certified hand-
loomed and folklore products.
5702.31.10................. Wilton, velvet and like floor coverings of
pile construction, woven, not tufted or
flocked, not made up, of wool or fine
animal hair.
5702.31.20................. Carpets and other textile floor coverings
of pile construction, woven, not tufted or
flocked, not made up, of wool/fine animal
hair, nesoi.
5702.42.10................. Wilton, velvet and like floor coverings of
pile construction, woven, not tufted or
flocked, made up, of man-made textile
materials.
5702.49.10................. Carpets not other textile floor coverings
of pile construction, woven, not tufted or
flocked, made up, of cotton.
5702.92.10................. Hand-loomed carpet & other textile floor
coverings, not of pile construction,
woven, made up, of man-made textile
materials, nesoi.
5702.92.90................. Carpet & other textile floor coverings, not
of pile construction, woven, made up, of
man-made textile materials, nesoi.
5702.99.05................. Hand-loomed carpets and other textile floor
coverings, not of pile construction,
woven, made up, of cotton.
5702.99.15................. Carpets and other textile floor coverings,
not of pile construction, woven, made up,
of cotton, nesoi.
5703.20.20................. Carpets and other textile floor coverings,
tufted, whether or not made up, of nylon
or other polyamides, nesoi.
5703.30.80................. Carpets & other textile floor coverings,
tufted, whether or not made up, of man-
made textile materials (not nylon/other
polyamides), nesoi.
5703.90.00................. Carpets and other textile floor coverings,
tufted, whether or not made up, of other
textile materials nesoi.
6302.22.20................. Bed linen, not knitted or crocheted,
printed, of manmade fibers, nesoi.
6302.32.20................. Bed linen, not knitted or crocheted, not
printed, of manmade fibers, nesoi.
6303.91.00................. Curtains (including drapes), interior
blinds and valances of cotton, not knitted
or crocheted.
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