AreaTürkiye

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommoditySunflower seed

Date01/12/2018

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport policy

DescriptionApproved 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.

NotesThe 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.