Turkey slaps steel tariffs on China, India, Russia, Japan as trade tensions soar
The move follows China filing a complaint against Turkey at the World Trade Organization over Turkish tariffs on imports of electric vehicles.
Turkey announced on Friday that it will impose anti-dumping tariffs on steel imports from China, India, Japan and Russia.
An announcement in the Official Gazette released at midnight said an investigation by the Turkish Trade Ministry found that imports of hot rolled steel originating from these countries "are being dumped and are causing harm" to the domestic industry.
The highest tariffs were imposed on China, ranging from 15.42% to 43.31%. Those imposed on India, Japan and Russia, meanwhile, range from 6.10% to 9%.
China filed a complaint against Turkey earlier this week at the World Trade Organization over Turkish tariffs on imports of electric vehicles.
