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Turkey says it is ending additional tariffs on some US imports
Turkey has lifted additional tariffs on US imports such as cars and fruits, ending measures first imposed in 2018, the Official Gazette said. - Astro AWANI
ISTANBUL: Turkey has terminated additional tariffs imposed in 2018 on U.S. imports ranging from passenger cars to fruits, the country's Official Gazette said on Monday, as President Tayyip Erdogan visited the United States.
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Erdogan was due to attend the United Nations General Assembly this week before meeting U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday.
The additional tariffs previously imposed covered products including passenger cars, fruits, rice, tobacco, some alcoholic beverages, some solid fuels and some chemical products.
Those tariffs were imposed in 2018 in retaliation for U.S. tariffs put in place by Trump during his first term in office.
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- Erdogan plans to meet Trump this week, skipping the UN summit amid ongoing trade tensions between the US and Turkey.
- Trump's 2018 tariffs on Turkish goods targeted cars, food, tobacco, and chemicals, sparking retaliation from Ankara.
- The tariffs remain a point of friction, influencing diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries.
Erdogan was due to attend the United Nations General Assembly this week before meeting U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday.
The additional tariffs previously imposed covered products including passenger cars, fruits, rice, tobacco, some alcoholic beverages, some solid fuels and some chemical products.
Those tariffs were imposed in 2018 in retaliation for U.S. tariffs put in place by Trump during his first term in office.