Turkey: Wine imports from abroad released with the Preferential Trade Agreement

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Published Feb 26, 2024

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The Turkish Grand National Assembly has passed the Preferential Trade Agreement, which permits tax-free import of foreign wine and fermented drinks. However, this move has been criticized by CHP Eskişehir Deputy Utku Çakırözer, who argues that it will negatively impact local grape growers and small wine businesses. He further points out that the AKP government's history of importing goods like hay, animals, and meat has already had detrimental effects on domestic producers.

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The Preferential Trade Agreement, which paves the way for the import of wine and fermented drinks from abroad with zero tax, was accepted in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. CHP Eskişehir Deputy Utku Çakırözer said, "During its 20-year rule, the AKP government imported hay, animals and meat from abroad. Now a new one is being added to these. The import of white wine, wine and other fermented beverages from abroad with zero tax is allowed." "This is to punish the grape producers and small wine operators in Turkey. When we import wines and beverages produced by grape producers of other countries into our own country with zero tax, we put our own grape producers and the wine producers to whom they sell their grapes at a disadvantage and punish them," he said. The Preferential Trade Agreement, which envisages the import of wine and fermented alcoholic beverages from products such as mulberry and quince, with zero customs duty, was accepted in the Turkish Grand National Assembly. ...

Source: Sondakika