It is reported that steel producers branch of Colombia's national entrepreneurs Association recently about possible future imports from China 4000 Alert tons of alloy steel, these imported steel products poses a competitive national industries, and is not in conformity with the relevant technical standards.
Chairperson of the national entrepreneurs Association of steel producers Camila Toro Columbia steel imported from China and Turkey, but did not, and these countries have signed free trade agreements, they need to pay customs duties, triggering some of the exporters to pay less tax and false declarations ; While other States and signed the free trade agreement without payment of customs duties, and consciously so that exporters comply with the requirements to identify the products category.
The Branch said, this has many consequences, one since the beginning of the end of February, illegal imports of steel products from China and Turkey have led to the loss of 250 Billion Peso tax ; Second, since 2014 Years, Colombia has imported 15.4 Million tonnes of steel for the construction industry, many of these importers ( Led by China and Turkey ) To escape the tariff change technology of steel components, construction quality risk ( Which invoke metallurgy expert Jairo Carrero , add alloy to steel to increase its hardness, however, to reduce its ductility and plasticity, cause the building to withstand earthquakes and other disasters ); Third, China and Turkey's iron and steel industry has high subsidies in support of the Government, in China, for example, iron and steel industry is the Government their industry, does not meet the standards of market economy. These subsidized products entered the market, a serious blow to national industry.