The Turkish Ministry of Trade, Directorate General of Customs, has issued an official letter dated 10 March 2026 (No: 119830381), providing important clarification on the declaration of domestic expenses (such as storage, handling, and terminal charges) in the context of import VAT calculation. While the underlying legal framework is not new, this communicat…

Türkiye has formally implemented the revised Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) preferential rules of origin through a new regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 20 December 2025 (No: 33113). This regulation operationalizes the transition from the legacy 2012 PEM framework to the updated 2023 rules, in line with PEM Joint Committee Decision No. 1/2023.…

Türkiye has approved Joint Committee Decision No. 1/2024 under the Türkiye–Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), introducing a temporary mechanism that allows the retroactive issuance of Certificates of Origin (CO) for past trade flows. Published in the Official Gazette dated 21 November 2025 (No: 33084) under Presidential Decision No. 10598, this measure cre…

Türkiye has amended its domestic regulation governing preferential rules of origin under the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) system, as published in the Official Gazette dated 31 December 2025 (No: 33124). This amendment is not merely a technical update; it introduces a structural shift in how cumulation eligibility is determined and controlled in practice. For…

Türkiye has introduced a comprehensive regulatory framework governing the determination of preferential origin within the scope of bilateral cumulation, published in the Official Gazette dated 31 December 2025 (No: 33124). This regulation is not a routine legislative update; it represents a structural tightening of origin compliance, documentation integrity,…

Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection): 2026/25 (Türkiye) Introduction – Why Vehicle Parts Imports Are Now System-Governed Compliance Processes For foreign manufacturers, OEM suppliers, distributors, and importers of vehicle parts into Türkiye, Communiqué 2026/25 establishes a compliance regime where market access is no longer primarily driven by tariff…

Communiqué No: 2026/21 (Türkiye) Introduction – Why Agricultural Trade Is Now a Process-Controlled System, Not a Product-Based One For foreign exporters supplying agricultural goods to Türkiye, as well as importers sourcing from Türkiye or routing goods through Turkish customs regimes, Communiqué 2026/21 fundamentally reshapes how commercial quality inspecti…

Communiqué No: 2026/20 (Türkiye) Introduction – Why Health-Controlled Imports Are Now a Two-Stage Compliance System For foreign manufacturers, exporters, and importers dealing with health-sensitive products entering Türkiye, Communiqué 2026/20 establishes a compliance structure that fundamentally shifts the risk profile of imports from the border to the enti…

Communiqué No: 2026/18 (Türkiye) Introduction – Why Textile and Leather Imports Are Now Evidence-Driven Compliance Operations For foreign exporters, apparel brands, sourcing offices, and importers supplying textile, footwear, and leather products into Türkiye, Communiqué 2026/18 establishes a control regime where market entry is no longer determined by produ…

Communiqué No: 2026/17 (Türkiye) Introduction – Why Mother and Baby Product Imports Are Now Multi-Layer Compliance Operations For foreign manufacturers, exporters, and importers supplying mother and baby products into Türkiye, Communiqué 2026/17 establishes a compliance environment where market entry is no longer determined by product category alone, but by…

Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection): 2026/14 (Türkiye) Introduction – Why Construction Product Imports Require AVCP-Level Precision For foreign manufacturers, exporters, and importers supplying construction products into Türkiye, Communiqué 2026/14 establishes a compliance regime where market entry is no longer driven by general CE marking presence, b…

Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection): 2026/12 (Türkiye) Introduction – Why Consumer Product Imports Are Now Chemistry-Driven Compliance Operations For foreign exporters, manufacturers, and importers supplying consumer products into Türkiye, Communiqué 2026/12 establishes a control regime where market access is no longer primarily determined by product…

Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection): 2026/11 (Türkiye) Introduction – Why PPE Imports Require Precision-Level Compliance Control For foreign manufacturers, exporters, and importers supplying Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) into Türkiye, Communiqué 2026/11 establishes a compliance environment where market access depends not only on CE conformity bu…

Introduction – Why Toy Imports Require Dual-Layer Compliance Control For companies importing toys into Türkiye, Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/10) establishes a compliance structure that goes beyond traditional CE-based controls by combining product safety requirements under the Toy Safety Regulation with chemical restriction obligations und…

Introduction – Why This Extension Directly Impacts Export-Oriented Supply Chains For foreign exporters, manufacturers, and suppliers engaged in export-oriented production linked to Türkiye, Law No. 7573 provides critical long-term legal certainty by extending the VAT exemption mechanism applicable under inward processing and temporary admission regimes. This…

(Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/10) Introduction – Why Toy Imports Are Treated as High-Sensitivity Consumer Products For companies importing toys into Türkiye, Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/10) confirms that market access is governed by a strict, TAREKS-based control system where compliance is evaluated before customs declaration and r…

(Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/9) Introduction – Why CE Imports Are Not a Documentation Exercise but a System-Controlled Process For companies importing CE-marked products into Türkiye, Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/9) confirms that compliance is no longer determined by the presence of CE documentation alone, but by a TAREKS-driven, r…

(Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/7) Introduction – Why Solid Fuel Imports Are Timing-Critical and High-Risk For companies importing solid fuels into Türkiye, Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/7) establishes a control model where customs clearance is entirely dependent on post-arrival sampling, laboratory testing, and environmental conformit…

(Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/6) Introduction – Why This Regulation Creates Structural Import Constraints For companies importing environmentally controlled chemicals into Türkiye, Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/6) establishes a regulatory framework where import feasibility is determined not by customs capability but by strict environ…

(Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/5) Introduction – Why Agricultural Imports Are No Longer Routine Transactions For companies importing agricultural, veterinary, and plant-based products into Türkiye, Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/5) establishes a highly structured and front-loaded control system where clearance is no longer driven by cu…