(Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/4) Introduction – Why This Regulation Creates a Zero-Tolerance Import Environment For companies importing controlled chemicals, pharmaceutical inputs, precursors, or substances linked to narcotic and psychotropic control regimes, Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/4) establishes one of the strictest pre-impor…
Read moreCommuniqué on Product Safety and Inspection No: 2026/3 – Türkiye Introduction – Why This Regulation Directly Impacts Your Operations For companies involved in importing waste, recyclable materials, or secondary raw materials into Türkiye, Communiqué No: 2026/3 fundamentally reshapes the operational and legal risk landscape by treating waste imports not as st…
Read moreThe Used or Refurbished Goods Import Communiqué (Import: 2026/9), published in the Official Gazette dated 31 December 2025 (No. 33124, 3rd Repeated), entered into force on 1 January 2026. The Communiqué largely replaces the previous Import: 2025/9 regime without introducing a structural liberalization; however, it re-consolidates permit requirements, TPS wor…
Read moreThe Communiqué on Recycling Contribution Fee (GEKAP) amounts issued under Environmental Law No. 2872 was published in the Official Gazette dated 30 December 2025 (No. 33123) as Communiqué No. 2026/1 and entered into force on 1 January 2026. The regulation introduces updated GEKAP unit amounts applicable to products listed in Annex (1) of the Environmental La…
Read moreThe amendment to the Minimum Fee Tariff for Customs Brokers and Authorized Customs Brokers, published in the Official Gazette dated 30 December 2025 (No. 33123) and effective as of 1 January 2026, introduces a structural change in how customs brokerage services are priced in Türkiye. While on paper the regulation appears to adjust percentages and monetary th…
Read moreWhy this matters for importers and manufacturers of batteries and accumulators to Türkiye: For batteries and accumulators (including primary batteries, lead-acid, NiMH, lithium-ion and other accumulators listed under GTIP headings 8506 and 8507), Communiqué No: 2026/15 materially reshapes import compliance into Türkiye by introducing a permit-centric, TAREKS…
Read moreWhy this matters for importers and manufacturers of non-road mobile machinery to Türkiye: For non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) covered by Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/2), import compliance into Türkiye becomes front-loaded and time-critical due to the mandatory Import Inspection Pre-Approval (İthalat Denetim Ön İzni) for Annex-2 machinery.…
Read moreWhy this matters for importers and manufacturers of standard-regulated products to Türkiye: For products subject to conformity assessment against standards under Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/1), imports into Türkiye remain highly execution-sensitive under a TAREKS-based, risk-driven control model led by TSE. While the framework itself is f…
Read moreExecutive Summary: With Communiqué No: 2026/16 , published in the Official Gazette dated 31 December 2025 (4th repetitive issue), the Turkish Ministry of Trade has updated the import-control framework for specific medical devices and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices . The system is operated via TAREKS on a risk-based basis and is designed to verify…
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