SOLUTIONS WE PROVIDE

  • Conduct of Product Safety and Quality Control processes (ÜGD) under Risk Based Trade Control System (TAREKS) and getting import/export permission certificates (product safety and control approval document)
  • Doing Customs clearance of the products which are to enter into or exit from Turkish costoms zone; import-export operations
  • Doing IMEI registration of devices at BTK after import of goods
  • Class 2 Notification Form Applications and getting Class 2 Compliance certificate from Spectrum Management Department
  • TAC Registration (Type Approval Code ) at CEIR (MCKS) System
  • Receiving Environmental Compliance Certificate (Çevre Uyum İzni) for import of batteries and accumulators
  • Receiving banderols from TRT Institution for imported goods

 

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IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNICAL REGULATIONS REGIME ON FOREIGN TRADE OF GOODS

Legislative Background for Implementation of Technical Regulations Regime

According to Law on the Preparation and Implementation of Technical Legislation on Products No.4703, goods must comform to the relevant technical regulations. Depending on the authorisation given by the Law no 4703, the President has issued the Decision of the Technical Regulations Regime in Foreign Trade. The aim of this Decision is to ensure that the goods which are aimed to be imported in Turkey or exported out of Turkey are safe and in conformity with related technical regulations.

The Decision of Technical Regulations Regime has authorised the Ministry of Trade to adapt technical regulations to foreign trade. Additionally, it is also authorised to determine and apply the rules and procedures for application of technical regulations on foreign trade. Within this framework, the Ministry has the authority to inspect whether the goods which are subject to foreign trade are in conformity with related technical regulation and general product safety requirements. The Ministry has also got the authority to assign other institutions (such as Turkish Standards Institute) to do this inspection.

It is the authority of the Ministry to apply or abrogate the usage of Turkish and international standards in the inspection of the goods at import and export operations.

The inspection of goods in foreign trade is done with the method of risk analysis and in accordance with below regulations:

  • the Decision of Technical Regulations Regime,
  • multilateral and bilateral international agreements,
  • technical regulations including mandatory standards,
  • directives, communiques, and instructions issued depending on this Decision

Inspecting Compliance of Imported Goods

Inspection of imported goods is done considering the life and health of people, animals and plants. Additionally, considering the protection of consumers and environment is also the aim of these inspections.

Importer is responsible for the conformity of products with related technical regulation and general product safety requirements. The responsibility of importer also continues after the goods are placed into the market.

Inspecting Compliance of Exported Goods

In the inspection of exported products, the main aim is to ensure the commercial quality of products in addition to protecting the life and health of people, animals and plants, consumers and environment. It is the aim of this Decision to protect the reputation and sales of Turkish goods especially agricultural and food products in abroad markets.

Exporters are responsible for the quality and safety of  products and also for their conformity with technical regulations.

Measures that will be applied by the Ministry of Trade

In case it is detected that the goods which are subject to foreign trade do not comply with the Decision of Technical Regulations Regime and with technical regulations issued depending on this Decision, one or a couple of below measures are taken by the Ministry. The expenses arising from the application of measures are covered by importer or exporter:

  • Not allowing import or export of the goods
  • Giving notice to the importer or exporter to fix the discrepancy, in case disrepancy of the product with regulation can be fixed by importer or exporter.
  • In the case the nonconformity is not removed or it is impossible to remove the nonconformity, the destruction or disabling the noncompliant goods
  • In case agricultural and food products are detected that they will damage the reputation and sales of Turkish goods, exporter is warned to remove the nonconformity. If the exporter does not remove the nonconformity, or it is impossible to remove the nonconformity, goods are not allowed to be exported.

Sanctions that will be applied by the Ministry of Trade

 

For companies and persons who do not comply with  the Decision of Technical Regulations Regime or directives, communiques, and instructions issued depending on this Decision, who use forged documents or falsify documents, one or a couple of below sanctions are applied:

  • Companies may be warned by official letter
  • Companies may be banned from immunities given by legislations issued depending on this Decision for a definite or indefinite period of time
  • For cases companies give letter of undertaking, 60% of goods’ value (FOB value for exported goods, CIF value for imported goods) is taken by tax offices as a revenue to government budget.