Export guides
Twenty-eight fundamentals of exporting from Türkiye — each a minute to read, written for people who import rather than people who study.
Download the full guide (PDF)All twenty-eight topics in one file — save it or print it.- 01Export dutiesZero on most exports
- 02The Single WindowOne system for import, export and transit
- 03The first requirementA Turkish tax number underpins everything
- 04Halal certificationGSO 2055-1 is the Gulf standard
- 05Halal in TürkiyeHAK is the regulator
- 06The HS codeOne number sets duties and certificates
- 07Customs representationA licensed Gümrük Müşaviri
- 08Automated screeningRisk scoring before human review
- 09Before you commit68,127 tonnes of tomato paste into Iraq in 2025
- 10Delivery termsWho carries what
- 11Certificate of originWhere the goods actually came from
- 12The commercial invoiceThe first document customs reads
- 13The packing listExactly what is in each carton
- 14Bill of ladingA title document, not a receipt
- 15Letter of creditThe bank stands between both sides
- 16Payment termsThe difference is who carries the risk
- 17Minimum order quantityAsk before you ask about price
- 18Container size40ft is not double the cost of 20ft
- 19Lead timeFrom signature to port
- 20Private labelThe factory's product under your name
- 21Health certificateFor food products
- 22LabellingA common reason shipments are refused
- 23Pre-shipment inspectionLook before you pay
- 24InsuranceThe Incoterm decides who insures
- 25Sea or roadDays against cost
- 26Exporter unionsİhracatçı Birlikleri
- 27Before you contractConfirm the factory exists
- 28The contractWritten as a specification, not a name
- 29The A.TR certificateIt does not cover most food
- 30The EUR.1 certificateThe one that does cover food
- 31The price is not the priceAdd twenty to thirty-five per cent
- 32Demurrage and detentionA clock that starts on arrival
- 33Saudi Arabia: register firstThe importer registers before shipment
- 34The EORI numberThe buyer's number, not the seller's
- 35Binding tariff informationThree years of certainty
- 36Remaining shelf lifePut it in the contract
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