Exporting from Türkiye to the World

Overview

Türkiye is a manufacturing powerhouse with a Customs Union with the EU and free-trade agreements covering more than twenty markets — a rare export advantage.

For an exporter, that advantage only pays off when the paperwork is right. The wrong origin certificate, an unsigned form, or an Incoterm the buyer didn't expect can hold goods at the border or wipe out a margin in unexpected duty. We prepare the full export file, obtain Chamber approvals, and file the export declaration through a licensed customs broker.

From there we manage the physical move — road, sea, air or multimodal — and the transit formalities across each corridor, all the way to a documented delivery your buyer and their bank will accept.

The export process, step by step

1. 1 · Contract & Incoterms

   We agree the delivery term (FOB, CFR, CIF, DAP, DDP…) and payment method so responsibility, cost and risk are unambiguous from the start.

2. 2 · Prepare invoice & packing list

   A bilingual commercial invoice and a detailed packing list are drawn up with the correct HS code, values and marks — the backbone of the whole file.

3. 3 · Origin & movement certificates

   We obtain the Certificate of Origin and the right movement certificate — A.TR, EUR.1 or Form A — and have them approved and stamped by the Chamber of Commerce.

4. 4 · Export declaration (Beyanname)

   The broker files the export declaration through the BİLGE system and obtains the export permit, issued alongside the declaration.

5. 5 · Customs check & loading

   Customs verifies the declaration and, where required, inspects the goods before they are sealed and loaded for transport.

6. 6 · Transit documents

   Depending on the route we issue the T1 transit declaration, TIR Carnet and CMR consignment note so the truck can move under customs control.

7. 7 · Border crossing

   We manage the crossing at the relevant gate — Kapıkule for Europe, Habur for Iraq, Gürbulak or Kapıköy for Iran — and coordinate the receiving broker.

8. 8 · Delivery & proof

   Goods are delivered and the signed proof of delivery and documents are returned — ready for the buyer's bank if payment is by letter of credit.

Required documents

Which origin certificate do you need?

Choosing the right certificate is what turns Türkiye's trade agreements into real savings for your buyer:

• A.TR Movement Certificate: for industrial goods in free circulation moving between Türkiye and the EU under the Customs Union — typically zero customs duty. It does not cover most agricultural products, coal or steel.
• EUR.1 Movement Certificate: for goods of preferential Turkish origin, including agricultural and steel products, and for free-trade-agreement partners such as the UK, EFTA states and South Korea.
• Form A (GSP): a certificate of preferential origin used for certain markets that grant developing-country tariff preferences.
• Certificate of Origin: the non-preferential proof of origin required by many Middle Eastern and Gulf buyers, and often requested inside a letter of credit.

Markets & corridors we serve

Payment & risk

How you get paid is part of the logistics plan. The three routes we work with most:

• Letter of Credit (L/C): the most secure option and often expected — or required — for Iraq and other regional markets. The bank releases payment only against compliant documents, so document accuracy is everything.
• Documentary Collection: documents are released through banks against payment or acceptance; more flexible than an L/C but with less security.
• Advance / open account: used with trusted, long-standing partners where the commercial relationship carries the risk.

Export do's & don'ts