General product complianceTurkey: New product regulations published in Turkey

The Turkish Ministry of Trade published new versions regulations on product groups supervised in imports. The regulations (“Communiqués”) are updated every year and define which groups of products are subject to the registration in the Turkish risk-based import control system TAREKS.

These regulations are:

– Communiqué on International Fairs Organized Domestically (Import: 2022/1)

– Communiqué on the Importation of War Weapons and Their Parts and Parts (Import: 2022/2)

– Communiqué on Import of Radioactive Substances and the Devices Using These (Import: 2022/3)

– Communiqué on Import of High-Intensity Sweeteners (Import: 2022/4)

– Communiqué on the Import of Maps and Goods Containing Map Information (Import: 2022/5)

– Communiqué on the Generalized System of Preferences (Import: 2022/6)

– Communiqué on Import of Road Vehicles (Import: 2022/7)

– Communiqué on Import of Civil Aircraft (Import: 2022/8)

– Communiqué on Imports of Used or Refurbished Goods (Import: 2022/9)

– Communiqué on Import of Banknotes and Similar Papers of Precious Documents (Import: 2022/10)

– Communiqué on Import of Certain Explosives, Firearms, Knives and Similar Tools (Import: 2022/11)

– Communiqué on Approval of Documents on Dual-Use Materials and Technologies (Import: 2022/12)

– Communiqué on Import of Certain Substances Affecting Occupational Health and Safety (Import: 2022/13)

– Communiqué on Import of Ozone Depleting Substances and Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Import: 2022/14)

– Communiqué on Permits to be Obtained for Imports by Public Institutions and Organizations (Import: 2022/15)

– Communiqué on Fertilizer Imports (Import: 2022/16)

– Communiqué on Import of Chemical Substances Annexed to the Chemical Weapons Convention (Import: 2022/17)

– Communiqué on Suspension System (Import: 2022/18)

– Communiqué on Import of Medical Diagnostic Kits (Import: 2022/19)

– Communiqué on Import of Goods with Electronic Identity Information (Import: 2022/20)

– Electronic Application System Communiqué in Import Procedures (Import: 2022/21)

In principle, being in a customs union with the EU, Turkey recognizes the EU product legislation and the CE marking (according to Decision 1/95 of the EU-Turkey Association Council, 96/142/EC). Normally, EU products entering Turkey are exempt from conformity assessment controls and should have direct access to the Turkish market unless controls are justified based on a risk analysis. However, the European Commission reports that EU companies still have problems importing to Turkey and too often test reports are required for imported products.

Therefore, EU importers should always remain vigilant and have the necessary documents ready.