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ARTICLE · 10 JANUARY 2022

Important Developments In Customs Legislation

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The Ministry of Trade ("Ministry") amended the Customs Regulation and ratified the decision of the EU-Common Transit Countries ("CTC") Joint Committee amending the Convention...

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Dr. Erdal Ekinci
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The Ministry of Trade ("Ministry") amended the Customs Regulation and ratified the decision of the EU-Common Transit Countries ("CTC") Joint Committee amending the Convention on the Common Transit Procedure ("Convention") on 30 December 2021. Additionally, new import communiqués were published and the Import Regime Decision and Decision Regarding the Application of Additional Customs Duty on Imports were amended on 31 December 2021.

What do the amendments to the customs legislation entail?

  • Regulation on the Amendment of the Customs Regulation

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The Regulation regulates (i) laboratory analysis of the goods prior to the customs procedure, (ii) receipt of the returned goods upon export and (iii) the temporary importation of air vehicle engines. The Regulation is available here  (in Turkish).

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