Communiqué on Amendments to the Customs General Communiqué (Customs Procedures) (Serial No: 16)
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This Turkish regulation, published on 6 February 2026 in the Official Gazette, amends Article 3 of the Customs General Communiqué (Serial No: 16) from 2002. It removes previous restrictions on the use of the simplified customs procedure. Approved Persons who hold either an Approved Economic Operator certificate or an Authorised Economic Operator certificate and meet the conditions in Article 42/A of the related 2011 Communiqué can now request the widespread simplified procedure for any goods. Previously, this was only allowed for goods meeting specific characteristics. The change takes effect 30 days after publication.
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Key Changes
- Removes restriction that limited widespread simplified customs procedure to goods with specific characteristics
- Approved Persons holding Approved Person Status Document or Authorised Economic Operator Certificate can now request simplified procedure for all goods
- Applicants must still meet conditions in Article 42/A of the 2011 Onaylanmış Kişi Statüsüne İlişkin Gümrük Genel Tebliği (Sıra No: 1)
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What this law requires
Approved Persons holding an Approved Economic Operator (AEO) certificate or Authorised Economic Operator certificate must meet the conditions specified in Article 42/A of the 2011 Customs General Communiqué (Serial No: 1) to request the simplified customs procedure
Customs authorities must accept requests for the widespread simplified customs procedure from eligible Approved Persons regardless of the characteristics of the goods being imported/exported
Approved Persons requesting the widespread simplified procedure must demonstrate they hold rights to benefit from the facilitations specified in Article 42/A of the 2011 Communiqué
The amendments to Article 3 of the Customs General Communiqué (Serial No: 16) must be implemented and become effective 30 days after publication in the Official Gazette (8 March 2026)
The Ministry of Trade (Ticaret Bakanlığı) is responsible for implementing and enforcing the provisions of this Communiqué