Import Surveillance Communiqué No. 2026/39
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This communiqué puts certain imported goods under a surveillance system when their unit customs value is below the listed threshold. Importers of the covered GTIP-coded goods must obtain a surveillance certificate from the Ministry of Trade before customs clearance. Applications are made mainly online through the Single Window System using e-signature or e-Government. The certificate is issued electronically, and importers must declare the 23-digit certificate number and date in box 44 of the customs declaration.
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Key Changes
- Introduces import surveillance for specified GTIP-coded goods below listed customs value thresholds
- Requires a Ministry of Trade surveillance certificate before customs clearance
- Sets electronic application and declaration steps through the Single Window System and customs declaration box 44
Obligations
What this law requires
Importers may import the GTIP-coded goods covered by the communiqué only with a surveillance certificate issued by the Ministry of Trade, General Directorate of Imports, when the goods’ unit customs value is below the listed threshold.
Importers must present or have the surveillance certificate available for verification by the relevant customs administration at the time the customs declaration is registered.
Applications for surveillance certificates must be submitted through the Customs Single Window System via the Ministry of Trade website under E-Services/E-Transactions/Import Document Transactions/E-Signature Applications, or through e-Government.
Persons using electronic signatures to apply on behalf of firms must be authorized under the Communiqué on Authorization for Electronic Applications in Import Transactions (Import: 2026/19).
In the electronic application, the applicant must select document type “TPS-0964-Gözetim Belgesi Sanayi” and select this communiqué in the “Tebliğ/Karar” field.