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A Significant Update Regarding the Producer/Exporter Certificate Regulation in Türkiye: Expanded Obligations and Verification Procedures under Trade Defence Measures
TheProducer/ExporterCertificate (“Certificate”) has long served as a critical instrument in Türkiye’s implementation of anti-dumping and countervailing duties, particularly in cases where such measures are applied on a company-specific basis. For importers to benefit from preferential, lower duty rates assigned to specific foreign producers or exporters, a valid Certificate must be presented at the time of customs declaration. Otherwise, imports are subject to the higher, residual duty rate applicable to all other exporters from the same country.
A recent and comprehensive update by the Turkish Ministry of Trade (“Ministry”) has introduced detailed rules governing the issuance, format, verification, and validity of the Certificate. These changes significantly increase the compliance obligations for all parties involved-importers, producer/exporters, and traders-by introducing stricter documentation requirements, formalizing verification procedures (including on-the-spot verifications), and limiting the Certificate’s validity to one year.