Tag: Turkish


  • Canada and Turkey maintain a complex bilateral trade relationship characterized by significant trade flows in key sectors but complicated by the absence of a formal free trade agreement. For Canadian exporters and importers, understanding the current trade landscape is essential for making strategic decisions about market entry, sourcing optimization, and tariff planning. This guide covers…

  • Turkey is one of the world’s most active users of trade defence measures, with hundreds of anti-dumping duties, safeguard surcharges, and additional customs duties currently in force. For importers sourcing from non-EU countries, Turkish trade defence measures can dramatically increase product costs, affect supply chain feasibility, and require active management. This guide explains how Turkish…

  • Turkey represents a critical gateway for North American trade into Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. However, successfully importing into or exporting from Turkey requires mastering a complex web of customs procedures, duty calculations, VAT treatment, and special levies. This comprehensive guide covers the essential mechanics of Turkish customs operations, helping importers and exporters…

  • The European Union Customs Union with Turkey, established in 1995 under EU Council Decision 1/95, is one of the most consequential and complex trade arrangements affecting global commerce. For North American importers and exporters, understanding this relationship is essential because it fundamentally shapes Turkish tariff rates, customs procedures, and trade opportunities. This guide explains the…

  • Turkey represents one of the most strategically important trade gateways for North American importers and exporters. As a member of the European Union Customs Union for industrial goods but not a full EU member state, Turkey occupies a unique position in global trade that creates both tremendous opportunities and complex regulatory challenges. Peacock Tariff Consulting…