The same facet states, sources, evidence dates, missing inputs and transaction context as structured JSON.
{
"schema_version": "trade-route-answer.v1",
"kind": "trade_route_answer",
"context_id": "TR-TR-LV-09700D",
"mode": "cross_border",
"transaction": {
"buyer": {
"company_id": null,
"name": "Buyer in Turkey",
"country": "TR"
},
"supplier": {
"company_id": null,
"name": "Supplier in Latvia",
"country": "LV"
},
"movement": {
"ship_from": "LV",
"origin_country": "LV"
},
"goods": {
"description": null,
"hs_code": null,
"end_use": "unknown"
},
"payment": {
"currency": null,
"bank_jurisdiction": "unknown"
}
},
"verdict": {
"state": "review",
"title": "Country route described, coverage incomplete. No conclusion on this transaction yet.",
"summary": "Latvia and Turkey are the selected parties' countries; the actual customs procedure remains to be established. Our sanctions register has no reviewed coverage for Turkey, so the answer shows the gap instead of assuming ordinary treatment."
},
"coverage_summary": "1 established · 2 need input · 3 not checked",
"facets": [
{
"key": "route",
"state": "needs_input",
"conclusion": "Customs procedure not established for this shipment",
"explanation": "You selected a seller in Latvia, dispatch from Latvia and a buyer in Turkey. Different country codes alone do not establish an external customs border: customs territories, internal arrangements, goods status and transit must be checked. For an ordinary third-country entry, Turkey's importer identification is Tax number and customs registration; its applicability to this shipment remains to be established.",
"scope": "Selected countries only; customs and tax territory and goods status have not been established",
"missing_inputs": [
"Confirm the customs and tax territories for the actual movement",
"Establish the goods' customs status and any transit procedure"
],
"sources": [
{
"source_id": "customs-id-tr",
"source_label": "Ministry of Trade, Turkey",
"source_url": "https://ticaret.gov.tr/",
"observed_at": "2026-07-21",
"source_as_of": "Import mechanics reviewed 2026-07-21"
}
]
},
{
"key": "restrictions",
"state": "not_checked",
"conclusion": "Turkey outside our sanctions register's reviewed coverage",
"explanation": "Our country-level register holds no programme for Turkey, but it lists only measures we have reviewed and is not exhaustive: silence here is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that no measure exists. EU binds this lane, so their measures on Turkey have to be checked at the authority before anyone relies on this. EU binds the supplier itself: a seller established in Latvia follows its own export-control and sanctions rules whatever the currency.",
"scope": "No reviewed coverage for this country in our register",
"missing_inputs": [
"Check the Turkey country measures at each binding authority (EU)",
"Screen the supplier, its owners, the consignee and the end user"
],
"sources": [
{
"source_id": "un-sc-sanctions",
"source_label": "United Nations Security Council, sanctions information",
"source_url": "https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/information",
"observed_at": "2026-08-27",
"source_as_of": "Current official programme index"
},
{
"source_id": "eu-sanctions-map",
"source_label": "European Commission, EU Sanctions Map",
"source_url": "https://www.sanctionsmap.eu/",
"observed_at": "2026-08-27",
"source_as_of": "Current official programme index"
}
]
},
{
"key": "trade_preference",
"state": "needs_input",
"conclusion": "EU-Turkey Customs Union may cover industrial goods in free circulation",
"explanation": "The customs union covers most industrial goods that are in free circulation in the EU or Turkey. An A.TR movement certificate proves free-circulation status; it is not proof of Turkish origin. Agricultural goods and coal or steel follow separate arrangements, so the exact product must be classified first.",
"scope": "Existence and scope of the customs union only; product coverage and free-circulation status remain to be established",
"missing_inputs": [
"Add the exact HS code",
"Obtain the appropriate A.TR or product-specific origin document"
],
"sources": [
{
"source_id": "fta-eu-turkey-customs-union-industrial-goods",
"source_label": "EU-Turkey Customs Union (industrial goods)",
"source_url": "https://policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/eu-trade-relationships-country-and-region/countries-and-regions/turkiye_en",
"observed_at": "2026-05-27",
"source_as_of": "In force since 1995-12"
},
{
"source_id": "access2markets",
"source_label": "Access2Markets, My Trade Assistant (tariffs and product requirements by HS code)",
"source_url": "https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/home",
"observed_at": "2026-08-27",
"source_as_of": "Live product query required"
}
]
},
{
"key": "vat_and_customs",
"state": "established",
"conclusion": "Standard KDV rate 20% in Turkey; shipment treatment not established",
"explanation": "The destination's standard KDV rate is 20%. This does not establish that this movement is a taxable import or that this rate applies to these goods. Confirm customs and tax territory, exemptions, the product-specific rate and the tax base before pricing. The Tax number and customs registration concerns ordinary import clearance; first establish whether that procedure applies.",
"scope": "Destination standard rate only, not this shipment's tax treatment or duty",
"missing_inputs": [
"Add the exact HS code for the duty rate"
],
"sources": [
{
"source_id": "vat-tr",
"source_label": "GIB (Revenue Administration)",
"source_url": "https://www.gib.gov.tr/",
"observed_at": "2026-07-21",
"source_as_of": "Standard rate reviewed 2026-07-21"
},
{
"source_id": "customs-id-tr",
"source_label": "Ministry of Trade, Turkey",
"source_url": "https://ticaret.gov.tr/",
"observed_at": "2026-07-21",
"source_as_of": "Import mechanics reviewed 2026-07-21"
}
]
},
{
"key": "goods",
"state": "not_checked",
"conclusion": "Goods not specified",
"explanation": "Without the exact HS or CN code neither duty nor product rules can be established.",
"scope": "Product-specific requirements per code",
"missing_inputs": [
"Add the exact HS or CN code",
"Describe the product"
],
"sources": [
{
"source_id": "access2markets",
"source_label": "Access2Markets, My Trade Assistant (tariffs and product requirements by HS code)",
"source_url": "https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/home",
"observed_at": "2026-08-27",
"source_as_of": "Live product query required"
}
]
},
{
"key": "company_screening",
"state": "not_checked",
"conclusion": "No supplier company selected",
"explanation": "Country information cannot establish a supplier identity. Select the exact legal entity to screen it.",
"scope": "No counterparty in scope",
"missing_inputs": [
"Select or establish the exact legal entity"
],
"sources": []
}
],
"documents": [
{
"title": "Commercial invoice and packing list",
"note": "Core shipment and valuation documents.",
"responsible_party": "Supplier",
"requirement": "Typical"
},
{
"title": "Transport document",
"note": "Bill of lading, air waybill or road consignment note.",
"responsible_party": "Carrier",
"requirement": "Typical"
},
{
"title": "Customs declaration",
"note": "Required only if the established customs procedure calls for it; check whether Tax number and customs registration applies. Country codes alone do not establish this obligation.",
"responsible_party": "Buyer / broker",
"requirement": "Conditional"
},
{
"title": "A.TR movement certificate or product-specific origin document",
"note": "A.TR proves free-circulation status for covered industrial goods; excluded product groups follow their own origin rules.",
"responsible_party": "Supplier",
"requirement": "Conditional"
},
{
"title": "Product compliance evidence",
"note": "Depends on the product code and intended use.",
"responsible_party": "Supplier",
"requirement": "Conditional"
}
],
"next_actions": [
"company_passport",
"pre_payment_check",
"landed_cost",
"alternative_suppliers",
"rfq"
],
"human_page": "https://hellofapartner.com/can-i-trade/turkey/latvia"
}
Can a buyer in Turkey import from Latvia?