Can a buyer in Turkey import from Poland?

• Commercial invoice and packing list

  Core shipment and valuation documents.

  TypicalSupplier

• Transport document

  Bill of lading, air waybill or road consignment note.

  TypicalCarrier

• Customs declaration

  Filed by the importer or a customs representative under the Tax number and customs registration.

  MandatoryBuyer / broker

• A.TR movement certificate or product-specific origin document

  A.TR proves free-circulation status for covered industrial goods; excluded product groups follow their own origin rules.

  ConditionalSupplier

• Product compliance evidence

  Depends on the product code and intended use.

  ConditionalSupplier

Typical and mandatory are kept separate. Each requirement names the responsible party.

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-PL-0E2C5F",
  "mode": "third_country",
  "transaction": {
    "buyer": {
      "company_id": null,
      "name": "Buyer in Turkey",
      "country": "TR"
    },
    "supplier": {
      "company_id": null,
      "name": "Supplier in Poland",
      "country": "PL"
    },
    "movement": {
      "ship_from": "PL",
      "origin_country": "PL"
    },
    "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": "Poland to Turkey is a third-country movement. Our data does not cover the Turkey sanctions regime, so the answer shows the gap instead of assuming ordinary treatment."
  },
  "coverage_summary": "2 established · 1 need input · 3 not checked",
  "facets": [
    {
      "key": "route",
      "state": "established",
      "conclusion": "Third-country import into Turkey",
      "explanation": "Poland to Turkey crosses a customs border. A customs declaration is filed on entry and the importer needs a Tax number and customs registration.",
      "scope": "Country route only. Says nothing about the goods or the parties.",
      "missing_inputs": [],
      "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 Poland 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": "Import KDV 20% in Turkey, Tax number and customs registration required",
      "explanation": "Turkey charges import KDV of 20% on goods plus freight plus duty; the importer clears with a Tax number and customs registration. Duty depends on the HS code and is not stated here.",
      "scope": "Standard rate on a B2B import; reduced rates, deferral schemes and duty are outside this statement",
      "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": "Filed by the importer or a customs representative under the Tax number and customs registration.",
      "responsible_party": "Buyer / broker",
      "requirement": "Mandatory"
    },
    {
      "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/poland"
}