What are the documents needed to import from Turkey?

- The documents required to ship commercial goods from Turkey to most countries in the world are as follows: 

• Commercial invoice 
• Packing list 
• Certificate of Origin 
Health certificates (for foodstuffs with the approval of the municipality department of some importing countries prepared) 
• Bill of landing or airway bill. 
• Authorization to the customs broker in Turkey by the exporter 
• Information of the customs broker in the country of import 
As for commercial shipments, the importing company must have an import code and registered with the tax department and also with the customs department in the country of import. 

- Documents required for shipping from Turkey for personal shipments: 

1- A copy of the passport or ID of the sender 
2- A copy of the recipient's passport or ID. 
3- Purchase invoice and packing list. 
4- The full address of the sender and recipient and contact numbers. 

What is the HS Code?

It is the system currently used in compiling and publishing foreign trade statistics in the countries of the world and in general it is called the unified system, meaning it is a multi-purpose international method for naming goods and it is developed by the World Customs Organization and if we want to expand the definition of this system, it is the language of the economy and internationally legible coding of goods and a means not It is indispensable for international trade exchange. 
It is used to find out the percentage of customs duty applied to any commodity by referring to the special index, and it is the only way to determine the chapter, the clause, and the percentage of the customs duty for a specific commodity and it consists of a table containing the items and sub-clauses and their numerical codes, the notes of the sections, the chapters and the general rules. About 176 countries or customs union for goods. 
Advantages of HS CODE availability: 
Help governments put in place an accurate mechanism for setting duties and taxes on goods. 
• The system contributed directly to the conclusion of treaties and contracts between countries. 
• The system facilitated the process of providing and processing accurate information for investors, researchers, and decision-makers. 
• It helps to solve the disputes that arise between the customs authorities and other parties, thus facilitating international trade exchange. 
• All commodities in the Harmonized System fall under clear classifications, which facilitates the import and export process. 

How is the volumetric weight of a shipment measured?

To calculate the volumetric weight of the shipment, we measure (Length X Width X Height) / division factor 6000, 5000, or 4000 depending on the method of shipment.

What is the bill of lading?

It is a document proving the shipping of shipments at a specific time and place and in which all the details of the shipment are mentioned, such as the type of the carrier, the type of shipment, the sender, and the destination to which it is sent. The bill of lading is issued by the shipping company or the airline in the case of air freight, as well as from the shipping line in the case of sea freight.

And that is after the seller, the buyer, and the shipping company in Turkey agreed on the appropriate shipping method for the shipment, and the importance of the bill of lading is that it is considered as a contract that organizes and clarifies the relationship between the three parties, namely the shipping line, the airline, the shipping agent, the seller and the buyer, which guarantees the rights of the buyer or the entity Consignee.

Often the policy states all the details about the sender and the recipient, the place and date of shipment, the place of discharge, and the flight number, in addition to a comprehensive description of the shipment, the weight, the number of parcels, is the freight or handling paid in advance or not, and determines the period allowed for the container to remain in the port without additional delay charges, and it also contains a number The container and the shipping line flow and its number is mentioned at the top of the bill of lading through which the shipments of customers are tracked online with ease.

Which gives and confirms credibility in the shipping and delivery process at the specified time, and the original policies in the case of sea freight are very important for all parties, as the shipping line cannot give the delivery permission to the customer without presenting the original policies of the shipment, so you must hand over the original bill of the shipping line to clear the shipment and give the customs clearance permission Delivery.

What is the volumetric weight?

The volumetric weight depends on the area that the shipment will occupy in relation to its actual weight. where the cost of transporting a shipment may be affected by the amount of space and volume it occupies on board the plane, so if the shipment will occupy a larger area in the plane, a greater value will be paid for that area, regardless of its weight. The freight value is usually calculated according to the actual weight and also according to the volumetric weight based on the largest value between them.