Vehicle Parts Import Control Communiqué (Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/25) – Türkiye

Executive Summary

Communiqué No. 2026/25 establishes the product-safety–based import control framework for vehicle-only parts listed in Annex-1, to be processed via TAREKS on a risk-analysis basis, generally before customs declaration registration. It introduces/clarifies document upload requirements (incl. Type Approval evidence), exemptions (A.TR, production-input waiver, AQAP, returned goods, etc.), TAREKS reference-number declaration rules, and a transition regime until 28 February 2026 for shipments already dispatched before 1 January 2026.

Scope

• Covers only products used in vehicles that are listed in Annex-1 (with GTIP and the relevant technical regulation).
• Applies to goods to be placed under the Release for Free Circulation regime.
• Does not cover goods returned under Outward Processing (Hariçte İşleme) when exported and returned.

Application and Review Process

Core channel: All import-control steps are conducted in TAREKS and decided by risk analysis.

1. Firm set-up in TAREKS
2. When to apply
3. How to apply
4. Risk analysis outcomes

Customs Value Clarification and Practical Application

• The Communiqué is not a valuation rule. Its operational impact is procedural:

Validity and Legal Effect

• Even if a TAREKS reference number is issued or import is allowed:
• Data flows to the national market surveillance information system are foreseen (PGDBİS linkage).

Enforcement and Compliance Risk

Key risk points for importers:

• Incorrect/misleading declarations, forged/altered documents, or uploading documents not issued by the relevant authority can lead to:
• Firm user sanctions are explicitly structured:
• If later controls determine the GTIP actually falls under Annex-1, customs can trigger notification to the competent authority, and if the product is deemed unsafe, it may be treated as a negative conformity outcome.

Repealed Regulation and Entry into Force

• Repeals the prior 2025/25 communiqué (vehicle parts import control).
• Entry into force: 1 January 2026.

Transition period:

• For goods that were dispatched (transport document issued for shipment to Türkiye) or presented to customs before 1 January 2026, the importer may request the process to be concluded under the repealed communiqué until 28 February 2026 (inclusive), provided a TAREKS application is made.

Compliance Assessment

From a practical compliance perspective, this Communiqué is mainly about getting the TAREKS workflow right and avoiding avoidable holds:

• Classify correctly (GTIP + whether the product truly falls under the cited R-Regs / EU regulations; “kapsam dışı” claims must be made through the inspection unit within TAREKS).
• Build a document pack discipline before arrival:
• Use exemptions carefully (A.TR, production input waiver, AQAP, returned goods, etc.) but assume that even exempted items can still be routed to physical inspection by risk analysis.
• Treat Box-44 entry of the correct TAREKS reference as a “release-critical” control point in your customs process.

See the legislation document.