Customs law is a technical field governed by the Customs Law No. 4458 and its comprehensive secondary legislation, regulating all processes from the entry to the exit of goods in the Turkish Customs Territory, the duties arising during these processes and the supervisory powers of the administration. Companies engaged in international trade as well as individuals conducting one-off imports are subject to the time limits and procedural requirements of this legislation.
Our office provides representation and consultancy at every stage of customs disputes, from the administrative phase through to litigation.
Administrative appeals and litigation avenues in customs disputes are subject to short and absolute deadlines: fifteen days from notification of the decision for settlement and objection, thirty days for litigation following rejection of the objection. Missing these deadlines often extinguishes the right entirely. It is crucial to ascertain the deadlines as soon as notification is received and to sequence the correct course of action (settlement or objection).
In every case, we first establish the technical picture: the declaration and its annexes, value declaration forms, contracts and payment records are reviewed for the conformity of the administration's findings with the legislation; precedent court decisions are researched and the administrative phase and litigation phase are planned as a single unified strategy.
