Temporary Importation
The temporary admission procedure lets your exhibition stand, the machine you are testing, the equipment you will use on a project site or your samples stay in Türkiye for a set period with duties relieved in whole or in part. You are not buying the goods, you are using them — and the duty treatment should reflect that. We handle every step from entry to re-exportation, guarantee and time limit management included.
Relief analysis and permit applications
We analyse whether your goods fall under full or partial relief according to their intended use, and prepare the permit application accordingly. The difference is concrete: under full relief you pay no duty at all, while under partial relief a set percentage of the duties accrues for every month the goods remain.
Entry under an ATA carnet
The ATA carnet is the most practical route into temporary admission: it requires no guarantee and considerably speeds up entry formalities. We complete entry formalities for goods covered by the carnet in full alignment with the carnet list, without causing delays at customs.
Guarantee management
For operations outside the scope of a carnet, a guarantee equal to the duties that would arise must be provided. We calculate the guarantee amount correctly, assess options such as a bank guarantee letter in place of cash, and follow up the prompt release of the guarantee once the goods are re-exported.
Use, time limits and re-exportation
Temporarily imported goods may not be used for a purpose other than that defined in the permit, nor transferred without permission. We clarify the conditions of use with you, monitor the periods proactively and file extension applications in good time. At the end of the period the goods are either re-exported or released for free circulation; we calculate together which is more advantageous.
Frequently asked
The period is set by the customs authority according to the intended use of the goods and cannot exceed the maximum foreseen in the legislation — in practice, for many operations that upper limit is 24 months. We determine the exact period applicable to your file at the permit stage and take on the monitoring.
Under full relief — in the cases listed in the legislation, such as exhibition goods, samples and professional equipment — no import duty is paid at all. Under partial relief, a set percentage of the duty that would have been payable on release for free circulation accrues for each month the goods remain in Türkiye. For equipment staying a long time this difference reaches substantial amounts, which is why establishing the correct scope at the outset is critical.
If you want to keep the goods in Türkiye, you discharge the regime by releasing them for free circulation; at that point the import duties are paid (taking into account any amounts already paid under partial relief). What must not be done is selling or transferring the goods before the regime is discharged — that counts as a breach of customs supervision and gives rise to a penalty.
An extension application must be filed before the period expires; applications made after expiry may not be accepted and a breach of the regime arises. The way we work is to report files approaching their deadline in advance, so you make your decision while you still have options.