Preferential Between the Republic of Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Iran The Regulation on the Determination of the Preferential Origin of Goods in Trade within the Framework of the Trade Agreement (30.01.2015 t. 29252 s. R.G.) was put into force as of January 1, 2015 to prove the preferential origin of the goods in the trade between the Republic of Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is a document issued by the Administration or by organizations authorized by this administration and visaed by our customs administrations.

Arrangement Style

• The Exporter or his authorized representative shall submit the Certificate of Origin and the application form in accordance with the rules in one of the official languages ​​of the Contracting Parties. or in English, within the framework of the domestic legislation of the exporting country. If handwriting is used, it can be written with printing letters and ink.The description of the goods should be made without leaving a blank line in box 8 of the attached forms reserved for this purpose. If the entire box is not filled, a horizontal line is drawn below the last line of the description and the empty space is closed with a diagonal line. shall be prepared to submit at any time all relevant documents proving that the conditions have been met.
• When the Certificate of Origin comes to our Chamber for approval, our Chamber shall provide all kinds of evidence to control the origin status of the products and the fulfillment of the other conditions of this Annex. and to audit the exporter's accounts or any other control deemed necessary.
• List of Turkish origin products that will benefit from concessions in exports from Turkey to IranAPPENDIX-1B.

Certification Procedures to be Performed by the Chambers of Commerce and Industry

• The chambers check whether the certificates are filled in accordance with the rules and, if necessary, examine other documents proving that the goods recorded in the certificate are or are considered to be of Turkish origin in accordance with the relevant legislation and complete the necessary procedures after reaching a definitive conclusion.
• After all procedures are completed, four white copies of the Certificate are certified by the responsible Chamber officer with the signature and Chamber seal, in order to be valid for the original, as a set of five copies, one of which is white with a green guilloche background and four of which are white. One of the white copies of the Circulation Certificate, the Exporter's Declaration, the invoice photocopy, the petition and other supporting documents, if any, are retained and the other copies of the certificate are given to the exporter for visa to the customs administration where the export will be carried out.

Changing or Cancellation of the Certificate of Origin Proof of Origin Certified by the Chamber

Changing/cancellation of the approved Certificate of Origin is possible, provided that this change/cancellation is made before the goods are exported. The request for changing the circulation certificate is examined by the Chamber that issued the document. In terms of type, type, quality and quantity, After it is determined that the registered goods are completely compatible with the goods in the first document, the new document is certified and all copies of a canceled document are returned to the Chamber by the company.

Issuance of Proof of Origin Documents After the Export of the Goods

Proof of Origin exceptionally;

• The fact that it was not issued at the time of export due to error, negligence or special circumstances, or
• The fact that a Proof of Origin Certificate was issued but was not accepted by the importer's Customs Administration for technical reasons, It can be issued after the export of the product it belongs to, if it is proven satisfactorily to the Chambers and Customs Administrations.

In this case the exporter;

• Makes a written request stating the type, type, quality and quantity of the goods, packaging type, brands and numbers, signs, the name of the Customs Office where the exit process is made, and the date and number of the customs declaration.
• Declares in writing that the Proof of Origin Certificate was not issued for the goods in question during export, or that the Proof of Origin Certificate was not accepted by the Customs Administration of the importing country due to technical reasons, together with the reasons.
• Duly completedOrigin. He signs the Proof Documentand the Exporter Declaration and attaches it to the request letter.

The request of the exporter who meets these conditions is examined by the Chamber and the relevant Customs Administration to which it is affiliated. As a result of the examination and control of the customs declaration and its annexes for the export goods in question, other documents and the files related to this transaction, if any, the exporter's declaration is fully approved. If it is found to be suitable, a Proof of Origin Certificate is issued and a visa is granted.

The "Observations" box numbered (7) of the Proof of Origin Certificate issued after export is stamped "SUBMITTED AFTER" by the Chamber.

Issuance of Second Copy Certificate

In cases where the Certificate of Origin is stolen, lost or damaged, the exporter may apply to the Chamber to which he is affiliated and request a second copy of the certificate to be issued. The Chamber certifies the second copy filled in accordance with the first certificate and gives it to the exporter. The second copy issued in this way is issued. After the customs administrations compare the second copy certificate submitted by the exporter with the Circulation Certificate of the exported goods and determine the accuracy of the second copy, in the "Observations" box numbered (7) of the copy certificates. However, the visa date and serial number of the First Proof of Origin Certificate are written in the customs visa box to serve as the visa date.

Submission Periods of Certificates and Extension of Submission Periods

• The Proof of Origin Certificate is valid for four months from the visa date in the exporting country and must be submitted to the customs authorities of the importing country during this period.
• An invoice declaration is made by the exporter. It is valid for four months from the date of preparation and must be submitted to the Customs Administrations of the importing country during this period.
• Proof of origin documents to be submitted to the Customs Administrations of the importing country, due to exceptional circumstances, within the dates specified in paragraphs (a) and (b). It can then be accepted within the framework of the preferential treatment applied.

In other cases of late submission, the Customs Administration of the importing country may accept proof of origin documents, provided that the goods are submitted to customs before the specified deadline.

In order to benefit from preferential treatment after the submission period of proof of origin documents, the goods must have arrived at customs before the end of this period and a written application must have been made to the relevant customs by the importer or his legal representative authorized to sign the customs declaration before this period. Relevant Customs The Administration reports the situation to the General Directorate to which it is affiliated. If the relevant General Directorate examines the issue and finds that there is a force majeure and a state of emergency and finds the reasons for requesting additional time justified, the period of the certificates may be extended by a maximum of one month.

Proofing Documents

The documents listed below are among the documents that may be requested to be submitted by the Chamber, export and import Customs Administrations in order to support the fact that the products within the scope of the Proof of Origin Certificate are of Turkish or Iranian origin and that they meet the other conditions of the relevant Proof of Origin Regulation. :

• Direct evidence documenting the transactions carried out by the exporter or supplier to obtain the goods in question, for example in their accounts or internal accounting;
• Issued in Turkey or Iran Documents prepared or prepared in Turkey or Iran, documenting the origin status of the substances used in manufacturing and used in accordance with domestic legislation;
• Certificate of Origin or invoice declarations issued or prepared in Turkey or Iran in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation, in order to prove the origin status of the materials used.