Bangladesh,Indonesia, Iran, The Developing Eight (D-8) Organization, consisting of Malaysia, Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey, was established with the "Istanbul Declaration" on 15 June 1997. D-8 Certificate of Origin Proof is prepared by the Ministry of Customs and Trade and published in the Official Gazette dated 24.05.2016 and numbered 27913 and entered into force on 01.07.2016. It is the proof of origin document used in trade within the scope of preferential trade between the 6 countries that have approved the Preferential Trade Agreement Among the D-8 Member States within the scope of the "Regulation on Identification".

Arrangement Style

• Exporter or his authorized representative, D-8 Proof of Origin Certificate and fills out the application form in English, in accordance with the rules and 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 box is not completely filled, a horizontal line is drawn under 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 it has been fulfilled.
• When the D-8 Certificate of Origin is received for approval by our Chamber, our Chamber shall do all kinds of things to check that the origin status of the products and other conditions are met. It has the right to request evidence and audit the exporter's accounts or any other control deemed necessary.
• While the D-8 Certificate of Origin is being issued, in order to determine whether the product to be exported is within the scope of the Agreement,above. Concessional Lists of the notified party countries (click for the list)must be taken into consideration.

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

• Chambers check whether the certificates are filled in accordance with the rules and, if necessary, examine other documents proving that the goods registered in the D-8 Origin Proof Certificate are or are considered to be of Turkish origin in accordance with the relevant legislation and reach a definitive conclusion. It completes the necessary procedures upon arrival.
• After all the procedures are completed, five white copies of the D-8 Certificate of Origin are signed by the responsible Chamber officer and certified with the Chamber seal, one of which is white. One of the white copies of the Certificate of Origin, which is a set of six copies with a green guilloche background, five of which are white, the Exporter's Declaration, a photocopy of the invoice, the petition and other supporting documents, if any, are kept and the other copies of the certificate are given to the exporter for visa to the customs administration where the export process will be carried out. The certificate is kept by the Chambers for at least three years.

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

Changing/cancellation of the certified D-8 Certificate of Origin is possible, provided that this change/cancellation is made before the goods are exported. The request to change the D-8 Certificate of Origin is examined by the Chamber that issued the document. Type, After it is determined that the registered goods are completely compatible with the goods in the first document in terms of type, quality and quantity, the new document is certified and all copies of a canceled document are returned to the Chamber by the company.

D-8 Issuance of Proof of Origin Certificates After the Export of the Goods

D-8 Proof of Origin Certificate exceptionally;

• Not issued at the time of export due to error, negligence or special circumstances, or
• AD-8 Proof of Origin Certificatewas issued but not accepted by the importer's Customs Office for technical reasons It can be issued after the export of the product to which it belongs, in cases where it is satisfactorily proven 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 D-8 Proof of Origin Certificate was not issued for the goods in question during export, or that the D-8 Proof of Origin Certificate was not accepted by the Customs Administration of the importing country due to technical reasons, together with the reasons.
• He signs the duly completed D-8 Proof of Origin Certificate and 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 D-8 Certificate of Origin is issued and a visa is issued.

The "Observations" box numbered (6) of theD-8 Proof of Origin Certificate issued after export is stamped by the Chamber as "SUBMITTED AFTER".

Issuance of Second Copy D-8 Certificate of Origin

In cases of theft, loss or damage of the D-8 Certificate of Origin, the exporter may apply to the Chamber to which he is affiliated and request that a second copy of the certificate 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 stamped "SECOND COPY" by the Chamber in the "Observations" box numbered (6) of the D-8 Certificate of Origin. is printed.

Customs administrations carry out the visa process after comparing the second copy certificate submitted by the exporter with the D-8 Certificate of Origin of the goods that have been exported and determining the accuracy of the second copy. However, customs visa The visa date and serial number of the firstD-8 Proof of Origin Certificate are written in the box to serve as the visa date.

Submission Periods of Certificates and Extension of Submission Periods

• D-8 Proof of Origin Certificate is valid for 6 (six) months from the visa date in the exporting country and must be submitted to the customs authorities of the importing country during this period.
• D-8 proof of origin documents submitted to the customs authorities of the importing Party country after the submission deadline may be accepted for preferential treatment if the failure to submit these documents by the specified deadline is due to exceptional circumstances.
• In other cases of late submission. , the Customs Administration of the importing country may accept D-8 proof of origin documents, provided that the goods have been submitted to customs before the specified deadline. It must have arrived at customs and an application must have been made to the relevant customs in writing by the importer or his legal representative authorized to sign the customs declaration before this period.
• The relevant Customs Administration shall forward the situation to the General Directorate to which it is affiliated. If the relevant General Directorate examines the issue and determines 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 can be extended by a maximum of one month.

Proofing Documents</p>

The documents listed below, 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 D-8 Proof of Origin Certificate originate from Turkey or the contracting country and meet the other conditions of the relevant Proof of Origin Regulation:

• Documenting the transactions carried out by the exporter or supplier to obtain the goods in question , for example, direct evidence contained in its accounts or internal accounting;
• Documents used in accordance with domestic legislation, issued or prepared in Turkey or the contracting country, certifying the origin status of the substances used in manufacturing;
• Turkey or Documents issued or prepared in the contracting country, used in accordance with domestic legislation, proving the workmanship or processing carried out on the substances in these countries; D-8 Proof of Originor invoice declarations.

Note: Since the Turkey – Iran Preferential Trade Agreement and the Turkey – Malaysia Free Trade Agreement are in force, the Origin used within the scope of the Turkey – Iran Preferential Trade Agreement The Certificate of Origin and the Certificate of Origin used within the scope of the Turkey – Malaysia Free Trade Agreement will continue to be used.