TSE · TAREKS · Prior Import Permits
Full compliance in your customs and foreign trade
We identify the risk in import permits before the application is ever filed. An application opened with incomplete documentation means your goods sit at the port for days — we intervene long before it gets there.
Send us your HS code and we will confirm in writing within 24 hours whether your product is subject to inspection.
- Pre-check
- HS code, scope and regulation
- Technical review
- CE, DoC, test report, labelling
- Process ownership
- Filing, agency requests and outcome
Our services
Whatever you import, we know the process
Every product group has its own legislation, its own document set and its own pitfalls. Pick the heading closest to your product below.
Our packages
Flexible solutions that fit your needs
Every company is different, and so is our answer. We work on single shipments as well as year-round import programmes — we define the scope together.
Start
Essentials
Scope
- Regulatory / scope analysis
- Document and labelling review
- Risk and gap note
Professional
File management
Scope
- Everything in Start
- Application and document handling
- Agency follow-up
- Technical clarifications
Premium
Corporate advisory
Scope
- Everything in Professional
- Rejection / appeal support
- Open-file reporting
- Priority contact
Transparent pricing, clear service
Pricing depends on the product group, scope and volume. Official agency, laboratory, testing, sampling/shipping and dedicated technical work are quoted separately. We put the scope in writing after our first call — no surprise costs.
Standards and marks we work with
The conformity and test marks we encounter most often in goods subject to import inspection. We determine which ones apply to your product before the application is filed.
How we work
Four steps, no surprises
Starting the process before shipment is both faster and cheaper than trying to fix it afterwards.
Preliminary assessment
We review your HS code, product photographs and existing documentation. We tell you clearly whether the product is subject to inspection and, if so, which legislation applies. This stage is free of charge.
Document preparation
We resolve gaps in declarations of conformity, test reports and labelling before the application is filed. Most rejections are preventable at this stage.
Filing and follow-up
We file the application, monitor the risk assessment result and respond to document review or physical inspection requests the same day.
Result and customs
We deliver the reference number to your customs broker for entry on the declaration. If a negative decision is issued, we prepare and pursue the appeal.
Why EA Danışmanlık
Filing is easy. Filing correctly is the work.
The difference is measured in the number of days your goods spend at the port.
- 01
- We see the risk before filing
- Correcting a file after the application is open costs both time and standing in your risk profile. We audit the file before it is opened and close the gaps at that stage.
- 02
- One point of contact, one file
- We handle coordination between TSE, ministry permits, registration systems and your customs broker. You speak to one person.
- 03
- A rejection is not the end
- You have a right of appeal against negative decisions, and the window is short. We prepare a reasoned appeal file and pursue it to conclusion.
- 04
- We start before shipment
- The most expensive mistake is beginning the permit process after the goods have shipped. By planning back from the loading date, we eliminate demurrage and storage costs.
Frequently asked questions
What importers ask us
The questions we hear most often, answered briefly.
TAREKS is the Ministry of Trade's risk-based control system for foreign trade. For goods subject to product safety inspection, it issues a reference number to be entered on the customs declaration. Without this number, the import of inspectable goods cannot be completed.
Yes. CE marking is the manufacturer's own declaration of conformity; TAREKS is the verification of that declaration and of the product's compliance with Turkish legislation at the import stage. One does not replace the other. A significant share of CE-marked products is separately subject to inspection at import.
If the risk assessment results in direct approval, the reference number can be issued the same day. A document review typically takes 1–3 business days; a physical inspection 5–10 business days depending on scheduling. Files requiring a ministry permit, such as used machinery, can extend to 10–25 business days.
The system assesses risk based on variables such as the importer, manufacturer, product and country of origin, and routes the application to an inspection stage accordingly. Importers who consistently submit complete and compliant files are over time routed to physical inspection less often. This is why getting the first applications right is a long-term investment.
You have a right of appeal against negative decisions within a limited period from notification. The appeal must be reasoned and supported by documents that remedy the deficiency. Because the window is short, you must act immediately after the decision — we prepare the appeal file.
Let's talk before your shipment leaves
The permit process becomes most expensive when it starts after the goods reach the port. Send us the proforma invoice and we'll tell you today what timeline to work to.
Free preliminary assessment
Is your product subject to inspection? A written answer within 24 hours.
Leave your HS code and product details. We will set out the inspection obligation, the documents required and the estimated timeline. The assessment is free and places you under no obligation.