Customs clearance means paying duties of imported or exported goods in line with the current Customs Laws as well as following and completing the transactions in customs. The persons and institutions authorised to perform this operation are called customs consultants.
According to Customs Law in Turkey, customs clearance of autos or household goods has to be carried out by Customs Consultancy companies, which perform semi-public service, subject to and authorised by Republic of Turkey, Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Customs. 9ekim is the one and only company in its field of business authorised by Republic of Turkey, Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Customs, specialised in customs clearance of Taxfreecar®, household goods and personal effects. Our company has 4 vocational books and a good many of articles published.
Individuals and corporations which do not have Customs Consultancy Licence cannot be authorised to perform any action in customs offices through only notarised power of attorney. In this case the owner of the auto or household goods as well as the corporation or individual carrying out the transactions is to be found guilty. The individuals and corporations that do not have licence are not responsible for problems such as filling in papers incorrectly, calculating taxes and delays. The owner of the auto is to be held responsible and to face the judicial authorities in the case of criminal situations inasmuch as only the experienced customs consultants, who have gone through a certain examination process and have the documents to prove it, and correspondingly their customs consultancy companies are authorised to carry out transactions and take responsibility in Republic of Turkey Customs Offices according to the current Customs Law.
Current Customs Law (4458 numbered Law) (04.11.1999 dated and 23866 numbered Official Gazette) and relevant law article have been submitted for your information in the following. Should you view the law article, you will understand the importance of working with the licenced and authorised companies for the customs transactions:
Job Follow-up in the Customs and Customs Consultants
ARTICLE 225- I. Activities related to subjecting the goods to a transaction or use approved by the customs are followed and completed by their owners and those acting on behalf of them through direct representation or by customs consultants through indirect representation within the frame of provisions of 5th article.
Customs Regulations (07.10.2009 dated and 27369 numbered Official Gazette)
THIRD CHAPTER
Job Follow-up in the Customs and Customs Consultants and Customs Consultant Assistants
Job Follow-up in the Customs
ARTICLE 561-
(1) Every person can follow dispositions and transactions stipulated with customs regulations personally by themselves as well as
(3) Job follow-up can be performed by customs consultants having notarized power of attorney granted by owner of goods, through indirect representation in the customs offices.
Our company is specialised in and authorised for customs transactions of Taxfreecar®. It follows all the laws, notices, transferable letters of credit issued about Taxfreecar® from day to day and keeps its customers well informed about them.
After customs clearance of the vehicles is completed, information is archived in the head office by using special software. Period follow-ups are performed properly. Owner of vehicle is informed in 2 months in advance the expiration of period (Blue Carnet, banderol, insurance etc.) and is prevented from being exposed to any penalty.
According to article 225 of Customs Law: ?Activities related to subjecting the goods to a transaction or use approved by the customs are followed and completed by their owners and those acting on behalf of them through direct representation or by customs consultants through indirect representation within the frame of provisions of 5th article.?