TODAY ON THE COMMODİTY EXCHANGE AGENDA
Ministry of Trade Training Program on Export Procedures and Government Support
In a letter received from the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), with reference to a letter from the Ministry of Trade; it is stated that the "Ministry of Trade Training Program on Export Procedures and Government Support" will be held online by the Ministry of Trade on 3-5 February 2026, and that those wishing to participate may register via the provided registration link by the close of business on 2 February 2026.
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Discontinuation of the Issuance of Special Certificates of Origin (FORM-A) for Japan
In a letter received from the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), with reference to a letter from the Ministry of Trade; it is stated that, as Türkiye will be removed from Japan's Generalized System of Preferences as of 1 April 2026, Special Certificates of Origin (FORM A) cannot be used for exports to Japan after that date.
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Regarding TAREKS Procedures
In a letter received from the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), with reference to a letter from the Ministry of Trade; it is stated that the fixed reference number procedure used in previous years under the article titled "Declaration of the TAREKS Reference Number to Customs" in Product Safety and Inspection Communiqués Nos. 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 25 has been abolished, and that a change has been introduced requiring declarations for products outside the scope to be submitted directly through the Risk-Based Trade Control System (TAREKS), rather than to customs authorities, with transitional periods limited to products for which transport documents were issued before 1 January 2026.
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Recording Cumulation Information on Proofs of Origin for Exports under the Revised PEM Convention
In a letter received from the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), with reference to a letter from the Ministry of Trade; it is stated that the Regulation on Preferential Rules of Origin under Decision No. 1/2023 of the Joint Committee of the Regional Convention on Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Preferential Rules of Origin was published in the Official Gazette dated 20/12/2025 and numbered 33113. It is further stated that the amending regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 31/12/2025 and numbered 33124 (6th supplementary issue) added new agreements to the scope of the Regulation and incorporated into the legislation the requirement to use the tables published on the Ministry of Trade's official website as the basis for applying cumulation of origin.
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Assessment of Wholesale Market Levies on Commission Agents
In a letter received from the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), with reference to a letter from the Directorate General of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Trade; it is stated that the first paragraph of Article 8 of Law No. 5957 on the Regulation of Trade in Vegetables, Fruits and Other Goods with Sufficient Supply and Demand Depth stipulates that a wholesale market levy of one percent shall be collected on goods sold within wholesale markets and two percent on goods sold outside wholesale markets. The ninth paragraph of Article 44 of the Regulation on Trade in Vegetables and Fruits and Wholesale Markets, issued pursuant to the aforementioned Law, stipulates that the wholesale market levy shall be paid by purchasers within five business days, that the levy shall be paid by the trader in purchases made by traders, and that commission agents shall be jointly and severally liable with purchasers for payment, within five business days, of the wholesale market levy assessed on sales they facilitate.
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