In a letter received from the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), with reference to the letter of the Directorate General of Domestic Trade of the Ministry of Trade, it is stated that, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 8 of Law No. 5957 on the Regulation of Trade in Vegetables and Fruits and Other Goods with Sufficient Supply and Demand Depth, a market fee of one percent shall be collected on goods sold within wholesale markets and two percent on goods sold outside wholesale markets. Furthermore, pursuant to the ninth paragraph of Article 44 of the Regulation on the Trade of Vegetables and Fruits and Wholesale Markets, issued on the basis of the aforementioned Law, the market fee shall be paid by the purchasers of the goods within five business days; in purchases made by traders, the market fee shall be paid by the trader; and commission agents shall be jointly and severally liable with the purchasers of the goods for the payment, within five business days, of the market fee accrued on sales in which they act as intermediaries.

Within the framework of this joint and several liability, while the practice whereby commission agents pay the market fee on sales made to supermarkets, greengrocers, market vendors and other persons will continue, it is stated that, following an amendment to the Wholesale Market Registration System, as of 19.01.2026, the market fee on sales made by commission agents to traders operating both within and outside wholesale markets will be paid by the traders.

Yours sincerely,

İzmir Commodity Exchange