How does preferential tariff treatment work in trade with European Union?
Customs Union may provide a duty advantage when HS/GTIP and origin evidence align; the country name alone does not create an exemption.
The first check is whether the product's 12-digit GTIP is covered by the current concession schedule. Then review the product-specific origin rule, inputs, cumulation and the A.TR for free circulation route.
Countries covered
The United Kingdom is not an EU Member State and is not in this list; its trade with Türkiye is assessed under a separate FTA.
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
What can the agreement change?
It may reduce or eliminate ordinary customs duty for covered goods. The concession rate and staging schedule must be read by HS/GTIP.
How is origin acquired?
The product-specific rule may require wholly obtained status, tariff-heading change, a maximum non-originating content or a defined manufacturing operation.
How is proof established?
A.TR for free circulation must meet the agreement's form, wording, issuer and retention requirements and remain consistent with invoice and transport records.
What does it not remove?
Import VAT, additional charges, product-safety/TAREKS controls, surveillance, anti-dumping, permits and technical conformity may still apply.
European Union / INDUSTRIAL · PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL GOODS
- Confirm the 12-digit GTIP and commercial product description.
- Check the current concession and any exclusion/staging category.
- Apply the product-specific origin rule to the bill of materials.
- Confirm cumulation and transport/non-alteration conditions.
- Match A.TR for free circulation to invoice, packing and transport evidence.
A.TR for free circulation
- Bill of materials, input origin and supplier evidence
- Manufacturing flow and product-specific origin calculation
- Commercial invoice, packing list and transport document
- Authority and mandatory wording for the origin proof
- GTIP concession mapping and other import measures
The following official regulatory and implementation sources were checked for this guide.
- Decision No 1/95 of the EC–Türkiye Association Council
- Customs Union implementation rules
- Union Customs Code and Turkish customs legislation
Last reviewed: 25 August 2026. General information; not a binding tariff or origin decision.