Form-A

This document is issued in order to benefit from the customs tariff rate, under GSP (General System of Preferences), of countries which allow Turkey preferences. Printing and distribution of the document Form A, is made by the Turkey Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges and these documents are available for a fee from our chamber.

Issuance

• Form A must be issued in English or French. It is also possible to issue this document in Russian for export transactions to the Russian Federation. The documents should not contain Turkish expressions other than the records related to titles and addresses.
• The document should not be filled by using the same lettering machine and the same typeface, and there should be no correction and distortion on it.
• The Form A Certificate issued by the exporter must first be certified in the Chamber to which the firm belongs, and then to the Regional Directorate of the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade. For export to Canada and New Zealand, approval of Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade is not requested for the Form A Certificate issued and the approval of the Chamber is sufficient.
• When the document is filled, for 8th Column, for the goods declared in Columns 5, 6 and 7, the following should be written separately:
• For all countries, the letter “P” if all the goods are Turkish origin;
• In case of import input;
• the first four digits of the GTIP number of the product with the letter “W” for Japan,
• For all other countries, the non-Turkish origin inputs used in the letter “Y”  should be written on the FOB price (ex. “Y”  20%).

Issued for Countries

• USA
• Russian Federation
• Japan
• Canada
• New Zealand
• Belarus
• Ukraine
• Australia (Although the GPS is being implemented, it is necessary to use Form A to take advantage of the system.)
• Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Moldova

Documents required for approval

• Petition
• Letter of Commitment
• Copy of Invoice
• Capacity Report for Manufacturers
• Purchase invoices for non-manufacturers
• Certificate A