{"data":[{"id":"turkey","type":"rules_of_origin_scheme","attributes":{"scheme_code":"turkey","title":"UK-Turkey Trade Agreement","countries":["TR"],"footnote":null,"unilateral":null,"fta_intro":"### UK-Turkey trade agreement\n\nThe UK has signed a trade agreement with Turkey, which is in effect.\n\n### What the agreement covers\n\nThis agreement includes provisions on:\n\n- trade in goods – including provisions on preferential tariffs, tariff rate quotas, rules of origin and sanitary and phytosanitary measures\n- customs and trade facilitation\n- intellectual property\n- government procurement\n- technical barriers to trade\n- competition\n- trade remedies\n- dispute settlement\n\nWhen the UK was an EU Member State, its trading relationship with Turkey was governed by the EU-Turkey Customs Union, alongside an agreement on agriculture and the coal and steel agreement. This arrangement has been transitioned into a traditional free trade agreement.\n","introductory_notes":"### Note 1 - General introduction\n\nThe list sets out the conditions required for all products to be considered as sufficiently worked or processed within the meaning of Article 6 of this Protocol. There are four different types of rule, which vary according to the product:\n\n- through working or processing a maximum content of non-originating materials is not exceeded;\n\n- through working or processing the 4-digit Harmonized System heading or 6-digit Harmonized System sub-heading of the manufactured products becomes different from the 4-digit Harmonized System heading or 6-digit sub-heading respectively of the materials used;\n\n- a specific working and processing operation is carried out;\n\n- working or processing is carried out on certain wholly obtained materials.\n\n### Note 2 - The structure of the list\n\n1. The first two columns in the list describe the product obtained. Column (1) gives the heading number or chapter number used in the Harmonized System and column (2) gives the description of goods used in that system for that heading or chapter. For each entry in the first two columns, a rule is specified in column (3). Where, in some cases, the entry in column (1) is preceded by an \"ex\", this signifies that the rules in column (3) apply only to the part of that heading as described in column (2).\n\n2. Where several heading numbers are grouped together in column (1) or a chapter number is given and the description of products in column (2) is therefore given in general terms, the adjacent rules in column (3) apply to all products which, under the Harmonized System, are classified in headings of the chapter or in any of the headings grouped together in column (1).\n\n3. Where there are different rules in the list applying to different products within a heading, each indent contains the description of that part of the heading covered by the adjacent rules in column (3).\n\n4. Where two alternative rules are set out in column (3), separated by \"or\", it is at the choice of the exporter which one to use.\n\n### Note 3 - Examples of how to apply the rules\n\n1. Article 6 of this Protocol, concerning products having acquired originating status which are used in the manufacture of other products, shall apply, regardless of whether this status has been acquired inside the factory where these products are used or in another factory in a Party.\n\n2. Pursuant to Article 8 of this Protocol, the working or processing carried out must go beyond the list of operations mentioned in that Article. If it does not, the goods shall not qualify for the granting of the benefit of preferential tariff treatment, even if the conditions set out in the list below are met.\n\n    Subject to Article 8 of this Protocol, the rules in the list represent the minimum amount of working or processing required, and the carrying-out of more working or processing also confers originating status; conversely, the carrying-out of less working or processing cannot confer originating status. Thus, if a rule provides that non-originating material, at a certain level of manufacture, may be used, the use of such material at an earlier stage of manufacture is allowed, and the use of such material at a later stage is not. If a rule provides that non-originating material, at a certain level of manufacture, may not be used, the use of materials at an earlier stage of manufacture is allowed, and the use of materials at a later stage is not.\n\n    Example: when the list-rule for Chapter 19 requires that “non-originating materials of headings 1101 to 1108 cannot exceed 20% weight”, the use (i.e. importation) of cereals of Chapter 10 (materials at an earlier stage of manufacture) is not limited.\n\n3. Without prejudice to Note 3.2, where a rule uses the expression \"Manufacture from materials of any heading\", then materials of any heading(s) (even materials of the same description and heading as the product) may be used, subject, however, to any specific limitations which may also be contained in the rule.\n\n    However, the expression \"Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of heading ...\" or \"Manufacture from materials of any heading, including other materials of the same heading as the product\" means that materials of any heading(s) may be used, except those of the same description as the product as given in column (2) of the list.\n\n4. When a rule in the list specifies that a product may be manufactured from more than one material, this means that one or more materials may be used. It does not require that all be used.\n\n5. Where a rule in the list specifies that a product must be manufactured from a particular material, the condition does not prevent the use of other materials which, because of their inherent nature, cannot satisfy this.\n\n6. Where, in a rule in the list, two percentages are given for the maximum value of non-originating materials that can be used, then these percentages may not be added together. In other words, the maximum value of all the non-originating materials used may never exceed the higher of the percentages given. Furthermore, the individual percentages must not be exceeded, in relation to the particular materials to which they apply.\n\n### Note 4 - General provisions concerning certain agricultural goods\n\n1. Agricultural goods falling within Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and heading 2401 which are grown or harvested in the territory of a Party shall be treated as originating in the territory of that Party, even if grown from imported seeds, bulbs, rootstock, cuttings, grafts, shoots, buds, or other live parts of plants.\n\n2. In cases where the content of non-originating sugar in a given product is subject to limitations, the weight of sugars of headings 1701 (sucrose) and 1702 (e.g., fructose, glucose, lactose, maltose, isoglucose or invert sugar) used in the manufacture of the final product and used in the manufacture of the non-originating products incorporated in the final product is taken into account for the calculation of such limitations.\n\n### Note 5 - Terminology used in respect of certain textile products\n\n1. The term \"natural fibres\" is used in the list to refer to fibres other than artificial or synthetic fibres. It is restricted to the stages before spinning takes place, including waste, and, unless otherwise specified, includes fibres which have been carded, combed or otherwise processed, but not spun.\n\n2. The term \"natural fibres\" includes horsehair of heading 0511, silk of headings 5002 and 5003, as well as wool-fibres and fine or coarse animal hair of headings 5101 to 5105, cotton fibres of headings 5201 to 5203, and other vegetable fibres of headings 5301 to 5305.\n\n3. The terms \"textile pulp\", \"chemical materials\" and \"paper-making materials\" are used in the list to describe the materials, not classified in Chapters 50 to 63, which can be used to manufacture artificial, synthetic or paper fibres or yarns.\n\n4. The term \"man-made staple fibres\" is used in the list to refer to synthetic or artificial filament tow, staple fibres or waste, of headings 5501 to 5507.\n\n5. Printing (when combined with Weaving, Knitting/Crocheting, Tufting or Flocking) is defined as a technique by which an objectively assessed function, like colour, design, technical performance, is given to a textile substrate with a permanent character, using screen, roller, digital or transfer techniques.\n\n6. Printing (as standalone operation) is defined as a technique by which an objectively assessed function, like colour, design, technical performance, is given to a textile substrate with a permanent character, using screen, roller, digital or transfer techniques combined with at least two preparatory/finishing operations (such as scouring, bleaching, mercerizing, heat setting, raising, calendaring, shrink resistance processing, permanent finishing, decatising, impregnating, mending and burling), provided that the value of all the materials used does not exceed 50% of the ex-works price of the product.\n\n### Note 6 - Tolerances applicable to products made of a mixture of textile materials\n\n1. Where, for a given product in the list, reference is made to this Note, the conditions set out in column (3) shall not be applied to any basic textile materials used in the manufacture of this product and which, taken together, represent 15% or less of the total weight of all the basic textile materials used. (See also Notes 6.3 and 6.4).\n\n2. However, the tolerance mentioned in Note 6.1 may be applied only to mixed products which have been made from two or more basic textile materials.\n\n    The following are the basic textile materials:\n\n    1. silk;\n    2. wool;\n    3. coarse animal hair;\n    4. fine animal hair;\n    5. horsehair;\n    6. cotton;\n    7. paper-making materials and paper;\n    8. flax;\n    9. true hemp;\n    10. jute and other textile bast fibres;\n    11. sisal and other textile fibres of the genus Agave;\n    12. coconut, abaca, ramie and other vegetable textile fibres;\n    13. synthetic man-made filament fibres of polypropylene;\n    14. synthetic man-made filament fibres of polyester;\n\n    15. synthetic man-made filament fibres of polyamide;\n\n    16. synthetic man-made filament fibres of polyacrylonitrile;\n\n    17. synthetic man-made filament fibres of polyimide;\n\n    18. synthetic man-made filament fibres of polytetrafluoroethylene;\n\n    19. synthetic man-made filament fibres of poly(phenylene sulphide);\n\n    20. synthetic man-made filament fibres of poly(vinyl chloride);\n\n    21. other synthetic man-made filament fibres;\n\n    22. artificial man-made filament fibres of viscose;\n\n    23. other artificial man-made filament fibres;\n\n    24. current-conducting filaments;\n\n    25. synthetic man-made staple fibres of polypropylene;\n\n    26. synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyester;\n\n    27. synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyamide;\n\n    28. synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyacrylonitrile;\n\n    29. synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyimide;\n\n    30. synthetic man-made staple fibres of polytetrafluoroethylene;\n\n    31. synthetic man-made staple fibres of poly(phenylene sulphide);\n\n    32. synthetic man-made staple fibres of poly(vinyl chloride);\n\n    33. other synthetic man-made staple fibres;\n\n    34. artificial man-made staple fibres of viscose;\n\n    35. other artificial man-made staple fibres;\n\n    36. yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped;\n\n    37. products of heading 5605 (metallised yarn) incorporating strip consisting of a core of aluminium foil or of a core of plastic film whether or not coated with aluminium powder, of a width not exceeding 5 mm, sandwiched by means of a transparent or coloured adhesive between two layers of plastic film;\n\n    38. other products of heading 5605;\n\n    39. glass fibres;\n    40. metal fibres;\n    41. mineral fibres.\n\n3. In the case of products incorporating \"yarn made of polyurethane segmented with flexible segments of polyether, whether or not gimped\", this tolerance is 20% in respect of this yarn.\n\n4. In the case of products incorporating \"strip consisting of a core of aluminium foil or of a core of plastic film whether or not coated with aluminium powder, of a width not exceeding 5 mm, sandwiched by means of a transparent or coloured adhesive between two layers of plastic film\", this tolerance is 30 % in respect of this strip.\n\n### Note 7 - Other tolerances applicable to certain textile products\n\n1. Where, in the list, reference is made to this Note, textile materials (with the exception of linings and interlinings), which do not satisfy the rule set out in the list in column 3 for the made-up product concerned, may be used, provided that they are classified in a heading other than that of the product and that their value does not exceed 15% of the ex-works price of the product.\n\n2. Without prejudice to Note 6.3, materials, which are not classified within Chapters 50 to 63, may be used freely in the manufacture of textile products, whether or not they contain textiles.\n\n3. Where a percentage rule applies, the value of non-originating materials which are not classified within Chapters 50 to 63 must be taken into account when calculating the value of the non-originating materials incorporated.\n\n### Note 8 - Definition of specific processes and simple operations carried out in respect of certain products of Chapter 27\n\n1. For the purposes of headings ex 2707 and 2713, the \"specific processes\" are the following:\n\n    1. vacuum-distillation;\n    2. redistillation by a very thorough fractionation process;\n    3. cracking;\n    4. reforming;\n    5. extraction by means of selective solvents;\n    6. the process comprising all of the following operations: processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, oleum or sulphuric anhydride; neutralisation with alkaline agents; decolourisation and purification with naturally active earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite;\n    7. polymerisation;\n    8. alkylation;\n    9. isomerisation.\n\n2. For the purposes of headings 2710, 2711 and 2712, the \"specific processes\" are the following:\n\n    1. vacuum-distillation;\n\n    2. redistillation by a very thorough fractionation process;\n\n    3. cracking;\n\n    4. reforming;\n\n    5. extraction by means of selective solvents;\n\n    6. the process comprising all of the following operations: processing with concentrated sulphuric acid, oleum or sulphuric anhydride; neutralisation with alkaline agents; decolourisation and purification with naturally active earth, activated earth, activated charcoal or bauxite;\n\n    7. polymerisation;\n\n    8. alkylation;\n\n    9. isomerisation;\n\n    10. in respect of heavy oils of heading ex 2710 only, desulphurisation with hydrogen, resulting in a reduction of at least 85 % of the sulphur content of the products processed (ASTM D 1266-59 T method);\n\n    11. in respect of products of heading 2710 only, deparaffining by a process other than filtering;\n\n    12. in respect of heavy oils of heading ex 2710 only, treatment with hydrogen, at a pressure of more than 20 bar and a temperature of more than 250 °C, with the use of a catalyst, other than to effect desulphurisation, when the hydrogen constitutes an active element in a chemical reaction. The further treatment, with hydrogen, of lubricating oils of heading ex 2710 (e.g. hydrofinishing or decolourisation), in order, more especially, to improve colour or stability shall not, however, be deemed to be a specific process;\n\n    13. in respect of fuel oils of heading ex 2710 only, atmospheric distillation, on condition that less than 30 % of these products distils, by volume, including losses, at 300 °C, by the ASTM D 86 method;\n\n    14. in respect of heavy oils other than gas oils and fuel oils of heading ex 2710 only, treatment by means of a high-frequency electrical brush discharge;\n\n    15. in respect of crude products (other than petroleum jelly, ozokerite, lignite wax or peat wax, paraffin wax containing by weight less than 0.75 % of oil) of heading ex 2712 only, de-oiling by fractional crystallisation.\n\n3. For the purposes of headings ex 2707 and 2713, simple operations, such as cleaning, decanting, desalting, water separation, filtering, colouring, marking, obtaining a sulphur content as a result of mixing products with different sulphur contents, or any combination of these operations or like operations, do not confer origin.\n\n### Note 9 - Definition of specific processes and simple operations carried out in respect of certain products of chapters\n\n1. Products falling within Chapter 30 obtained in a Party by using cell cultures, shall be considered as originating in that Party. \"Cell culture\" is defined as the cultivation of human, animal and plant cells under controlled conditions (such as defined temperatures, growth medium, gas mixture, pH) outside a living organism.\n\n2. Products falling within Chapters 29 (except for: 2905.43-2905.44), 30, 32, 33 (except for: 3302.10, 3301) 34, 35 (except for: 35.01, 3502.11-3502.19, 3502.20, 35.05), 36, 37, 38 (except for: 3809.10, 38.23, 3824.60, 38.26) and 39 (except for: 39.16-39.26): obtained in a Party by fermentation shall be considered as originating in that Party. \"Fermentation\" is a biotechnological process in which human, animal, plant cells, bacteria, yeasts, fungi or enzymes are used to produce products falling within Chapters 29 to 39.\n\n3. Following transformations are considered sufficient according to Article 4 for products falling within Chapters 28, 29 (except for: 2905.43-2905.44), 30, 32, 33 (except for: 3302.10, 3301) 34, 35 (except for: 35.01, 3502.11-3502.19, 3502.20, 35.05), 36, 37, 38 (except for: 3809.10, 38.23, 3824.60, 38.26) and 39 (except for: 39.16-39.26):\n\n    (a) Chemical reaction: A “chemical reaction” is a process (including a biochemical process) which results in a molecule with a new structure by breaking intramolecular bonds and by forming new intramolecular bonds, or by altering the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule. A chemical reaction may be expressed by a change of the \"CAS number\".\n\n    The following processes should not be considered for purposes of origin:\n\n    (i) dissolving in water or other solvents;\n\n    (ii) the elimination of solvents including solvent water; or\n\n    (iii) the addition or elimination of water of crystallization.\n\n    A chemical reaction as defined above is to be considered as origin conferring.\n\n    (b) Mixtures and Blends: The deliberate and proportionally controlled mixing or blending (including dispersing) of materials, other than the addition of diluents, to conform to predetermined specifications which results in the production of a good having physical or chemical characteristics which are relevant to the purposes or uses of the good and are different from the input materials is to be considered to be as origin conferring.\n\n    (c) Purification: Purification is to be considered as origin conferring provided that purification occurs in the territory of one or both of the Parties results in one of the following criteria being satisfied:\n\n    (i) purification of a good resulting in the elimination of at least 80 per cent of the content of existing impurities; or\n\n    (ii) the reduction or elimination of impurities resulting in a good suitable for one or more of the following applications:\n\n    (aa) pharmaceutical, medicinal, cosmetic, veterinary, or food grade substances;\n\n    (bb) chemical products and reagents for analytical, diagnostic or laboratory uses;\n\n    (cc) elements and components for use in micro-electronics;\n\n    (dd) specialised optical uses;\n\n    (ee) biotechnical use (e.g., in cell culturing, in genetic technology, or as a catalyst);\n\n    (ff) carriers used in a separation process; or\n\n    (gg) nuclear grade uses.\n\n    (d) Change in particle size: The deliberate and controlled modification in particle size of a good, other than by merely crushing or pressing, resulting in a good having a defined particle size, defined particle size distribution or defined surface area, which is relevant to the purposes of the resulting good and having different physical or chemical characteristics from the input materials, is to be considered as origin conferring.\n\n    (e) Standard materials: Standard materials (including standard solutions) are preparations suitable for analytical, calibrating or referencing uses having precise degrees of purity or proportions which are certified by the manufacturer. The production of standard materials is to be considered as origin conferring.\n\n    (f) Isomer separation: The isolation or separation of isomers from a mixture of isomers is to be considered as origin conferring.\n","cumulation_methods":{"bilateral":["GB","TR"],"extended":["EU","AD","SM"]},"proof_intro":null,"proof_codes":{},"show_proofs_for_geographical_areas":[]},"relationships":{"rules":{"data":[]},"links":{"data":[{"id":"fd64a7ab51d911ee9054ee76c09b32dc","type":"rules_of_origin_link"},{"id":"e6e3185f9f9bc0e161d9db65574604a9","type":"rules_of_origin_link"}]},"proofs":{"data":[{"id":"d064f4ee85f7a8e75a6ebdafa47d6075","type":"rules_of_origin_proof"}]},"articles":{"data":[{"id":"turkey/wholly-obtained","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/originating_import","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/insufficient-processing","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/sets","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/origin_processes","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/tolerances","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/accessories","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/originating_export","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/wholly-obtained-vessels","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/neutral-elements","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/non-alteration","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/cumulation-import","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/packaging","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/cumulation-export","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/verification","type":"rules_of_origin_article"},{"id":"turkey/wholly-obtained-verbatim","type":"rules_of_origin_article"}]},"rule_sets":{"data":[]},"origin_reference_document":{"data":{"id":"0a7a27bab17da9fdc3ea6a2fcebae8df","type":"rules_of_origin_origin_reference_document"}}}}],"included":[{"id":"fd64a7ab51d911ee9054ee76c09b32dc","type":"rules_of_origin_link","attributes":{"text":"UK-Turkey trade agreement","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/uk-turkey-trade-agreement","source":"scheme"}},{"id":"e6e3185f9f9bc0e161d9db65574604a9","type":"rules_of_origin_link","attributes":{"text":"Trade with Turkey","url":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/summary-of-the-uk-turkey-trade-agreement","source":"scheme"}},{"id":"d064f4ee85f7a8e75a6ebdafa47d6075","type":"rules_of_origin_proof","attributes":{"summary":"Origin declaration","subtext":"","url":"https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-proof-of-origin-for-your-goods#origin-declaration","content":"The origin declaration is provided on an invoice or any other commercial document that describes the originating product in sufficient detail to enable its identification. The texts of the origin declarations appear in Annexes IVa and b of the [Origin Reference Document]({ord_url}).\n\nIn the UK, the exporter’s reference number will be the EORI number. If you do not have one, you can [apply for an EORI number](https://www.gov.uk/eori). In Turkey, Approved Exporters should use their Approved Exporter number as the authorisation number. Other exporters should leave the authorisation number blank.\n\nFind out more about using [origin declarations](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-proof-of-origin-for-your-goods#origin-declaration).\n\n\n1. An origin declaration shall:\n\n    (a) take the form of a written self-declaration of origin which may be in the form set out in Annex 4 (Text of the Origin Declaration) made by the exporter which clearly states that the goods imported meet the conditions required for preferential treatment under the terms of the United Kingdom-Turkey Agreement; and\n\n    (b) be provided on, or attached to, an invoice or any other commercial document that describes the goods concerned in sufficient detail to enable them to be identified.\n\n2. Each Party shall permit an origin declaration to be sent electronically and directly from the exporter in one Party to an importer in the other Party. Such an approach will allow the use of electronic signatures or identification codes.\n\n#### Validity of the origin declaration\n\n1. Each Party shall provide that an origin declaration shall be valid for 12 months from the date it was completed, or for such longer period of time as provided by the importing Party. The preferential treatment may be claimed, within this validity period, from the customs authority of the importing Party.\n\n2. Each Party shall provide that an origin declaration may apply to:\n\n    (a) a single shipment of originating goods into the territory of a Party; or\n\n    (b) multiple shipments of identical originating goods within any period specified in the origin declaration not exceeding 12 months.\n\n1. The importing Party may accept an origin declaration submitted to its customs authority after the validity period for the purpose of preferential treatment in accordance with that Party's laws and regulations.\n\n2. If unassembled or disassembled products within the meaning of paragraph 2(a) of Part Two, Section 1, of the Tariff of the United Kingdom falling within Sections XV to XXI of HS 2017 are imported by instalments, a single origin declaration for such products may be used on request of the importer and in accordance with the requirements laid down by the customs authority of the importing Party.\n\n#### Exemptions from origin declaration requirements\n\n1. Each Party may, in conformity with its laws and regulations, waive the requirement to present an origin declaration for low value importations of originating goods from the other Party.\n\n2. Each Party may exclude any importation from the provisions of paragraph 1 when the importation is part of a series of importations that may reasonably be considered to have been undertaken or arranged for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of this Origin Reference Document related to origin declarations.\n\n3. Each Party may set value limits for products referred to in paragraph 1, and shall exchange information with the other Party regarding those limits.\n"}},{"id":"turkey/wholly-obtained","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"wholly-obtained","content":"$LegislativeList\n* 1. The following products shall be considered as wholly obtained in a Party:\n\n    * a. **mineral products** extracted or taken from its soil or from its seabed;\n\n    * b. **plants and vegetable products** grown or harvested there;\n\n    * c. **live animals** born and raised there;\n\n    * d. products **obtained from live animals** raised there;\n\n    * e. products obtained from **slaughtered animals** born and raised there;\n\n    * f. products obtained by **hunting or fishing** conducted there;\n\n    * g. products obtained from **aquaculture** there if aquatic organisms, including fish, molluscs, crustaceans, other aquatic invertebrates and aquatic plants are born or raised from seed stock such as eggs, roes, fry, fingerlings, larvae, parr, smolts or other immature fish at a post-larval stage by intervention in the rearing or growth processes to enhance production such as regular stocking, feeding or protection from predators;\n\n    * h. products of **sea fishing and other products** taken from the sea outside any territorial sea by a vessel of a Party;\n\n    * i. products made aboard of a factory ship of a Party exclusively from products referred to in sub-paragraph (h);\n\n    * j. products extracted from the **seabed or subsoil** outside any territorial sea provided that they have rights to exploit or work such seabed or subsoil;\n\n    * k. **waste and scrap** resulting from production operations conducted there; waste and scrap derived from **used products** collected there, provided that those products are fit only for the **recovery of raw materials**;\n\n    * l. products produced there exclusively from the products specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (k).\n\n{{ Article 4 }}\n$EndLegislativeList\n"}},{"id":"turkey/originating_import","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"originating_import","content":"For the purposes of applying the preferential tariff treatment by a Party to the originating product of the other Party in accordance with the United Kingdom-Turkey Agreement, provided that the products satisfy all other applicable requirements of this Origin Reference Document, the following products shall be considered as originating in the other Party:\n\n- products **wholly obtained** in that Party;\n\n- products produced in that Party exclusively from **originating materials** in that Party; or\n\n- products produced in that Party incorporating **non-originating materials** provided they satisfy the requirements set out in Annex 2 (List Rules).\n\nIf a product has acquired originating status, the non-originating materials used in the production of that product shall not be considered as non-originating when that product is incorporated as a material in another product.\n\nThe acquisition of originating status shall be fulfilled without interruption in the United Kingdom or Turkey.\n"}},{"id":"turkey/insufficient-processing","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"insufficient-processing","content":"A product shall not be considered as originating in a Party if the production of the product in a Party consists only of one or more of the following operations conducted on non-originating materials:\n\n1. preserving operations such as drying, freezing, keeping in brine and other similar operations where their sole purpose is to ensure that the products remain in good condition during transport and storage;\n\n2. breaking-up or assembly of packages;\n\n3. washing, cleaning; removal of dust, oxide, oil, paint or other coverings;\n\n4. ironing or pressing of textiles and textile articles;\n\n5. simple painting and polishing operations;\n\n6. husking and partial or total milling of rice; polishing and glazing of cereals and rice; bleaching of rice;\n\n7. operations to colour or flavour sugar or form sugar lumps; partial or total milling of sugar in solid form;\n\n8. peeling, stoning and shelling, of fruits, nuts and vegetables;\n\n9. sharpening, simple grinding or simple cutting;\n\n10. sifting, screening, sorting, classifying, grading, matching including the making-up of sets of articles;\n\n11. simple placing in bottles, cans, flasks, bags, cases, boxes, fixing on cards or boards and all other simple packaging operations;\n\n12. affixing or printing marks, labels, logos and other like distinguishing signs on products or their packaging;\n\n13. simple mixing of products, whether or not of different kinds; mixing of sugar with any material;\n\n14. simple addition of water or dilution with water or another substance that does not materially alter the characteristics of the product, or dehydration or denaturation of products;\n\n15. simple assembly of parts of articles to constitute a complete article or disassembly of products into parts;\n\n16. slaughter of animals.\n\nOperations shall be considered simple if neither special skills nor machines, apparatus or equipment especially produced or installed are needed for carrying out those operations.\n\n{{ Article 6 }}\n"}},{"id":"turkey/sets","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"sets","content":"### Sets\n\nSets, as defined in paragraph 3 of Part Two, Section 1, of the Tariff of the United Kingdom, shall be considered as originating in a Party if all of their components are originating. If a set is composed of originating and non-originating components, the set as a whole shall be considered as originating in a Party, if the value of the non-originating components does not exceed 15 % of the ex-works price of the set.\n\n{{ Article 11}}\n"}},{"id":"turkey/origin_processes","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"origin_processes","content":"## Article 17 - Claims for preferential treatment\n\n1. Each Party shall provide that originating goods that meet the requirements of this Origin Reference Document shall benefit from preferential treatment under the United Kingdom-Turkey Agreement on the basis of a claim for preferential treatment made by the importer based on an origin declaration which meets the requirements of Article 18 (Origin declaration).\n\n2. The importing Party may deny that claim for preferential treatment if any importer, exporter or party fails to comply with any requirement of this Origin Reference Document.\n\n\n\n## Article 18 - Origin declaration\n\n1. An origin declaration shall:\n\n   1. take the form of a written self-declaration of origin which may be in the form set out in Annex 4 (Text of the Origin Declaration) made by the exporter which clearly states that the goods imported meet the conditions required for preferential treatment under the terms of the United Kingdom-Turkey Agreement; and\n\n   2. be provided on, or attached to, an invoice or any other commercial document that describes the goods concerned in sufficient detail to enable them to be identified.\n\n2. Each Party shall permit an origin declaration to be sent electronically and directly from the exporter in one Party to an importer in the other Party. Such an approach will allow the use of electronic signatures or identification codes.\n\n\n\n## Article 19 - Validity of the origin declaration\n\n1. Each Party shall provide that an origin declaration shall be valid for 12 months from the date it was completed, or for such longer period of time as provided by the importing Party. The preferential treatment may be claimed, within this validity period, from the customs authority of the importing Party.\n\n2. Each Party shall provide that an origin declaration may apply to:\n\n   1. a single shipment of originating goods into the territory of a Party; or\n\n   2. multiple shipments of identical originating goods within any period specified in the origin declaration not exceeding 12 months.\n\n3. The importing Party may accept an origin declaration submitted to its customs authority after the validity period for the purpose of preferential treatment in accordance with that Party's laws and regulations.\n\n4. If unassembled or disassembled products within the meaning of paragraph 2(a) of Part Two, Section 1, of the Tariff of the United Kingdom falling within Sections XV to XXI of HS 2017 are imported by instalments, a single origin declaration for such products may be used on request of the importer and in accordance with the requirements laid down by the customs authority of the importing Party.\n\n\n\n## Article 20 - Exemptions from origin declaration requirements\n\n1. Each Party may, in conformity with its laws and regulations, waive the requirement to present an origin declaration for low value importations of originating goods from the other Party.\n\n2. Each Party may exclude any importation from the provisions of paragraph 1 when the importation is part of a series of importations that may reasonably be considered to have been undertaken or arranged for the purpose of avoiding the requirements of this Origin Reference Document related to origin declarations.\n\n3. Each Party may set value limits for products referred to in paragraph 1, and shall exchange information with the other Party regarding those limits.\n\n\n\n## Article 21 - Delayed claims for preferential treatment\n\nEach Party shall, in conformity with its laws and regulations, provide that, if a good would have qualified as originating when it was imported into the territory of that Party but the importer did not have an origin declaration at the time of importation, the importer of the good may, within a period of time of no less than two years after the date of importation, apply for a refund of duties paid as a result of the good not having been accorded preferential tariff treatment.\n\n\n\n## Article 22 - Incorrect claims for preferential treatment\n\n1. Each Party shall provide that:\n\n   1. an exporter that has completed an origin declaration and becomes aware or has reason to believe that it contains incorrect information shall be obliged to immediately notify the importer in writing of any change affecting the originating status of each good to which the origin declaration applies; and\n\n   2. an importer that becomes aware of or has reason to believe that an origin declaration for a good which it has imported and to which preferential treatment has been granted contains incorrect information shall immediately notify the customs authority of the importing Party in writing of any change affecting the originating status of that good and pay any duties owing.\n\n\n\n## Article 23 - Discrepancies\n\n1. Each Party shall provide that the discovery of slight discrepancies between the statements made in an origin declaration and those made in the documents submitted to its customs authority for the purpose of carrying out the formalities for importing the goods shall not of themselves render the origin declaration null and void if it is established that those documents correspond to the goods submitted.\n\n2. Each Party shall provide that obvious formal errors such as typing errors on an origin declaration shall not cause the origin declaration to be rejected if these errors do not create doubts concerning the correctness of the statements made in the origin declaration.\n\n3. Each Party shall provide that if its customs authority determines that an origin declaration in respect of a good imported into its territory is illegible or defective on its face, the importer shall be granted a period of not less than 30 days to provide the customs authority of the importing Party with a copy of the corrected origin declaration.\n\n4. The customs authority of the importing Party shall not reject a claim for preferential tariff treatment for the sole reason that the invoice or other commercial document was issued in a third country.\n\n\n\n## Article 25 - Record keeping requirements\n\n1. The exporting Party shall require an exporter that has completed an origin declaration to keep for three years after the completion of the origin declaration, or for such longer period of time as the exporting Party may specify, and to provide to that Party upon request:\n\n   1. a copy of the origin declaration; and\n\n   2. all supporting documents and written statements from producers or suppliers which evidence the claim in the origin declaration that the good is originating.\n\n2. Each Party shall provide that, if an exporter has based an origin declaration on a written statement from a producer or supplier, that producer or supplier shall be required to maintain records in accordance with paragraph 1.\n\n3. The importing Party may require that an importer that has been granted preferential treatment shall keep documentation relating to the importation of the good, including a copy of the origin declaration, for three years after the date of import, or for a longer period of time as that Party may specify.\n\n4. Each Party shall permit, in accordance with that Party's laws and regulations, importers, exporters, producers and suppliers in its territory to maintain documentation or records in any medium, provided that the documentation or records can be retrieved and printed.\n\n5. A Party may deny preferential treatment to a good that is the subject of a verification of origin when the importer, exporter, producer or supplier of the good that is required to maintain records or documentation under this Article:\n\n   1. fails to maintain records or documentation in accordance with this Origin Reference Document; or\n\n   2. denies access to those records or that documentation.\n\n\n\n{{ Articles 17 to 25 }}\n"}},{"id":"turkey/tolerances","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"tolerances","content":"1. If a product does not satisfy the requirements set out in Annex 2 (List Rules) due to the use of a non-originating material in its production, that product shall nevertheless be considered as originating in a Party, provided that:\n\n    (a) the total weight of non-originating materials used in the production of products classified under Chapters 2 and 4 to 24 of HS 2017, other than processed fishery products of Chapter 16, does not exceed 15% of the weight of the product;\n\n    (b) the total value of non-originating materials for all other products, except for products classified under Chapters 50 to 63 of HS 2017 does not exceed 10% of the ex-works price of the product; or\n\n    (c) for a product classified under Chapters 50 to 63 of HS 2017, the tolerances set out in Note 7 and 8 of Annex 1 (Introductory Notes to the List Rules) apply.\n\n2. Paragraph 1 does not apply if the value or weight of non-originating materials used in the production of a product exceeds any of the percentages for the maximum value or weight of non-originating materials as specified in the requirements set out in Annex 2 (List Rules).\n\n3. Paragraph 1 does not apply to products wholly obtained in a Party within the meaning of Article 4 (Wholly obtained product). If Annex 2 (List Rules) requires that the materials used in the production of a product are wholly obtained, paragraphs 1 and 2 apply.\n\n{{ Article 5 }}\n"}},{"id":"turkey/accessories","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"accessories","content":"$LegislativeList\n* 1. Accessories, spare parts, tools and instructional or other information materials shall be regarded as one product with the piece of equipment, machine, apparatus or vehicle in question if they:\n\n   * a. are classified and delivered with, but not invoiced separately from, the product; and\n\n   * b. are of the types, quantities and value which are customary for that product.\n\n* 2. Accessories, spare parts, tools and instructional or other information materials referred to in paragraph 1 shall be disregarded in determining the origin of the product except for the purposes of calculating the value of non-originating materials if a product is subject to a maximum value of non-originating materials as set out in Annex 2 (List rules).\n\n{{ Article 10 }}\n$EndLegislativeList\n"}},{"id":"turkey/originating_export","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"originating_export","content":"For the purposes of applying the preferential tariff treatment by a Party to the originating product of the other Party in accordance with the United Kingdom-Turkey Agreement, provided that the products satisfy all other applicable requirements of this Origin Reference Document, the following products shall be considered as originating in the other Party:\n\n- products **wholly obtained** in that Party;\n\n- products produced in that Party exclusively from **originating materials** in that Party; or\n\n- products produced in that Party incorporating **non-originating materials** provided they satisfy the requirements set out in Annex 2 (List Rules).\n\nIf a product has acquired originating status, the non-originating materials used in the production of that product shall not be considered as non-originating when that product is incorporated as a material in another product.\n\nThe acquisition of originating status shall be fulfilled without interruption in the United Kingdom or Turkey.\n"}},{"id":"turkey/wholly-obtained-vessels","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"wholly-obtained-vessels","content":"$LegislativeList\n* 2. The terms \"vessel of a Party\" and \"factory ship of a Party\" in sub-paragraphs (h) and (i) of paragraph 1 mean a vessel and factory ship which:\n\n   * a. is registered in Turkey or in the United Kingdom;\n\n   * b. sails under the flag of Turkey or of the United Kingdom; and\n\n   * c. meets one of the following conditions:\n\n      * i. it is at least 50 percent owned by nationals of a Party or of the European Union; or\n\n      * ii. it is owned by legal persons which each:\n\n         * aa. have their head office and main place of business in a Party or the European Union; and\n\n         * bb. are at least 50% owned by public entities, nationals or legal persons of a Party or the European Union.\n$EndLegislativeList\n"}},{"id":"turkey/neutral-elements","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"neutral-elements","content":"\nIn order to determine whether a product is originating in a Party, it shall not be necessary to determine the origin of the following elements, which might be used in its production:\n\n- fuel, energy, catalysts and solvents;\n\n- plant, equipment, spare parts and materials used in the maintenance of equipment and buildings;\n\n- machines, tools, dies and moulds;\n\n- lubricants, greases, compounding materials and other materials used in production or used to operate equipment and buildings;\n\n- gloves, glasses, footwear, clothing, safety equipment and supplies;\n\n- equipment, devices and supplies used for testing or inspecting the product; and\n\n- other materials used in the production which are not incorporated into the product nor intended to be incorporated into the final composition of the product.\n\n{{ Article 12 }}\n"}},{"id":"turkey/non-alteration","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"non-alteration","content":"1. An originating product declared for home use in the importing Party shall not, after exportation and prior to being declared for home use, have been altered, transformed in any way or subjected to operations other than to preserve it in good condition or than to add or affix marks, labels, seals or any other documentation to ensure compliance with specific domestic requirements of the importing Party.\n\n2. The storage or exhibition of a product may take place in a third country, provided that the product remains under customs supervision in that third country.\n\n3. The splitting of consignments may take place in a third country if it is carried out by the exporter or under the responsibility of the exporter, provided that the consignments remain under customs supervision in that third country.\n\n4. In the case of doubt as to whether the requirements provided for in paragraphs 1 to 3 are complied with, the customs authority of the importing Party may request the importer to provide evidence of compliance with those requirements, which may be given by any means, including contractual transport documents such as bills of lading or factual or concrete evidence based on the marking or numbering of packages or any evidence related to the product itself.\n\n{{ Article 15 }}\n"}},{"id":"turkey/cumulation-import","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"cumulation-import","content":"### Cumulation of origin\n\n1. A product originating in a Party shall be considered as originating in the other Party if that product is used as a material in the production of another product in that other Party.\n\n2. Production carried out in a Party on a non-originating material may be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether a product is originating in the other Party.\n\n3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 do not apply if the production carried out in the other Party does not go beyond the operations referred to in Article 6 (Insufficient production).\n\n4. Without prejudice to Article 2(1), products shall be considered as originating in a Party, if they are obtained there, incorporating materials originating in the European Union, provided that the working or processing carried out in a Party goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 6 (Insufficient production). It shall not be necessary for such materials to have undergone sufficient working or processing.\n\n5. In order for an exporter to complete the origin declaration referred to in Article 18(1)(a) for a product referred to in paragraph 2, the exporter shall obtain from its supplier a supplier's declaration as provided for in Annex 3 (Supplier's Declaration) or an equivalent document that contains the same information describing the non-originating materials concerned in sufficient detail to enable them to be identified.\n\n{{ Article 3 }}\n"}},{"id":"turkey/packaging","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"packaging","content":"### Packing materials and containers for shipment\n\nPacking materials and containers for shipment that are used to protect a product during transportation shall be disregarded in determining whether a product is originating.\n\n### Packaging materials and containers for retail sale\n\nPackaging materials and containers in which the product is packaged for retail sale, if classified with the product, shall be disregarded in determining the origin of the product, except for the purposes of calculating the value of non-originating materials if the product is subject to a maximum value of non-originating materials in accordance with Annex 2 (List Rules).\n\n{{ Articles 8 and 9 }}\n"}},{"id":"turkey/cumulation-export","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"cumulation-export","content":"### Cumulation of origin\n\n1. A product originating in a Party shall be considered as originating in the other Party if that product is used as a material in the production of another product in that other Party.\n\n2. Production carried out in a Party on a non-originating material may be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether a product is originating in the other Party.\n\n3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 do not apply if the production carried out in the other Party does not go beyond the operations referred to in Article 6 (Insufficient production).\n\n4. Without prejudice to Article 2(1), products shall be considered as originating in a Party, if they are obtained there, incorporating materials originating in the European Union, provided that the working or processing carried out in a Party goes beyond the operations referred to in Article 6 (Insufficient production). It shall not be necessary for such materials to have undergone sufficient working or processing.\n\n5. In order for an exporter to complete the origin declaration referred to in Article 18(1)(a) for a product referred to in paragraph 2, the exporter shall obtain from its supplier a supplier's declaration as provided for in Annex 3 (Supplier's Declaration) or an equivalent document that contains the same information describing the non-originating materials concerned in sufficient detail to enable them to be identified.\n\n{{ Article 3 }}\n"}},{"id":"turkey/verification","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"verification","content":"## Requesting a verification of origin\n\n3. The customs authority of the importing Party may verify whether a good is originating by requesting, in writing, that the customs authority of the exporting Party conduct a verification concerning whether a good is originating.\n\n4. When requesting a verification of origin, the customs authority of the importing Party shall provide the customs authority of the exporting Party with:\n\n   1. the identity of the customs authority issuing the request;\n\n   2. the name of the exporter, producer or supplier to be verified;\n\n   3. the subject and scope of the verification; and\n\n   4. a copy of the origin declaration and, where applicable, any supporting documentation.\n\n5. When appropriate, the customs authority of the importing Party may request specific documentation and information from the customs authority of the exporting Party as part of a verification of origin.\n\n6. A request to conduct a verification of origin made by the customs authority of the importing Party shall be provided to the customs authority of the exporting Party by certified or registered mail or any other method that produces a confirmation of receipt by that customs authority.\n\n7. The customs authority of the exporting Party shall provide the customs authority of the importing Party with a written acknowledgement of receipt (which for the avoidance of doubt may be sent by email) of this request within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of the written request, or any other time period agreed upon by the Parties.\n\n## Conducting a verification of origin\n\n8. Following a request outlined in paragraph 6, the customs authority of the exporting Party shall proceed to the origin verification. For this purpose, the customs authority may, in accordance with its laws and regulations:\n\n   1. request documentation;\n\n   2. call for any evidence; and\n\n   3. visit the premises of an exporter, a producer or supplier to review the records referred to in Article 25(1) and (2) and observe the facilities used in the production of the good.\n\n9. Each Party shall provide that, if an exporter has based an origin declaration on a written statement from a producer or supplier, the exporter may arrange for that producer or supplier to provide documentation or information directly to the customs authority of the exporting Party upon request.\n\n## Release of goods subject to a verification of origin\n\n10. Pending the results of a verification of origin conducted pursuant to paragraph 11, the importing Party shall allow the release of the good, subject to payment of duties or provision of a guarantee in the form of a surety, a deposit or some other appropriate instrument as provided for in its laws and regulations. If, as a result of the verification, the importing Party determines that the good is an originating good, it shall grant preferential treatment to the good and refund any excess duties paid or release any guarantee provided, unless the guarantee also covers other obligations which have not been discharged.\n\n## Completing a verification of origin\n\n11. As soon as possible and in any event within 10 months after receiving the written request for a verification of origin, the customs authority of the exporting Party shall complete a verification, and shall:\n    1. provide to the customs authority of the importing Party, by certified or registered mail or any other method that produces a confirmation of receipt by that customs authority, a written report in order for it to determine whether the good is originating or not, which contains:\n        1. the results of the verification;\n        2. the description of the good subject to verification and the tariff classification relevant to the application of the rules of origin;\n        3. a description and explanation of the good sufficient to support the rationale concerning the originating status of the good;\n        4. information on the manner in which the verification was conducted; and\n        5. where appropriate, supporting documentation; and\n    2. subject to its laws and regulations, notify the exporter of the outcome of the verification of origin.\n\n12. The period of time within which a verification of origin shall be completed may be extended by mutual consent of the customs authorities concerned.\n\n## Result of a verification of origin\n\n13. If a verification of origin finds that the importer, exporter, producer or supplier has failed to comply with any requirement of this Origin Reference Document, the importing Party may deny preferential treatment to the good.\n\n14. If the result of a verification of origin has not been provided in accordance with this Origin Reference Document, the customs authority of the importing Party may deny preferential treatment to a good if it has reasonable doubt that, or when it is unable to determine whether, the good is originating.\n\n{{ Article 26 }}\n"}},{"id":"turkey/wholly-obtained-verbatim","type":"rules_of_origin_article","attributes":{"article":"wholly-obtained-verbatim","content":"1. The following products shall be considered as wholly obtained in a Party:\n\n   1. mineral products extracted or taken from its soil or from its seabed;\n\n   2. plants and vegetable products grown or harvested there;\n\n   3. live animals born and raised there;\n\n   4. products obtained from live animals raised there;\n\n   5. products obtained from slaughtered animals born and raised there;\n\n   6. products obtained by hunting or fishing conducted there;\n\n   7. products obtained from aquaculture there if aquatic organisms, including fish, molluscs, crustaceans, other aquatic invertebrates and aquatic plants are born or raised from seed stock such as eggs, roes, fry, fingerlings, larvae, parr, smolts or other immature fish at a post-larval stage by intervention in the rearing or growth processes to enhance production such as regular stocking, feeding or protection from predators;\n\n   8. products of sea fishing and other products taken from the sea outside any territorial sea by a vessel of a Party;\n\n   9. products made aboard of a factory ship of a Party exclusively from products referred to in sub-paragraph (h);\n\n   10. products extracted from the seabed or subsoil outside any territorial sea provided that they have rights to exploit or work such seabed or subsoil;\n\n   11. waste and scrap resulting from production operations conducted there; waste and scrap derived from used products collected there, provided that those products are fit only for the recovery of raw materials;\n\n   12. products produced there exclusively from the products specified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (k).\n\n2. The terms \"vessel of a Party\" and \"factory ship of a Party\" in sub-paragraphs (h) and (i) of paragraph 1 mean a vessel and factory ship which:\n\n   1. is registered in Turkey or in the United Kingdom;\n\n   2. sails under the flag of Turkey or of the United Kingdom; and\n\n   3. meets one of the following conditions:\n\n      1. it is at least 50 percent owned by nationals of a Party or of the European Union; or\n\n      2. it is owned by legal persons which each:\n\n         1. have their head office and main place of business in a Party or the European Union; and\n\n         2. are at least 50% owned by public entities, nationals or legal persons of a Party or the European Union.\n\n{{ Article 4 }}\n"}},{"id":"0a7a27bab17da9fdc3ea6a2fcebae8df","type":"rules_of_origin_origin_reference_document","attributes":{"ord_title":"Origin Reference Document implementing the Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Turkey signed on 29th December 2020 ('the Turkey Origin Reference Document')","ord_version":"1.4","ord_date":"20th December 2023","ord_original":"231220_ORD_Turkey_Origin_v1.4.docx"}}]}