The Ministry of Trade issued the list of prohibited and restricted imports into Türkiye per several import communiques in December 2022.

There are three product groups that can only be imported with a ‘control document’ issued by the Ministry of Environment:

· Certain waste, regulated by “Regulation for Product Safety and Inspection 2022/3”

· Certain chemicals, regulated by “Regulation for Product Safety and Inspection 2022/6”

· Metal scrap, regulated by “Regulation for Product Safety and Inspection 2022/23”

In cases where these commodities can be imported, the importer must be an industrial entity intending to use these materials in its own manufacturing process.

Certain other products including but not limited to unprocessed precious metals, metal scrubs, and gasoline can only be imported by specific organizations and designated individuals.