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Turning Türkiye's strategic position into your advantage — managing third-country transit shipments end to end, including T1 and transit regime procedures.
Transit means moving goods through a country without importing them: no customs duty or import VAT arises, and a guarantee is provided instead. On long routings transit time is decided not by distance but by what happens in the intermediate countries — import and re-export at every border, and the declarations, guarantees and waiting days stack up.
| Document | Scope | Note |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | Transit of goods not in free circulation | Continues as a single operation across common transit countries |
| T2 / T2F | Transit preserving the status of goods in free circulation | Used in specific cases |
| TIR Carnet | Road transit between parties to the TIR Convention | Common on routings outside the common transit area |
| National transit | Between two customs offices within one country | Port to bonded warehouse movements |
The critical point: a transit operation ends when the goods are presented at the office of destination and the declaration is discharged — not when the goods are delivered. An undischarged transit means the guarantee is not released and charges can be assessed later.
The Common Transit Convention allows movement between contracting parties under a single transit declaration. Georgia acceded on 1 February 2025, which means an operation opened in Europe can run through to Georgia as one declaration, cutting the paperwork and guarantees at intermediate stages.
The effect is felt most on cargo bound for Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. One caveat: what became simpler is the European section of the journey. The Caspian crossing is unaffected.
No. As the goods are not imported, no customs duty or import VAT arises. A guarantee valid for the duration of the regime is provided instead.
It is the declaration used for the transit of goods not in free circulation. Between parties to the common transit system it can continue as a single operation, so no separate declaration or guarantee is needed in each intermediate country.
When the goods are presented at the office of destination and the declaration is properly discharged. Delivery alone is not enough: an undischarged operation leaves the guarantee blocked and can lead to charges being assessed later.
Yes, since 1 February 2025 it has been a party to the Common Transit Convention. An operation opened in Europe can therefore run through to Georgia under a single declaration.
T1 is the electronic declaration used within the common transit system. The TIR Carnet is the international transit document used between parties to the TIR Convention. Which applies depends on the routing.
Yes, and they often are. Goods move into the warehouse under transit, wait there without being imported, and either clear for free circulation or are re-exported once a buyer is found.
Where the goods physically enter the intermediate country, yes — otherwise unnecessary charges arise. Getting the origin and movement documents right matters just as much.
Pickup location, final destination country, the routing, tariff code, number of packages, dimensions and weight. Most importantly: in which country the goods will be imported. The whole documentary structure follows from that.
Tell us where the goods will be imported. On that basis we set up transit or import, manage the guarantee and track the open position until it is discharged.
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