Turkey 24 Hours Rule Regulation - Entry Summary Declaration (ENS)
12 Dec 2011
We would like to inform you of impending Turkish Customs requirements for submission of Entry Summary Declarations (ENS) or advance manifests for inbound cargo on vessels, which will come into effect on 1st January 2012.
ENS transmission must be carried out no later than 24 hours prior to start of the loading of vessels, from a non-Turkish load port, which are bound for a Turkish port. Ports in the Black Sea and Mediterranean for the purpose of ENS transmission will be treated as short sea, for which ENS must be submitted 2 hours prior vessel arrival.
To comply with this regulation we will require complete and accurate shipping instructions. The documentation closing times are similar to other “advance manifest” 24 Hour Rules in locations such as the USA, Canada, EU or Mexico.
To enable the submission of an ENS, the following information is required in your shipping instructions:
• Full name and address of shipper and consignee
• Full name and address of notify party where goods are carried under a negotiable “to order” B/L
• Container number
• Goods description (general terms for example “consolidated cargo” or “general cargo” cannot be accepted)
• Minimally first six digits of the HS code.
• Number of packages
• Cargo gross weight
• Seal number
• UN dangerous goods code where applicable
• Tax number of consignee or notify party
In connection with the implementation of the new advance manifest regulation in Turkey, we are applying the following advance manifest compliance charges effective 1st January 2012, based on loading of vessel at load port:
• US$10 per Bill of Lading where the Bill of Lading data was submitted via electronic data transmission (including but not limited to EDI and web based channels); or
• US$30 per Bill of Lading where the Bill of Lading was submitted manually via text email, fax or other non-electronic method
The applicable charge for amendment, when due to an error or omission on the part of the shipper or its agent, is as follows: US$40 per Bill of Lading regardless whether Bill of Lading was submitted electronically or manually.
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