1. C2B Partnership and AEO Programme in Turkey
European Regional Forum «Partnership: Customs and Business»
Session 2
National experience of cooperation between Customs and Business
Mutual recognition of AEO
C2B Partnership and AEO Programme in Turkey
Neslihan ÜRKMEZ, Ministry of Customs and Trade of the Republic of Turkey
May 21st, Astana

2. C2B Partnership and Facilitation
Revised Kyoto Convention
«Co-operation wherever appropriate with other national authorities, other Customs administrations»
SAFE Standards
Pillar 2 – Customs-to-business
Customs in the 21st Century
Objective: «Strengthening cooperation between Customs administrations as well as between Customs and business and Customs and other government agencies by creating meaningful and beneficial partnerships»
Building block: Customs-Trade partnership
The aim of partnership between customs and business should be facilitation

3. AEO C2B Partnership Tools Soon 2014 2013 Customs and Trade Council
Support system

4. AEO in Turkey June 2009: AEO enters Customs Law March 2012:
January 10th, 2013: Implementing provisions are published
March 2012:
AEO team starts working on implementation
June 2009:
AEO enters Customs Law

5. Research Promotion AEO in Turkey
- The WCO AEO Implementation Guidance, WCO SAFE Standards, CCIP and AEO Guidelines (EC)
- AEO Programmes of the EU and Korea, C-TPAT Programme
- Trainings from experts from the Netherlands, Germany and Korea
- Visits to companies
Research
- Guides, booklets, interviews and papers in magazines, promotional videos
- Training seminars for personnel working at Regional Directorates
- Launch events in 9 different regions
- Design of a logo
- Special web site containing info on the programme
Promotion

6. Cooperation between Customs and AEOs
Compliance
Transparency
Customs
AEO
Auto-control
Cooperation
Trust
Simplifications
Facilitations

7. Logo

8. Requirements for the AEO Certificate
Reliability
Adequate Traceable Documentation
Financial Solvency
Safety and Security

9. Self-assessment Questionnaire
Companies will have to fill out a self-assessment questionnaire before applying for the AEO status. This questionnaire contains 108 questions on topics such as;
How records are kept,
Internal control procedures,
Customs compliance,
Safety and security of premises and cargo units,
Safety and security of goods,
Supply chain security,
Personnel security.

10. Self-assessment Questionnaire - 2
108 questions
13 questions
General info about the company
36 questions
Customs procedures
59 questions
Safety and Security

11. AEO – Simplified Procedures
Local Clearance
Partial or lump-sum guarantees
Issuing A.TR and EUR.MED
Incomplete declarations
Incomplete Documentation
Green Lane
Authorised consignee/ consignor

12. AEO AEO – Benefits Priority treatment for border crossing
Priority treatment for customs controls
Summary declaration with reduced data
Fewer customs controls

13. C2B Partnership in AEO
Different approach from «normal» governmental institutions
Face to face meetings with every company about AEO and SAQ
Many companies were shocked with the help they were getting

14. January 2013-April 2015 June 9th, 2014 AEO in Turkey - Figures
20 companies have been AEO certified.
More than 15 companies are in the pipeline.
January 2013-April 2015
MRA signed with Korea
June 9th, 2014

15. Limits to C2B Partnership
Sides are not equal :
Customs is always deciding on the rules
Customs can punish Business but Customs is never punished
Sides have different roles
Sides are not used to having a positive dialogue
karşılıklı tanıma anlaşmaları
AB’de bazı ihalelere katılma koşulu olarak AEO?
Karşılıklı tanıma anlaşması yapılan ülkelerde yetkilendirilmiş yükümlü olarak kabul edilme ve o ülkede yetkilendirilmiş yükümlüler için sağlanan ayrıcalıklardan mütekabiliyet esasına dayanılarak faydalanabilme.

16. Thank you for your attention
Neslihan ÜRKMEZ