Turkey Trade Data

Q1: What is Turkey customs data?

Turkey customs data covers the import trade records published by Turkey Customs. Each record is one complete customs declaration line and contains the parties, the product, the shipment route and the declared values.

Sample record: SECOND-HAND TABLE LAMP (HS 94052900, 202606) shipped from Countries (Territories) Unknown (ZZZ) to Turkey, 3.85 Kg net weight, USD 20 declared value.

Q2: What are the unique advantages of Turkey data?

Core features of this data set:
   1. Russian-language fields: descriptions are stored in the original language (e.g. ПОДЕРЖАННАЯ НАСТОЛЬНАЯ ЛАМПА БЫВШАЯ В УПОТРЕБЛЕНИИ)
   2. contract value fields: 20 USD beside the customs value

Q3: How frequently is the data updated?

The data is refreshed monthly and supports historical backtracking. The sample record is for month 202606 with a clearance date of 2026/6/19.

Q4: How should the Russian-language product fields be used?

Russian is used in local trade documents, so the product text is stored in the original language:
   - Detailed product name (local-language field): ПОДЕРЖАННАЯ НАСТОЛЬНАЯ ЛАМПА БЫВШАЯ В УПОТРЕБЛЕНИИ
   - Detailed product name: SECOND-HAND TABLE LAMP
   - Use: search with Russian keywords instead of English ones, and reuse the official wording on invoices and customs paperwork to avoid classification disputes

Q5: Which currencies and value fields does Turkey data provide?

Multiple value systems are provided:
   USD: amount 20, weight-unit price 5.19481, quantity-unit price 5.19481
   CNY: total amount 136, weight-unit price 35.19993
   contract value: 20 USD, unit price 5.19481

Q6: What is HS code 94052900 in this data set?

HS code 94052900 corresponds to SECOND-HAND TABLE LAMP:
   - Code product description: -
   - Detailed product name: SECOND-HAND TABLE LAMP
   - Sub-industry: Furniture
   - Industry: Others

   In this sample the goods were declared by Importer: ŞENGEZEN ALLA.

Q7: What do the weight and quantity fields mean?

Weight and quantity fields are recorded separately, and unit prices are derived from each basis:
   - Gross weight: 4.15 Kg
   - Net weight: 3.85 Kg (= 0.00385 metric ton)
   - Quantity: 3.85 Kg
   - Take care: compare unit prices only on the same basis - weight-unit prices and quantity-unit prices are not interchangeable

Q8: How do I use Turkey data to develop buyers?

Steps:
   1. Filter records where the importer is in Turkey and the HS code matches your product line
   2. De-duplicate buyers by importer company code
   3. Grade each buyer by purchase frequency and value (month, USD amount)
   4. Look at which exporter they currently buy from, then pitch the same category

   Sample application: ŞENGEZEN ALLA (-) imported SECOND-HAND TABLE LAMP from Countries (Territories) Unknown (ZZZ), so similar products can be pitched to the same buyer profile.

Q9: How do I build a pricing or cost model with this data?

Steps:
   1. Extract the value fields: USD amount 20 and USD weight-unit price 5.19481; CNY amount 136; contract value 20 USD
   2. Note the Incoterms (sample: not stated) to know which cost elements are inside the declared value
   4. Recalculate margin in the currency you actually settle in

   Sample application: "SECOND-HAND TABLE LAMP" declared under HS 94052900, 3.85 Kg, origin Countries (Territories) Unknown (ZZZ).

Q10: How do I screen clearance channels and logistics routes?

Steps:
   1. Read the transport mode and entry point of each record (sample: -)
   2. Group by origin country to see which corridor your competitors use
   3. Compare declared unit prices between corridors

   Sample application: goods entered from Countries (Territories) Unknown (ZZZ).

Q11: How do I analyse import trends with Turkey data?

Analysis dimensions:
   1. Time: aggregate month, USD amount, net weight and record count using the month and clearance date fields
   2. Origin: compare country of origin and exporter country shares
   3. Product: rank HS codes, sub-industry and industry by value
   4. Supplier: profile the main exporters and their declared unit prices

   Sample application: the sample is a 202606 record (import), HS 94052900, which can be used as one data point in a monthly trend line.

Q12: How do I screen price anomalies and audit declared value?

Screening method:
   1. Compare the line-level unit price (USD weight-unit price 5.19481) with the same-indicator distribution on the same HS code
   2. Check weight consistency (net weight 3.85 Kg against the declaration-level weight where available)
   3. Flag records whose values are reported as 0 or whose duty is fully exempted, and exclude them from price averages
   4. Manually review outliers that deviate far from the category median

   Sample: no duty field in this sample.

Q13: The local-language product field contains Russian text - why?

In this sample the field labelled as the local-language product name actually contains Russian text (ПОДЕРЖАННАЯ НАСТОЛЬНАЯ ЛАМПА БЫВШАЯ В УПОТРЕБЛЕНИИ, meaning second-hand table lamp):
   - Reason: the shipment originates from Kazakhstan (KZ) and the goods description was carried over in the exporter's language of documentation
   - Companion fields: an English name (SECOND-HAND TABLE LAMP) and a Chinese name (二手台灯) are provided in the same record
   - Use: search by whichever language your supplier uses, and do not assume a Turkish keyword will match this record