Legal Counselling in Turkish Foreign Trade Regulations

Foreign Trade Regulations are composed of national, international and supranational aspects simultaneously in many situations. Thus, it requires extensive knowledge, specialization and experience.

Multi-disciplinary nature of the field requires an enhanced cooperation and synergetic interaction between lawyers and trade professionals.

Having considerable expertise in a wide range of international trade and regulatory issues, including customs procedures, trade remedies, export and import controls, standardization and technical regulations, Turkey-EU Customs Union Agreement and other matters involving WTO law or Free Trade Agreements, is sine qua non for effective legal counselling with respect to Turkish Foreign Trade Regime.

TDI.master attributes great importance to form a platform and a peculiar business model among its experts and lawyers to interact in a productive way for the benefit of its clients. TDI.master is not a law firm but have contracts on a nationwide network of experienced practitioners in related law subfields.

As a corporate consulting firm, TDI.master employs highly specialized, well-educated and experienced foreign trade and customs experts. In addition to its competent human capital, on case by case basis and to coordinate complex matters TDI.master hires the most suited, experienced and well-educated lawyers, foreign trade experts, other legal specialists as well as tax advisors and auditors, where necessary, to render the best service to its clients.

TDI.master’s Legal counselling services may be broadly categorized as follows:

Preventive legal counselling

Analysis and reporting of industry specific regulations

Litigation and representation in Turkish Tax Courts with respect to Customs and Foreign Trade Legislation


The Importance Of Preventive Legal Counselling

As Benjamin Franklin famously said, An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Initial anticipation and avoid of legal problems is the cost effective way of doing business.

TDI.master has sound experience and outstanding human capital in optimizing corporate, tax and customs strategies in Turkey.

In order to avoid future conflicts and disputes and to minimize risk, litigation and other expenses, it is crucial to carefully analyze the business environment in general, and probable contractual provisions in particular. Risk analysis and evaluation of your prospective contracts and studying the results of alternative scenarios will add in-depth insights to your decision-making process.

The implementation of preventive measures and the representation of clients prior to governmental audits, administrative procedures and to defend them in tax contingencies are the other aspects of preventive legal services rendered by TDI.master.


Legal Situation Analysis Reports

Prior to your decision to launch a business relationship with Turkey, it provides important advantages to you to have industry specific and comprehensive legal situational analysis reports. Legal advice on required licenses, permits and authorizations; foreign-trade law compliance checks and potentially required adaptations of corporate processes to statutory requirements are some basic services rendered by TDI.master.

To be aware of legislative framework, your legal rights, incentive mechanisms, simplified procedures and potential risk fields may provide to see the hidden costs and/or indeterminate advantages.

Depending on your industry or business model, it may be possible to enhance your advantages further by pursuing the right mix of public relations activities. TDI.master offers you tailor-made solutions to reach optimal results.


Litigation and Representation in Tax Courts

To resolve issues and controversies quickly, efficiently and at the earliest stages and, if possible, without litigation is the general principle for TDI.master.

In some instances, however, litigation may be the only alternative. TDI.master offers nationwide Tax Litigation representation and appeals against penalties and fines both in administrative and court phases specifically in following fields:


Turkish Import and Export Regimes

Customs Procedures with Economic Impact (specifically Inward and Outward Processing Regimes)

Trade Defense Instruments

Technical Regulations

Classification, Valuation and Rules of Origin of Goods

Anti-Smuggling Legislation

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