The Ministry of Trade announced that post-clearance and secondary control activities for customs and foreign trade transactions continue unabated. The Ministry reported that as a result of company audits and declaration reviews conducted over the last 2.5 years, a total of 28.7 billion lira in additional assessments and penalty decisions were issued, preventing irregular customs and foreign trade transactions.
Compliance with legislation is checked without slowing down
The Ministry of Trade stated that the compliance of past customs and foreign trade transactions with legislation is being audited without slowing down through post-clearance control mechanisms.
The statement emphasized that these controls, carried out to protect the rights of foreign trade operators who conduct their transactions in compliance with the rules, prevent loss and evasion in state tax revenues, and included the remark: 'Within the scope of Post-Clearance Company Audits and Secondary Control Declaration Reviews, a total of 28.7 billion lira in additional assessments and penalty decisions have been issued over the last 2.5 years.'
8.3 billion lira in transactions in the first 6 months of 2026
According to data shared by the Ministry, in 2024, a total of 6.8 billion lira in additional assessments and penalty decisions were issued, with 5.5 billion lira from secondary controls and 1.3 billion lira from post-clearance controls. This figure represented a 98 percent increase compared to the previous year.
In 2025, a total of 13.6 billion lira in additional assessments and penalty decisions were made, with 11.8 billion lira from secondary controls and 1.8 billion lira from post-clearance controls, marking a 100 percent annual increase. Audits continued unabated in the first six months of 2026.
During this period, a total of 8.3 billion lira in additional assessments and penalty decisions were issued, with 6.5 billion lira from secondary controls and 1.8 billion lira from post-clearance controls. This marked a 43 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
Risky firms identified through advanced analytics systems
The statement noted that the efforts coordinated by the General Directorate of Trade Research and Risk Assessment utilize not only trained human resources but also advanced data analytics techniques.
In this context, the statement indicated that risky transactions among hundreds of thousands of companies and millions of customs declarations are identified using the Post-Clearance Scoring System (SKPS), Secondary Control Alarm System (İKAS), Inward Processing Control Program (DİKOP), and Value Alarm System (KIYAS).
The Ministry reported that the identified risky firms are subjected to post-clearance audits by Ministry of Trade inspectors, while suspicious customs declarations undergo secondary control examination by the control branches within 18 Regional Directorates.
The statement concluded: 'These controls, carried out to ensure customs and foreign trade transactions are conducted in compliance with the rules and to minimize loss and evasion in tax revenues, will continue to be implemented most effectively by our Ministry of Trade in the coming periods.'
The Ministry of Trade prevents state revenue loss through post-clearance company audits and secondary control declaration reviews. In the last 2.5 years, within the scope of post-clearance company audits and secondary control declaration reviews, an additional 28.7 billion TL... Pic. Twitter. Com/cobThlcr6d - Republic of Turkey Ministry of Trade (@ticaret) July 7, 2026.
