Middle East

Turkey

Turkey is unusual in that it is both a buyer and a manufacturer for some equipment categories, so a buyer here often already has domestic options. The honest framing is about where the comparison is genuinely useful rather than assuming an import is automatically better.

Direct answer

For Turkey, confirm first whether a domestic route already exists for the machine you need, because Turkey manufactures in several equipment categories. Where a domestic option is genuinely comparable, importing may not be worth the overhead. The comparison is worth doing where the specification or the configuration is not available locally.

Grid and supply conditions

Turkey

Voltage, frequency and plug type drive the charger and motor specification, so they come first.

Voltage

230 V

Frequency

50 Hz

Plug type

Type C / F

Standard 230 V 50 Hz supply with good industrial infrastructure. Turkey also functions as a manufacturing base in its own right for some equipment categories.

Questions to put to your customs broker

This page does not publish duty rates or documentation conclusions — those follow the HS code, origin and current trade measures. Confirm each item below with your broker.

Is a domestic route available for this specification before you consider importing?
What does your customs broker require for machinery import?
Which HS code applies and what duty follows?
Is a CE declaration required, and who issues it?

Logistics and packing notes

Istanbul (Ambarli) and Mersin are the main container ports
Confirm whether the destination is the domestic market or onward transit
Domestic manufacturing alternatives are worth checking before committing to an import

How purchasing goes wrong in this market

Assuming an import is better without checking a comparable domestic route

Not confirming which HS code applies to the specific configuration

Treating CE documentation as automatic rather than a document to be obtained

Configurations most often requested here