Companies that violated foreign trade regulations were fined 8.8 billion lira in 9 months.

In a statement, the Ministry stated that post-control and secondary control inspections conducted against those who violate customs and foreign trade legislation and create an unfair competition environment continued unabated between January and September.

The statement emphasized that analysis studies are conducted using next-generation technologies under the coordination of the General Directorate of Trade Research and Risk Assessment, and that thanks to this, companies' past transactions are subject to subsequent control inspections by Ministry inspectors, and registered customs declarations are subject to secondary control inspections by control branches in 18 regional directorates.

In this context, the following was noted regarding the inspections carried out between January and September:

"⁠As a result of post-control inspections, an additional assessment and fine decision of 8.8 billion Turkish Lira, an increase of 114 percent, was issued for 51,649 customs declarations registered by 5,503 companies. This amount increased by 32 percent to 1.6 billion Turkish Lira, and as a result of secondary control inspections, an increase of 149 percent to 7.2 billion Turkish Lira, for a total of 51,503 companies. The Ministry of Trade continues its inspection and investigation activities with the same determination in order to protect honest traders who fulfill their obligations in accordance with the legislation and to effectively fight against those who create an unfair competition environment through irregular transactions. Our efforts continue uninterruptedly to ensure that customs and foreign trade transactions are carried out transparently, quickly, and securely. "