Indirect Tax Services

Customs and Foreign Trade

Our Customs and Foreign Trade consulting services aim at decreasing the number of problems that may arise at customs, benefiting from new customs techniques that decrease costs and save time, regulating companies' relations with their customs brokers, informing clients about the legislation and practices in the European Union, and helping them in solving problems with customs offices.

Within this scope, our services:

• Customs Practices Risk Analysis
• Customs Practices Opportunity Analysis
• Tariff Position Analysis
• Determination of Customs Duties
• VAT and Customs VAT Procedures
• Special Consumption Tax procedures
• Customs Valuation
• Royalties
• Standardization in Foreign Trade
• Temporary Importation
• Free of Charge Importation
• Movement Certificates and Certificates of Origin (A.TR, EUR.1)
• Customs Bonded Warehousing
• Financial Leasing (Cross-border Leasing)
• Free Zones
• European Union Practices
• Free Trade Agreements
• Subsequent Control Documents
• Inward Processing
• Outward Processing

Customs Litigation

The Foreign Trade and Customs Consulting section within the PwC Tax Practice offers the following consulting services for customs disputes:

• Preparing the first and second objections during the administrative stage
• Providing technical assistance during preparation of the court petition at the judicial stage

VAT Advisory and VAT Refunds

As PwC Turkey, we offer VAT consulting services for domestic and international companies through our VAT experts. The experts in our VAT group have extensive experience and know-how in determining VAT-related issues that may arise in domestic and international companies. We offer solutions to our clients' problems based on our extensive VAT experience.

PwC has launched the Global VAT On-Line web site (www.globalvatonline.com) that offers web-based consulting and information on VAT related issues. Through GlobeSearch, Global VAT On-Line offers a subscription-based service that includes detailed information on the VAT regulations and rates of more than 70 leading countries in global trade. This detailed news service enables subscribers to follow the significant developments on VAT issues and gives them instant access to the global news database containing reports and analyses relating to such significant developments.

The VAT Refund group within our Tax and Legal department offers services to help companies with their VAT refund application. It is composed of experienced Sworn Financial Advisors and experts who keep a close watch on the procedures envisaged and the attitude adopted by the tax authorities. This dedicated group work exclusively on VAT refund transactions.