Ministry of Trade imposes 10.1 billion lira in penalties during customs inspections

The Ministry of Trade has shared the results of its inspections for the first eight months of 2026, carried out to prevent tax losses in foreign trade transactions and ensure compliance with regulations.

According to the statement made by the Ministry, the Control Branches within 18 Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Directorates re-examined 142,768 customs declarations. As a result of 717 secondary control reports, irregularities were detected in 23,132 declarations of 3,606 companies, and decisions for 8.3 billion lira in additional accruals and penalties were made for these transactions.

In post-clearance company audits using advanced data analytics techniques, 160 companies were placed under scrutiny. As a result of these audits, additional accrual and penalty procedures amounting to 1.8 billion lira were carried out. Thus, a total of 10.1 billion lira in sanctions were applied in the first eight months of the year.