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Commercial invoices and origin declarations translation into Turkish
Turkish translation of commercial invoices, packing lists and origin declarations under the UK–Türkiye trade agreement, for Turkish customs, importers' banks, tax inspections and courts. Certified or notarised in Ankara as required; from £6.50 per page.
What the receiving body requires
Summary of GOV.UK's UK–Turkey trade agreement collection (checked 29 August 2026): the page directs exporters to its guidance on getting proof of origin for goods and on checking duties and customs procedures for exporting, and lists the UK/Turkey Free Trade Agreement (CS Turkey No.1/2021) as the governing text; since 2021 the A.TR certificate is not used for UK-origin goods and preference is claimed with an origin declaration on a commercial document.
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· checked 29 August 2026The invoice, the origin declaration and what changed in 2021
A commercial invoice (ticari fatura) is the exporter's document describing the goods, their value, the parties, the delivery terms and the currency. Since 1 January 2021 trade between the UK and Türkiye has run under the UK–Türkiye Free Trade Agreement rather than the EU customs union; the A.TR movement certificate is no longer valid for UK goods, and preferential tariff treatment is claimed with an origin declaration (menşe beyanı) that the exporter writes on the invoice or another commercial document in the wording fixed by the agreement. GOV.UK's collection page for the agreement points to its guidance on getting proof of origin for your goods and on checking duties and customs procedures.
The wording of the origin declaration is fixed and customs officers compare it letter by letter. Our translation reproduces the English text of the declaration and gives the Turkish beside it, so the Turkish reader understands it and the customs officer still sees the original wording.
Who in Türkiye reads a translated invoice
- Customs (gümrük müdürlüğü). The importer's customs broker files the declaration with the invoice attached. Turkish customs can ask for a Turkish translation of any foreign-language document in the file, and post-clearance audits (sonradan kontrol) frequently do, particularly for origin and valuation questions. Read UK–Türkiye trade agreement documents for the document set in both directions.
- Banks. A Turkish bank processing payment for imports requires the invoice to justify the transfer abroad, and its compliance team may want it in Turkish.
- Vergi dairesi. Tax inspections of the Turkish importer, VAT refund claims and transfer pricing files where the UK supplier is a related party.
- Courts and arbitration. Disputes over quality, delivery or payment where the invoice and the contract are the evidence.
- Ticaret Bakanlığı. Anti-dumping and safeguard investigations that call for the exporter's invoices.
Certified, notarised or apostilled?
Invoices are private commercial documents, and customs does not expect an apostille on them; it wants the original invoice and, where asked, a translation. For customs and banks a translation certified by us, with the company's certification statement, has been enough in cases we have handled. Tax inspections and courts want a translation by a sworn translator notarised in Türkiye, which we provide from Ankara. An apostille only comes into play in the rare case where the invoice is filed as evidence abroad of a fact requiring legalisation; then a UK solicitor certifies the copy first and the FCDO apostilles the certification. See certified, notarised or apostilled.
Consistency across a shipment
Customs officers cross-check the invoice against the packing list, the transport document and the customs tariff description. We translate all the documents of a shipment together so that product descriptions, HS codes, Incoterms and quantities match across them, keep the currency and values exactly as invoiced, and use the Turkish customs tariff (Gümrük Tarife Cetveli) wording for goods descriptions where it exists. For regular exporters we maintain a product glossary so that every invoice uses the same Turkish description. Our business and company document translation page covers ongoing arrangements.
Price and turnaround
A commercial invoice is one page of 1,000 characters, £6.50; a packing list one more; a multi-page invoice with many lines is priced by the page, and repeated product lines from a glossary are counted once. A certified translation is included at no extra charge. Notarisation for a tax inspection or court adds the Ankara tariff of about £13.50 per page plus £5 per document; an apostille of the translation is £15. No UK VAT is charged. Single invoices are translated the same or the next working day; a shipment file of 10 to 20 pages in 2 to 3 days. Certified translations are delivered as a PDF, which customs brokers and banks accept; notarised originals go by courier for £30 to the UK or to the importer in Türkiye. No collection.
What you receive
- Turkish translation of each invoice, packing list and origin declaration, with the fixed declaration wording shown in English and Turkish
- Certification statement on our letterhead, or a notarial certificate from an Ankara notary where a tax office or court requires it
- Consistent product glossary across the shipment's documents
- PDF by e-mail; notarised originals by courier to the UK or to Türkiye
Frequently asked questions
Does Turkish customs require a translation of every invoice?
Not routinely. Brokers file invoices in English every day. A translation is asked for when an officer queries the goods, the origin declaration or the value, and always in post-clearance audits. Many importers have the translation ready to avoid delay at the port.
Should the origin declaration itself be translated?
The declaration must appear in its fixed English (or another agreed language) wording on the commercial document; a translated version does not replace it. We show the original text and its Turkish meaning side by side so that both requirements are met.
Can you translate a batch of invoices every month?
Yes. Regular exporters send a monthly batch, we keep a glossary of their product names and HS codes, and repeated lines are charged once. Ask for a standing quote.
The tax office wants a notarised translation of two years of invoices. How is that priced?
By the page, with the notary tariff on every page. Where invoices repeat the same products, the translation is fast, but the notary fee is the fixed cost; we advise on whether the inspector will accept a sample or a summary schedule first.
Do you translate the bill of lading and insurance certificate too?
Yes, and it is best done together with the invoice so that descriptions and quantities match. Transport and insurance documents are priced by the page in the same way.