Import Inspection of Mobile Machinery Used Off-Road (PSD: 2026/2)

Import Inspection of Mobile Machinery Used Off-Road (PSD: 2026/2): Pre-Authorization and TAREKS Process According to the Communique and Implementation Guide

The Import Inspection of Mobile Machinery Used Off-Road Communique, designated as Product Safety and Inspection: 2026/2 and published in the Official Gazette, together with its import inspection implementation guide, regulates in detail the process to be applied for imports of mobile machinery used off-road. According to the guide, the inspection body is TSE (Turkish Standards Institute).

Which products does this communique cover?

The communique covers not vehicles used in road traffic, but mobile working machinery used on construction sites, in mines, in agriculture, and in industrial areas. The most commonly encountered product examples within this scope in practice are excavators, loaders, backhoe loaders, bulldozers, graders, rollers used for ground compaction, forklifts and stacking machines, and certain mobile lifting and transportation machines used in the field depending on product class.

For these products, the process begins with a pre-authorization stage, which differs from standard TAREKS (Foreign Trade Product Safety and Inspection System) applications.

The most critical difference: mandatory Import Inspection Pre-Authorization

According to the guide, the first stage of the inspection process conducted through TAREKS is the Import Inspection Pre-Authorization. It is not possible for the subsequent inspection steps to proceed properly without the pre-authorization being completed.

Mandatory step before pre-authorization: Trade Counsellor or Attaché approval

Before submitting the pre-authorization application, the EU Declaration of Conformity and Type Approval Certificate for the product to be imported, within the scope of the document set specified in Annex 3 of the Communique, must be approved by the Trade Counsellor or Attaché in the country of export. The approved documents or a covering letter confirming the approval must be submitted to the inspection body.

An important exception applies: for products manufactured in the European Union or in Free Zones, Trade Counsellor or Attaché approval is not required.

How is the pre-authorization application submitted through TAREKS?

The pre-authorization application is submitted through TAREKS by the user authorized by the importing company. According to the guide, the steps of Inspection Application, Pre-Authorization, New Application, and Application by Product Group are followed, and the desired Import Inspection Pre-Authorization is selected. If no non-compliance with technical regulations is identified during the review by the inspection body, the pre-authorization is concluded favorably.

Documents and photographs to be uploaded at the pre-authorization stage

The guide clearly specifies what must be uploaded to TAREKS during the pre-authorization process. These include a proforma invoice or invoice, the Trade Counsellor or Attaché approved EU Declaration of Conformity and Type Approval Certificate, and photographs of the product covering a general view of the product from every angle, a photograph of the product plate, all marking information including CE, Type Approval, and warning labels, and a photograph of the product drive unit.

A critical point specifically emphasized in the guide is that information such as the brand or manufacturer, model, type or serial number, and type approval number identified in the photographs and used as the basis for the conformity assessment during the pre-authorization application cannot be changed afterwards.

Additional document period: 60 days

If the inspection body requests additional documents, the guide states that 60 days are granted for uploading these documents.

Second step after pre-authorization: TAREKS application

The import inspection of the product for which pre-authorization has been approved continues with an application submitted through TAREKS before customs declaration registration. TAREKS assigns an application number to the company solely for the purpose of tracking inspection body procedures.

What does physical inspection check?

According to the guide, a TAREKS application submitted following pre-authorization may either directly receive a reference number based on risk analysis or be referred to physical inspection. Physical inspection may include several of the following steps: review of application information, scope and document check, physical examination, and laboratory testing. The fundamental check in physical examination is whether the product in the customs area is the same as the product approved in the pre-authorization.