Non-compliance to customs rules may be subject to serious penalties, besides judicial and penal enforcement on related persons such as seizure of imported goods.
Customs disputes involve various processes such as strict government procedures for control of imports and exports through check points, special customs enforcement offices as a special police force, which require international collaboration and synchronized action, and need to be interpreted in terms of multiple legislation such as commercial law, maritime commerce, criminal law, and foreign trade regulations. Moreover, Customs Legislation is a broad field in itself. This legislation should be followed both in theory and practice and be thoroughly examined for each dispute. As Özalp, we help our clientele in case of customs disputes by providing them with legal conseil besides supporting them with our solution partners specialized in the field both in theory and practice.
Following are some of the services offered for the issues governed by Customs Law:
- Reconciliation Processes
- Objection Processes
- Counter Claims Against Customs Tax and Penalties
- Smuggling/Criminal Cases
- Tax Cases
- Cases related with office
- Misconduct by Customs Offices and Administrative Sanctions
- Administrative Cases
- Disputes between Passengers
LEGISLATON ON FOREIGN TRADE
dministrative decisions taken by customs authorities against their personnel; import and export related decisions; customs tax rates; HS Code; accrual and imposition processes may also be independently subject to administrative and tax cases. As Turkey has many gates opening to the world, not only export and import of goods, but also passenger-tourist entrance and exit are sometimes subject to several disputes. Prevention and detection of smuggling during goods and cargo shipments also form a significant part of customs operations.
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