İSGÜM Import Permit & Control Certificate
A significant share of chemical products — paints, thinners, solvents and similar goods — may only be imported into Türkiye after obtaining a Control Certificate from İSGÜM, an institute of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. A missing certificate means your goods wait at customs.
- Authority
- İSGÜM — Occupational Health and Safety Research and Development Institute
- Legal basis
- Import communiqué on certain substances affecting occupational health and safety
- Outcome
- Control Certificate — obtained before customs clearance
UBC Consulting handles the entire İSGÜM process on your behalf: from determining whether your product falls within the scope of the communiqué, to preparing the application file and collecting the issued certificate.
Who needs it?
- Companies importing solvents, paints, varnishes, thinners and similar chemical products listed in the communiqué’s annex
- Manufacturers using these chemicals as raw or auxiliary materials in production
- Importers bringing mixtures containing substances such as benzene or toluene into Türkiye for commercial purposes
- Companies that want certainty on whether their product’s customs tariff code (GTİP) requires a certificate
How the process works
Scope assessment
We establish whether your product falls within the communiqué based on its tariff code and composition — saving you an unnecessary application if it does not.
File preparation
We compile the proforma invoice, analysis certificate, safety data sheet and every other document the authority requires, in full.
Application
We file the Control Certificate application with İSGÜM on your company’s behalf and confirm its receipt.
Follow-up
We monitor the authority’s review closely and respond to any requests for additional information without delay.
Certificate delivery
We collect the approved Control Certificate and deliver it to you, ready for use in customs procedures.
What UBC Consulting provides
With a chemical-engineering background and more than 23 years of foreign-trade experience, we eliminate the most common sticking points of chemical imports — wrong tariff codes, missing analyses, incorrect declarations — before the application is even filed.
We time the certificate process around your import schedule: the certificate is ready before the goods ship, so nothing waits at customs and no storage costs arise.
Throughout the process you have a single point of contact; we handle all correspondence and document tracking with the authority on your behalf.
Frequently asked questions
When should the Control Certificate be obtained?
Before the import takes place — prior to the customs declaration. Applications started after the goods arrive in Türkiye leave them waiting at customs and generate additional costs.
How do I know whether my product is in scope?
Scope is defined by customs tariff code (GTİP) in the annex of the relevant import communiqué. Simply share your product’s tariff code and composition — we carry out the scope assessment for you.
How long does the certificate take?
Timing depends on the completeness of the file and the authority’s workload. A complete, well-prepared file is the precondition for the fastest possible outcome — which is why we invest heavily in pre-application preparation.
What happens if goods are imported without the certificate?
If an in-scope product arrives at customs without a certificate, clearance cannot proceed; the goods wait, and storage and demurrage costs accumulate. Planning the process correctly from the start removes this risk.
Let’s talk about your processes
Let’s explore together how you can move faster through your foreign-trade procedures.