Facilitating Trade:
Improving Customs Risk Management Systems
In the OIC Member States
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5.1.3.1 Authorized Economic Operator
Turkey has introduced the AEO concept in January 2013. Currently, there are 225 AEO
certificates issued to companies for import and export procedures67. The AOE certificate holders
have the following benefits:
 Lower risk score for risk profiling within the risk management system;
 Priority treatment if physical or paper-based controls are to be conducted;
 Priority for border crossings;
 Reduced datasets for entry and exit summary declarations;
 Submit declaration with incomplete documentation;
 Paperless declarations for imports and exports;
 Guarantee facilitations (lump-sum or partial guarantee);
 Green line facilitation (no physical or paper-based controls);
 Approved exporter status, with Authorization on Movement Certificate and
Invoice Declaration of EUR.1 and EUR. MED Certificates;
 Right of local clearance (for imports and exports);
 Right of authorized consignor and authorized consignee;
 Other facilitations currently recognized as authorized traders in Turkey;
 Use of the AEO logo.
The Government of Turkey being negotiated the MRAs with Kazakhstan.
5.1.4 Risk Management Process in TCA
The TCA employs a complex risk management process that allows the administration to act
efficiently. The most important part of the risk management process related to trade rests with
the Risk Analysis Department which creates risk profiles targeting consignments or customs
declarations posing a higher risk.
On the other hand, when it comes to risky passengers, the Intelligence Department as a part of
the DG of the Customs Enforcement and its Analysis Division is responsible. The risk
management process of the TCA related to risk analysis and targeting consignments and
declarations of higher risk is presented in Figure 36.
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