Overview

UAE-Türkiye Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

The UAE-Türkiye CEPA was signed on March 3rd 2023 and entered into force 1 September 2023. As a result of the agreement, businesses can now take advantage of many new benefits, including:

  • Providing better market access for UAE products to Türkiye in market covering more than 83% of tariff lines and 93% value of trade with Türkiye.

  • An open and non-discriminatory environment for cross-border trade with Türkiye .

  • Enhanced market access for UAE’s service providers.

  • The removal of unnecessary technical barriers (TBT) for UAE and Turkish exporters.

  • The use of international standards as a basis for technical regulations.

  • Assurance that UAE products will not be subject to Türkiye ’s anti-dumping investigations as such products are merely transshipped.

  • A Joint Committee to assess, revise and propose amendments to the CEPA, including improving market access.

 

The UAE-Türkiye CEPA includes 18 chapters

View the Agreement

The UAE-Türkiye CEPA Handbook

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The UAE-Türkiye CEPA Market Access Dashboard

UAE exporters can now benefit from greater market access through preferential tariff rates. Some products will be subject to zero tariffs from day one - others will see them reduced over time. To determine the tariff classification (your HS code for your product), review the dashboard and find the tariff line description that best represents your product. From there you can view the preferential tariff rate for your product and estimate the charges.

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