TURKEY S EXPORT TO THE EU - an EU Candidate Country. Dr. Yasemin DEMĐRDAĞ. Secretary General of Istanbul Exporters Associations

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1 TURKEY S EXPORT TO THE EU - an EU Candidate Country Dr. Yasemin DEMĐRDAĞ Secretary General of Istanbul Exporters Associations

2 PRESENTATION OUTLOOK A QUICK VIEW ON; EXPORTERS ASSOCIATIONS TURKEY S ECONOMY IN THE WORLD TURKEY S FOREIGN TRADE TURKEY EU BILATERAL TRADE TURKEY S AGRICULTURAL TRADE EU NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS OTHER ISSUES 2

3 EXPORTERS ASSOCIATIONS 3

4 EXPORTERS ASSOCIATIONS IN TURKEY They are professional organizations, operating in several regions of Turkey since 1937, as affiliates of The Undersecretariat of the Prime Ministry for Foreign Trade. Their mission is to contribute to sustainable economic development of Turkey through improving foreign trade. There are 61 exporter associations in Turkey operating in 24 different sectors. They are organized under 13 secretariat generals. 4

5 About Istanbul Exporters` Associations - I Istanbul Exporters` Associations (IIB), which began to operate in 1940, is one of the 13 general secretariats in Turkey. There are 7 associations under IIB`s roof, operating in seven different sectors. These associations are: Istanbul Cereals Pulses Oil Seeds and Products Exporters` Association Istanbul Wood and Forestry Products Exporters` Association Istanbul Hazelnut and Products Exporters` Association Istanbul Fishery and Animal Products Exporters` Association Istanbul Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Exporters` Association Istanbul Dried Fruits and Products Exporters` Association Istanbul Ship and Yachts Exporters` Association 5

6 About Istanbul Exporters` Associations - II The main aim of IIB is contributing into Turkey s sustainable economic development through enhancing export capacity and performance in relevant sectors and supporting its member companies for better commercial relations and practices in foreign trade. IIB maintains several activities such as; Organizing international exhibitions, Trade development activities, Specific promotion and development activities, Statistical data collection and data analysis, Economic researches and reporting, Vocational training activities, Consulting services, Coordination activities, Periodicals and publishing, Export supporting activities. 6

7 About Istanbul Exporters` Associations - III 4 % of Turkey's overall export, 40 % of Turkey's total export in 6 agricultural sectors, The only Exporters Association operating on Ships and Yachts sector in Turkey, More than members, Leading companies in their sectors, Wide market range with about 200 countries all over the world, Respectable, deep-rooted, institutional organisation. 7

8 TURKEY S ECONOMY IN THE WORLD 8

9 G-20 MAJOR ECONOMIES - (GDP based on PPP, 2009) Poland Taiwan Iran Australia Turkey Indonesia Canada Spain S. Korea Mexico Italy Brazil France Russia UK Germany India Japan China USA USD Billions 9

10 Europe s Biggest Economies (GDP based on PPP, 2009) Hungary Denmark Portugal Norway Czech Rep. Romania Switzerland Austria Ukraine Greece Sweden Belgium Netherlands Poland Turkey Spain Italy France UK Germany USD Billions 10

11 GDP Growth Rates (%, YoY) 11 9,4 8, ,2 5,3 6,9 4,7 6, ,9-4, (Forecast) 11

12 TURKEY S FOREIGN TRADE 12

13 TURKEY S EXPORT By The Years EU- 27 TOTAL USD Billions 13

14 TURKEY S IMPORT By The Years EU- 27 TOTAL USD Billions 14

15 EXPORT PERFORMANCE Average Annual Growth Rate ( ) 14,0% 12,0% 10,0% 10,2% 11,6% 8,0% 6,0% 4,0% 3,9% 3,0% 2,0% 4,4% 2,0% 0,0% Global Euro Area Developing Asia Middle East & North Africa Latin America Turkey 15

16 EXPORT TARGET By The Years ,0 296,0 143,5 160,0 111,7 127, USD Billions 16

17 TURKEY S EXPORT - By Markets AUSTRALIA & N.Z. Others AMERICA 0,4% 2,5% 4,7% AFRICA OTHER EUROPE 10,0% 11,1% ASIA 25,4% EU (27) 46,0% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 17

18 TURKEY S EXPORT- Top 10 Countries Germany France UK Italy Iraq Switzerland USA Russian Fed. UAE Spain * USD Mil. 18

19 TURKEY S IMPORT - By Markets AUSTRALIA & N.Z. Others 0,5% 0,8% AFRICA 4,0% AMERICA 8,7% OTHER EUROPE 18,4% ASIA 27,5% EU (27) 40,2% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 19

20 TURKEY S IMPORT- Top 10 Countries Russian Fed. Germany China USA Italy France Spain UK Iran Ukraine * USD Mil. 20

21 TURKEY S EXPORT- Top 10 Chapters HS CODE DESCRIPTION Share (%) Vehicles other than railway, tramway ,0 84 Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers, etc ,0 72 Iron and steel ,5 61 Articles of apparel, accessories, knit or crochet ,8 85 Electrical, electronic equipment ,5 71 Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc ,8 73 Articles of iron or steel ,5 62 Articles of apparel, accessories, not knit or crochet ,2 27 Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc ,8 39 Plastics and articles thereof ,0 SUB TOTAL ,0 GRAND TOTAL ,0 * USD Mil. 21

22 TURKEY S IMPORT Top 10 Chapters HS CODE DESCRIPTION Share (%) Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, etc ,2 84 Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers, etc ,2 85 Electrical, electronic equipment ,7 72 Iron and steel ,1 87 Vehicles other than railway, tramway ,4 39 Plastics and articles thereof ,9 30 Pharmaceutical products ,9 29 Organic chemicals ,4 90 Optical, photo, technical, medical, etc apparatus ,0 48 Paper & paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board ,6 SUB TOTAL ,7 GRAND TOTAL ,0 * USD Mil. 22

23 TURKEY S AGRICULTURAL TRADE 23

24 TURKEY S AGRICULTURAL TRADE By The Years 12,0 10,8 10,7 10,0 9,1 8,8 8,0 6,0 4,0 2,0 3,6 2,2 4,1 1,6 3,8 2,0 4,8 2,9 6,0 3,2 7,8 3,5 8,0 3,7 5,4 6,4 0, EXPORT IMPORT USD Billions 24

25 TURKEY S AGRICULTURAL EXPORT - By Chapters of HS CODE CHAPTER Meat & Edible Meat Offal Fish & Crustaceans Dairy, Eggs, Honey, & Ed. Products Edible Vegetables Ed. Fruits & Nuts, Peel Of Citrus/Melons Cereals Milling Industry Products Oil Seeds/Mısc. Grains/Med. Plants/Straw Animal Or Vegetable Fats, Oils & Waxes Sugars & Sugar Confectionery Cocoa & Cocoa Preparations Preps. Of Cereals, Flour, Starch Or Milk Preps Of Vegs, Fruits, Nuts, Etc Mısc. Edible Preparations Beverages, Spirits & Vinegar Tobacco & Manuf. Tobacco Substitutes OTHERS TOTAL * USD Thousands 25

26 TURKEY S AGRICULTURAL IMPORT - By Chapters of HS CODE CHAPTER Fish & Crustaceans Dairy, Eggs, Honey, & Ed. Products Edible Vegetables Ed. Fruits & Nuts, Peel Of Citrus/Melons Cereals Milling Industry Products Oil Seeds/Mısc. Grains/Med. Plants/Straw Animal Or Vegetable Fats, Oils & Waxes Cocoa & Cocoa Preparations Preps. Of Cereals, Flour, Starch Or Milk Mısc. Edible Preparations Beverages, Spirits & Vinegar Residues From Food Industries, Animal Feed Tobacco & Manuf. Tobacco Substitutes OTHER CHAPTERS TOTAL * USD Thousands 26

27 TURKEY EU BILATERAL TRADE 27

28 TURKEY - EU BILATERAL TRADE - By The Years EXPORT IMPORT USD Billions 28

29 TURKEY S EXPORT TO THE EU - By Countries (2009) Germany France UK Italy Spain Romania 29 USD Mil. Netherlands Belgium Greece Bulgaria Poland Austria Sweden Denmark Malta Slovenia Czech Rep. Hungary Portugal Ireland Slovak Rep. Finland Lithuania Estonia Latvia Luxembourg

30 TURKEY S EXPORT TO THE EU - Top 20 Products * USD Mil. HS CODE PRODUCTS Cars (incl. station wagon) T-shirts, singlet and other vests, knitted or crocheted Trucks, motor vehicles for the transport of goods Television receivers (incl. video monitors & video projectors) Women's suits, jackets, dresses skirts etc & shorts Parts & access of motor vehicles Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, etc, knitted or crocheted Refrigerator, freezer, etc Men's suits, jackets, trousers etc & shorts Panty hose, tights, stockings & other hosiery, knitted or crocheted Public-transport type passenger motor vehicles Petroleum oils, not crude Cruise ship, cargo ship, barges Bed, table, toilet and kitchen linens Women's suits, dresses, skirt etc & short, knit/ croch Part for use solely/principally with the motor engines Insulated wire/cable Nuts nes New pneumatic tires, of rubber Household or laundry-type washing machines

31 TURKEY - EU AGRICULTURAL TRADE By the Years EXPORT IMPORT * USD Mil. 31

32 TURKEY S AGRICULTURAL EXPORT TO THE EU - Top 20 Products * USD Thousands HS CODE PRODUCTS Nuts nes Grapes, fresh or dried Preserved fruits nes Tobacco unmanufactured; tobacco refuse Citrus fruit, fresh or dried Cucumbers, gherkins and onions preserved by vinegar Food preparations, nes Tomatoes Apricots, cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums & sloes, fresh Dried fruit Dates, figs, pineapples, mangoes, avocadoes, guavas Jams, fruit jellies & marmalades Prepared or preserved vegetables nes (excl. frozen) Fish, fresh, whole Vegetables nes, fresh or chilled Sugar confectionery (incl white choc), not containing cocoa Bread, biscuits, wafers, cakes and pastries Fruit & vegetable juices, unfermented Frozen vegetables Fish fillets and pieces, fresh, chilled or frozen

33 EU NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS (started on 3 October 2005) 33

34 OPENED CHAPTERS (13 of 35 ) 25) Science and Research (negotiations temporarily closed) 4) Free movement of capital 6) Company Law 7) Intellectual Property Law 10) Information Society and Media 12) Food Safety Veterinary and Phytosanitary 16) Taxation 18) Statistics 20) Business and Industry Policy 21) Trans-European Networks 27) Environment 28) Consumer and Health Protection 32) Financial Control 34

35 SELECTED OPENED CHAPTERS 12 ) Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary (Spain: June 30, 2010) 28 ) Consumer and Health Protection (Portugal: 19 December 2007) 35

36 CHAPTER 12 ) Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary - I PRIORITIES Legislative alignment with food, feed and veterinary A detailed strategy for transposition, implementation and enforcement of the EU acquis on chapter 12 topics. Identification and registration of caprine and ovine animals Animal Movements & I&R Control and Management of Animal Diseases Classification of all food establishments by category 36

37 CHAPTER 12 ) Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary - II Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) is the main decision making body with respect to food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary issues, The Ministry of Health is responsible for mineral waters and food for special medical purpose, The Ministry of Environment and Forestry is responsible for the protection of animals 37

38 CHAPTER 12 ) Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary - III -Adoption of the EU Legislation LAWS (technical studies are ongoing) Food Law Official Controls of Food with Feed and Food Hygiene Law Veterinary Services Law Feed Law Plant Health Law SECONDARY REGULATIONS Several related regulations above laws. 38

39 CHAPTER 28 - CONSUMER AND HEALTH PROTECTION - I PRIORITIES Increasing compliance with the acquis on consumer protection and ensure adequate administrative structures and enforcement capacity. Increasing alignment with the acquis on the protection of health and provision of adequate administrative structures and enforcement capacity. Ensuring the effective enforcement of consumer protection rules and the participation of relevant consumer organizations and a high level of protection. 39

40 CHAPTER 28 - CONSUMER AND HEALTH PROTECTION - II For consumer protection side, the main actor is the General Directorate for Protection of Consumer and Competition (GDPCC) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) A Consumer Council established in 1995 acts as an advisory body to the MoIT and represents 57 bodies, including several NGO s. For public health side, the main actors are the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the subordinate Refik Saydam National Hygiene Centre, the General Directorate for Borders and Maritime Health as well as Provincial Health Directorates in 81 provinces. 40

41 CHAPTER 28 - CONSUMER AND HEALTH PROTECTION - III - Adoption of the Eu Legislation LAWS (technical studies are ongoing) No Amending the Law on Consumer Protection Law on Product Safety The Law on the Establishment of the National Cancer, The Law on the Establishment of the National Public Health Institute SECONDARY REGULATIONS Several regulations on Institute of Turkey Travel Agencies, Distance Contracts, Unfair Trade Practices Consumer, Advertisement Council, The Principles Commercial Advertising And Ads, Labels, Tariff And Price Lists, The Implementation of the Law On Product Safety, Blood And Blood Products, Establishment And Operation Of Public Health Laboratories. 41

42 OTHER ISSUES 42

43 Export and Import Controls With the same care and without discrimination Requirement to comply of marketed foodstuffs with the national legislation Requirement to comply with the Turkish Food Codex unless demanding additional requirements with its own legislation by the destination country Employment of Turkish Standards to protect and improve the image of Turkish goods Identity check and release of returned export product if it does not threat public health Not placed on the market of the products not conforming to Turkish Food Codex 43

44 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Labelling - more understandable to consumers and providing necessary information on the package. Turkey s meat import from the EU as previously committed. Export permit given to some Turkish companies to the EU for processed poultry products. 44

45 TRADE REDUCING ISSUES VISA ISSUE an obstacle on the free movement of persons TRANSPORTATION QUOTAS an obstacle on the free movement of goods FTA S ISSUE negative impacts on Turkey s economy in some aspects 45

46 ISTANBUL EXPORTERS ASSOCIATIONS THANK YOU 46