A free trade agreement, not a customs union
The EU–Türkiye customs union and its A.TR movement certificate govern movement inside the Union. Bosnia and Herzegovina sits outside it. Between Türkiye and Bosnia and Herzegovina there is a free trade agreement, and origin is proved by a EUR.1 movement certificate, or by an invoice declaration where the consignment value allows it. The offer states which of the two travels with your container, together with the tariff line and what applies on the day. Rates are not published here because they change.
The rest of the set is short
Commercial invoice, packing list per pallet, EUR.1 or invoice declaration, analysis report, and an aflatoxin certificate on the lines that require one. That is the whole list. It is prepared in Gaziantep, matched to the destination and sent as scans before the originals travel. Export clearance is ours; import clearance is yours. A longer list than this usually means a line that sits outside the core range — couverture, bulk chocolate, tahini, halva, baklava or raw pistachio — and those are sourced on request, with composition and format confirmed before quoting.
Halal belongs in the same conversation
In this market the certificate question arrives with the origin question rather than after it. For Halal we name the certifying body and the scheme, and the copy is available on request alongside the origin document. A line without it is stated as such. Certificates are issued for our factory, so nothing is claimed for the container as a whole.
The label is the importer’s responsibility
We prepare the content in Bosnian from our technical data sheet — ingredients with allergens indicated, the nutrition declaration, net quantity, best-before date and the importer’s details — but the importer is the party responsible for the declaration, so you confirm it against what your inspection expects before anything is printed. Two details are worth checking early. The jar sold as krem od fistika is a spread, not a milk cream, and the technical data sheet gives the pistachio percentage. Ratluk and kadaif are everyday words here and need no explaining on pack.
Routing a country without a container port
For container traffic the country is effectively landlocked, which makes the delivery term part of the origin conversation rather than a separate one. A road trailer from Gaziantep through Bulgaria and Serbia is the usual route; sea freight to Ploče or Bar with onward haulage is the alternative. With no port of arrival, the offer names the border crossing or the delivery address instead, together with the term — FCA Gaziantep, FOB Mersin, CIF to a nominated port or DAP to your address — and the transit. Chocolate lines travel at +18/+20 °C, so a summer load is quoted as a reefer.
What to send
Send the product references, the quantity per line and the border crossing or delivery address. The written offer follows in US dollars or euros within two working days, stating the tariff line, the origin document, the delivery term, the carton format and the minimum per line. The quotation is valid thirty days from its date unless it says otherwise, and the origin document named in it is the one that travels.
Does an A.TR cover a shipment here?
No. Bosnia and Herzegovina is outside the European Union, so the EU–Türkiye customs union does not apply. The shipment moves under the free trade agreement on a EUR.1 movement certificate or an invoice declaration.
Who handles export clearance?
We do. Delivery is FCA Gaziantep, FOB Mersin, CIF to a nominated port or DAP to your address, as stated in the offer.
Is there a port?
Not for container traffic. Delivery is by road trailer, or sea to Ploče or Bar with onward haulage; the offer names the border or the delivery address.
