A free trade agreement, not a customs union
The EU–Türkiye customs union and its A.TR movement certificate govern movement inside the Union. Norway sits outside it. Norway is an EFTA state, and goods move under the free trade agreement between Türkiye and the EFTA states, with origin proved by a EUR.1 movement certificate or by an origin declaration where the consignment value allows it.
The EUR.1 is endorsed at export in Türkiye and travels with the original document set. The offer states which document travels with your container, together with the tariff line and what applies on the day. Rates are not published here because they change.
Norway prices processed agricultural goods its own way
This is the part that surprises people who have only imported into the EU. Even under the free trade agreement, Norway applies its own tariff treatment to processed agricultural goods, and the outcome can differ line by line. Sugar content, milk content and the tariff heading can pull two products sitting on adjacent pallets in different directions.
So the question is settled at reference level, not category level. The word chocolate decides nothing on its own; a named line with its composition does, and it is placed before artwork is drawn.
A common misreading: the EEA is not the customs union
Because Norwegian food rules track EEA rules closely, it is easy to assume the customs side follows the EU as well. It does not. The two questions are separate. What the label must say is close to what an EU importer already knows; what proves origin and what duty is charged sit under the Türkiye–EFTA agreement and Norway’s own tariff schedule.
The rest of the document set
Commercial invoice, packing list per pallet with carton counts and gross and net weights, certificate of origin or EUR.1, analysis report, and an aflatoxin certificate where a line carries pistachio or other nuts. The set is prepared in Gaziantep and matched to the destination. Export clearance is ours; entry clearance and the Norwegian declaration are yours or your broker’s.
Food-safety, Halal and Kosher certificates are held for our factory. A line without one is stated as such rather than covered by a general claim.
The label is the importer’s responsibility
We prepare the content in Norwegian from our technical data sheet — ingredients with allergens indicated, the nutrition declaration per 100 g, metric net quantity, best-before date and the importer’s details. The importer is the party responsible for the declaration, so you confirm it against what Mattilsynet expects before anything is printed.
Two details settle more arguments than the rest of the panel. A coating that is a compound rather than real chocolate cannot be declared as chocolate. And the jar the Norwegian shelf asks for as pistasjkrem is a spread, a pålegg, not a dairy cream, so the declaration says spread.
Routing
Sea freight from Mersin to Oslo, Larvik or Gothenburg with onward haulage, or a road trailer from Gaziantep across Europe. The port of arrival and the delivery term — FCA Gaziantep, FOB Mersin, CIF or DAP — are stated in the offer together with the transit. Chocolate and chocolate-coated lines travel at +18/+20 °C; lokum, sugared almonds and jellies travel dry all year.
What to send, and what comes back
A short list starts it: the references you want, the quantity per line, and the port or town of arrival. What comes back within two working days is a written offer in US dollars or euros, naming the tariff line per item, the origin document that will travel with the container, the delivery term and the minimum per line. Couverture, bulk chocolate, tahini, halva and baklava sit outside the core range and are sourced on request. Several lines share one load: see the mixed container page.
Does an A.TR cover a shipment to Norway?
No. Norway is outside the European Union, so the EU–Türkiye customs union does not apply. The shipment moves under the Türkiye–EFTA free trade agreement on a EUR.1 movement certificate or an origin declaration.
Is the duty the same as into the EU?
No. Norway applies its own tariff treatment to processed agricultural goods, which can differ line by line even under the free trade agreement. The offer states the tariff line and what applies on the day.
Who prepares the Norwegian label?
We prepare the content from our technical data sheet, but the importer is the responsible party for the declaration in Norway, so you confirm it before the artwork is approved.
