What is ETGB?

Electronic Commerce Customs Declaration is one of the most curious subjects of companies in the customs field, especially on the export side. In short, ETGB is an application that does not require paper output, in which all transactions regarding customs declaration of incoming and outgoing products by air, land, mail, or fast cargo transportation are carried out electronically. ETGB declaration is made by express cargo operators authorized on behalf of buyers and senders. The ETGB document is one of the documents that must be filled, mainly by micro export companies. Generally, ETGB is needed to determine taxes and all other liabilities when doing trade between countries.

How to Get an ETGB Certificate?

For such transactions, exporting or importing companies can spend little time or effort obtaining the document because the responsibility of the transaction has been transferred to ETGB-authorized firms. At this point, what we mean by authorized company is transportation companies. To obtain the Electronic Commerce Customs Declaration document, an ETGB declaration must be submitted to the logistics company to which the products will be sent. Then, the logistics company must create the ETGB regarding the products and send it to your company via e-mail. Logistics companies record your e-mail address and necessary instructions in this context and perform ETGB transactions. This way, ETGB documents of the products sent abroad will reach you regularly.

What is required to have an ETGB Certificate?

E-export companies must meet certain conditions to be considered as micro exporters. There are two critical issues that companies should pay attention to. These are that the gross weight of the products to be exported by the company that will receive the certificate is less than 300 kg, and the material value of the product is at most 15,000 Euros.

ETGB Form

It is essential to complete the form to continue the transactions faster and more smoothly. Accordingly, to fill out the ETGB form, some information must be available to you. These;

• Contact information of the relevant person.
• Phone and e-mail address.
• Tax number and Office.
• Exporter company information.
• Waybill number.
• Exporter bank information.
• Origin of the item.
• incoming/outgoing goods.
• GTIP (Customs Tariff Statistics Position) number.
• Finance-certified invoice information or invoice number and date.
• Number of goods, value of goods, and payment method.
• Details such as the number of containers, net, and gross kg.
• Documents to go with the goods.
• Name and address of the receiving company.
• Stamp or signature.

What are the Advantages of ETGB?

First of all, thanks to this system, your transactions in the field of trade and service are handled more quickly. Payments are made quickly and reliably. So, let's look at the advantages of ETGB to businesses, respectively.

• Transactions made in the digital environment prevent manual typing errors.
• Reporting becomes easier for businesses.
• Payments are made via mobile devices.
• There is no obligation to register with the Exporters' Association.
• No storage fee is paid.
• Allows VAT refund on shipments.
• There is no extra paperwork because all transactions are carried out electronically. Therefore, you can save both time and budget.
• In transactions carried out by issuing an Electronic Commerce Customs Declaration, payment is made at the same time as the declaration is filled.
• Payments made by credit card are processed securely with credit card information verification and encryption methods.
• Since all transactions are carried out electronically, businesses do not need to pay by check or cash.

How to Make an ETGB Inquiry?

Those who want to inquire about the status of their declarations and customs procedures can ask over the Electronic Commerce Customs Declaration. For this, first of all, a customs declaration number is required. Because it allows you to search by entering the declaration inquiry system during the customs declaration number inquiry process, you can access all information about the declaration. This includes detailed information about the products, price, quantity, weight, manufacturer information, and customs clearance status information.