The First Accredited Chemistry Laboratory in the Customs Consultancy

Breaking a new ground in the sector, Ünsped Customs Consultancy (UGM) continues to serve the sector with its Chemistry Laboratory, which was opened in 2021 and accredited as of the end of 2022 to conduct physical and chemical analyzes essential for tariff determination (GTİP) of products subject to import and export. Our laboratory has met the general conditions for the qualification of testing and calibration laboratories and has been entitled to receive the TS/EN ISO17025 Accredited Laboratory certificate, which is an international standard, in 2022 by the Turkish Accreditation Agency (TÜRKAK), the only authorized institution.
Our laboratory, which was the first to be accredited with TS EN ISO 1833-11, Separation of cellulose and polyester fiber mixtures from textile analysis, has expanded its scope by increasing the number of accredited methods without slowing down this year and has been accredited in two more methods. While polyamide fibers are distinguished from other fibers with TS EN 1833-7, thickness measurement of plastics has begun with the TS 7685 ISO 4593 method, and thus, we have proudly added our first accredited method in the plastic industry to our accredited methods.
Our analysis reports are accredited reports with the Türkak logo and are valid internationally. One of our biggest goals is to increase the number of accredited methods above ten by expanding the scope with different analysis methods in the textile and plastic industry in the coming years.
As it is known, Customs Tariff and Statistics Position (GTİP), one of the most important elements of foreign trade transactions, is specific to each goods and is used to define and differentiate products in international trade.

The product coding system consisting of 6 digits, used in more than 170 countries affiliated with the World Customs Organization, is called the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS Code) and is used in the same way all over the world.   No changes are allowed in the HS code by country. The first 8 digits, together with the next 2 digits, are common to countries in the same region (for example, all European Union member countries and Turkey). While the next 2 digits show which country it belongs to, the full statistical code of the product is determined with the last two remaining digits, which are also used nationally, thus reaching the 12-digit GTIP.
In order to determine GTİP specific to each item, whether it is a raw material, semi-finished product or finished product, it is necessary to first accurately determine what the nature of the item is.  It should not be forgotten that the better the type and type of an item is determined, the more accurate the GTIP will be and the risk of encountering problems in transactions will be minimized. Therefore, today, in order to correctly identify many items, it may be necessary to perform some physical and chemical analysis, which is only possible in chemistry laboratories. In this respect, chemistry laboratories have become inevitable in the sector.

Ünsped Customs Consultancy, with its new Chemistry laboratory, which is the first in its sector, has put into service the goods subject to foreign trade; It aims to provide an accurate and healthy assessment of the status of the goods in terms of tariff, value, regime, origin, taxation, preliminary permits, standards, prohibition/restriction measures by making all kinds of analysis. Thus, by minimizing waiting costs and errors, the competitiveness of our foreign trade companies and our country is increased, and a significant contribution is made to the convenience and efficiency of the inspections carried out by public authorities in terms of protecting human and environmental health.

In this context, the following tests are carried out in our laboratory to determine the tariff positions of the products;
-Analysis of knitted, weaving type and non-woven fabrics in textile and m2 weight calculation of fabrics 
-Examining the structures of textile fibers under a microscope is important in terms of getting to know the fibers more closely. By examining yarn, woven, knitted or non-woven fabrics under a microscope to understand which fibers and fibers they are made of, it is possible to analyze them without the need for chemical analysis. 
-Quantitative chemical analysis of fibers in binary and ternary mixtures (blend) in textile products can be performed. 
-With the FT-IR Spectroscopy method, the characterization of polymeric materials from which plastics are made can be made.
- Fiber separation analysis under the microscope is of critical importance to ensure quality and reliability in the textile industry. To improve the quality of your products, fibers must be separated and analyzed correctly. While it is possible to determine the type and quantity of fibers by chemical methods, it is not possible to separate fibers with similar structures by chemical methods. Thanks to the binocular microscope, the fibers are magnified 100 times and the amount and structure of fiber types with similar structures (such as linen-cotton, wool-alpaca blended fabrics) are analyzed by counting under the microscope.

Other services provided by our chemists include Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Preparation Service and Chemical Registration System (KKS) Consultancy.

A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is prepared by our Chemical Evaluation Experts (KDU) in accordance with the requirements of the KKDİK Regulation. Consultancy services are provided to help you fully fulfill your obligations in SEA notification, KKS feasibility study, KKS pre-registration, KKS registration processes.

Additionally, within the scope of green transformation, Corporate Carbon Footprint Reporting service is provided in accordance with TS EN ISO 14064-1 standard. By measuring the carbon emissions of businesses in detail, consultancy services are provided to make improvements by developing strategies on what kind of measures to take to reduce their impact on the environment.

By calculating direct and indirect embodied emissions on a product basis in the industry, reporting services within the scope of the Border Carbon Regulation Mechanism (SKDM) and expert process consultancy are provided on issues such as carbon emission measurements and process determination.