About the Domestic Goods Certificate

Domestic Goods Certificate

The Domestic Goods Certificate refers to the document showing that the goods offered by bidders in goods procurement tenders to be held under Public Procurement Law No. 4734 are domestic goods.
1. The following conditions are required for industrial products to be accepted as domestic goods:
a)Being produced by industrial enterprises holding an Industrial Registry Certificate and being included in the “Production Subject” content of the Industrial Registry Certificate.
b) Products wholly produced or obtained in Türkiye, and the important stages of the production process and the last substantial, economically justified working or processing having been carried out in Türkiye.
c) The domestic contribution rate of the product being at least 51%.
2. The following conditions are required for food and agricultural products to be accepted as domestic goods:
a) Being produced by operators holding a Business Registration or Approval Certificate issued by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock.
b) Products wholly produced/grown or obtained in Türkiye, and the important stages of the production process and the last substantial, economically justified working or processing having been carried out in Türkiye.
c) For agricultural products, being produced by companies holding a Farmer Registration System Certificate or the relevant Registration Certificate of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Greenhouse Registration System and similar).
3. Plant products harvested in Türkiye, live animals born and raised in Türkiye and products obtained from them, and aquatic products farmed and caught in Türkiye are accepted as domestic goods. Other raw agricultural, livestock and aquatic products are accepted as domestic goods provided that they are wholly produced in Türkiye or that the important stages of the production process and the last substantial, economically justified working or processing have been carried out in Türkiye.
4. Mines and mining products extracted in Türkiye, and other products excluding those specified in the first, second and third paragraphs or not falling into any of these categories, are accepted as domestic goods provided that they are wholly produced in Türkiye or that the important stages of the production process and the last substantial, economically justified working or processing have been carried out in Türkiye.
5. For those products listed in the second, third and fourth paragraphs that are considered industrial products to be accepted as domestic goods, the conditions listed in subparagraphs (a) and (c) of the first paragraph are also required.
6. Taking into account the free zones legislation and the customs legislation, products manufactured by enterprises operating in a free zone are accepted as domestic goods, provided that the necessary conditions set out in this Communiqué regarding domestic goods criteria are met.