Consigning ship spares to Türkiye without losing a week to customs

A spare part stuck in a customs warehouse has cost money twice: once to buy, once to store. Almost always, the delay was designed in before the box left the supplier.

The consignee line decides everything

Ship spares clear quickly when they are consigned to the vessel, care of the agent, with the vessel name and IMO number stated on the airway bill and the commercial invoice. Consigned to a company name alone, they become an ordinary commercial import with a different duty treatment and a slower path.

Correcting a consignment after arrival means a re-consignment request, which is possible and slow. Getting the wording right before dispatch takes one e-mail.

Temporary import for repair

Parts coming ashore for repair and going back to the vessel should be declared under the temporary import regime on the way in. Declared as a permanent import, the re-export becomes complicated and the duty position changes.

Documents that travel with the goods

Commercial invoice with a realistic value, packing list, and HS codes where known. Understating value to reduce duty is a false economy — it invites inspection, and inspection is the expensive part.

Storage clocks start immediately

Terminal storage and demurrage begin on arrival, not on clearance. We track shipments to the terminal and lodge the declaration against the arrival rather than waiting for a notification, which is usually where free days are lost.

One e-mail before dispatch

Tell us the shipment is coming and we will send the exact consignment wording for that vessel and that port. It is the cheapest part of the whole process and it removes most of the risk.