28.04.2025 10:13
The Ministry of Trade announced that in the first three months of 2025, additional assessments and penalty decisions amounting to 2.9 billion TL were issued through subsequent and secondary control audits. This figure represents a 218% increase compared to the same period last year.
The Ministry of Trade announced that as a result of subsequent and secondary control inspections, an additional tax assessment and penalty decision amounting to 2.9 billion TL was issued in the first three months of 2025, representing a 218% increase compared to the same period last year.
3-YEAR CUSTOMS OPERATIONS UNDER SCRUTINY
In a written statement from the ministry, it was stated, "The Ministry of Trade has continued the subsequent control of firms' previous transactions and the secondary control of customs declarations after the delivery of goods without interruption in 2025. Thanks to the Subsequent Control Scoring System (SKPS) developed by our ministry, the customs operations of our foreign trade firms over the last three years are being scrutinized, and firms subject to subsequent control inspections are automatically scored based on dozens of risk criteria analyzed by the system, and these firms are subjected to inspection by our ministry. On the other hand, through our control branches located in 18 regional directorates, customs declarations registered in the last three years are continuously scanned by AI-supported systems for a second control, and suspicious declarations are subjected to secondary control examination," it was stated.
2.9 BILLION TL ADDITIONAL TAX ASSESSMENT AND PENALTY ISSUED
In this context, it was noted that necessary sanctions were applied to risky firms and firms that obtained unjust profits, stating, "As a result of subsequent and secondary control inspections, in the first three months of 2025; approximately 600 million TL under subsequent control, and approximately 2.3 billion TL for a total of 3,826 declarations registered by 2,578 firms under secondary control, representing a 218% increase compared to the same period last year, a total of 2.9 billion TL additional tax assessment and penalty decision has been issued. Within the scope of these examination and inspection activities, firms that establish irregular transactions and gain unjust profits will be identified, and efforts will continue to prevent revenue loss for our state," it was stated.