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Conformity certificates, delivery terms, payment, freight and product standards. Each guide answers one operational question end to end.
Conformity certificates
SONCAP: the conformity process for exporting to Nigeria
Regulated goods going to Nigeria are certified before shipment. How the product certificate, the shipment certificate and pre-shipment inspection work.
Kenya PVoC: the CoC certificate and its three routes
Regulated goods going to Kenya need a CoC before shipment. How the three routes differ, which one costs you less, and what happens to cargo without one.
SABER and SASO: conformity for exporting to Saudi Arabia
Regulated goods going to Saudi Arabia are certified through the SABER platform. The difference between the product and shipment certificates, and the order of the steps.
Trade and logistics
Incoterms: the three letters that define what a price covers
The delivery term does not set the price; it sets what the price covers. Where cost changes hands, where risk passes and who clears customs.
Which documents you need to import from Türkiye
The four documents on every shipment, origin and preferential trade papers, the destination country’s conformity certificate and what gets added per product.
Letter of credit: payment with the bank in the middle
Under a letter of credit, payment depends on documents, not on goods. The process step by step, confirmed versus unconfirmed, and the errors that cause discrepancies.
Containers, LCL and transit times
What fits in which container, when LCL beats FCL, and roughly how long a shipment from Türkiye takes to each region.
Product groups
Importing construction materials from Türkiye
What a project list must state to become a quote, how to read the standards, and how several trades are combined into one container.
PPE standards: what the EN codes actually say
What the EN numbers on helmets, eyewear, gloves, boots, masks and hi-vis clothing measure, and which class to state when ordering.
Last reviewed: 10 September 2026
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