Foreign trade problems in organized industrial zone a sample application in Organized Industrial Zone in Mersin Tarsus

Foreign trade activities have an important place in national economies. Several difficulties may be faced while getting benefit from this economic contribution. Governments can make contributions to the national economy processes with their infrastructure services presented to the companies which have the capacity to carry out export businesses.One of theses infrastructure services is Organized Industrial Zones which enable industrial activities to be performed at predetermined suitable locations and contribute to the development of both regional and national economies. It is important for business organizations located in OIZs to have a proper view towards competition conditions and to be able to adopt themselves to the new developments. Increasing the level of studies which aim to offer several suggestions for the reduction of foreign trade barriers for companies displaying activities both in and out of OIZs would play an important role in promoting the preference of OIZs by companies.For the purpose of the study, 108 questionnaires were sent to export companies located in the Mersin-Tarsus OIZ, and 49 of the questionnaires returned were considered to be appropriate for being evaluated. In this study, which was planned to be a descriptive one, research questions were formed based on the literature. Factor analysis, reliability analysis and descriptive statistical analysis were used in analyzing the data obtained during the study. Variables were grouped under the following seven subtitles as a result of the factor analysis carried out: inabilities of the company itself, barriers related to the foreign market environment, financial barriers, lack of knowledge, bureaucratic barriers, cultural differences, transportation costs and lack of support.This study also tried to expose perception levels of company executives on internet in foreign trade applications, which is the indispensable component of global competition today.