Operation of electronic commerce customs declaration process in Turkey and swot analysis

This study is important in terms of how the "Electronic Trade Customs Declaration (ETCD)", which is a declaration issued by mail and fast Cargo Carriers i.e. operators, is prepared, according to which legislation it is processed and source that finds the first field of study in the literature. In practice, the strengths and weaknesses of the ETCD application and the opportunities and threats arising from the internal and external environment were evaluated using SWOT analysis method with the support of the user companies that benefit from this system. In the first part of the study, the subject and importance of the research, the purpose of the research and the limitations of the research were mentioned. In the second section, the customs legislation (laws and regulations) is discussed in the main lines and the practices are addressed. Since customs legislation has a very large area, this section is usually given theoretical information. Customs legislation in general lines; 174 laws, 21 international agreements, 13 international conventions, 7 decrees with the power of Law, 8 statutes, 675 Council of ministers decisions, 191 regulations and more than 200 Supreme Court and Council of state decisions, numerous papers, protocols and circulars have a wide scope of application. In the third section, the operation of mail and fast cargo transport is mentioned. The implementation and operation of the ETCD was evaluated in accordance with the Council of Ministers decision no.2009/15481, Serial No:4 dated 10.03.2013, Serial No:5 dated 03.12.2016 and Serial No:6 dated 29.06.2019. In the continuation of ETCD's systemic functioning is transferred. The process of ETCD transactions carried out in accordance with the legislation as an indirect representative in the accuracy of the power of attorney of real and legal persons of companies is carried out by the customs brokers. These procedures are then checked by the inspection officers in charge of the customs administration. In the fourth chapter the qualitative research method is used in mail and cargo transport, SWOT analysis which is a method that taken into consideration the opinions of firms that perform operations with ETCD strengths and weaknesses of the application focuses on the opportunities and threats from the external and internal environment. In the conclusion section, the effects and objectives of the electronic customs declaration on the Turkish economy are evaluated with the general dimensions of the work. At the same time, the contribution of the study to the literature has been discussed.