The Customs Union between the European Union and Turkey does not cover services, public procurement, and agriculture, to which
a foreign trade concessions apply.
The objective of the European Union and Turkey Customs Union is based on the status of the export products in
a free circulation (limited to the industrial goods and processed agricultural export products).
The European Union and Turkey Customs Union not cover:
Agricultural commodities
Coal and steel product.
Turkey is a candidate nation for the European Union membership since 1999.
Foreign Trade European Union-Turkey.
The European Union ranks as number one in Turkish foreign trade, while Turkey ranks seventh in the top import and the fifth in
Export Markets of the European Union
Top Turkish exports markets are the European Union (56.4%), Russia (4.4%), the United States (3.9%), Romania (3.4%), the United Arab Emirates (3%), and Iraq (2.6%)
Top
Turkish
imports partners are the European Union (40.8%), Russia (14%), China
(7.9%), the United States (4.8%), Iran (3.9%), and Switzerland (3.1%)