What is Export and How Does It Work? Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting to Africa
All legal, commercial, and operational fundamentals of selling goods from Turkey to international and African markets under official customs regulations.
1. What is Export? Core Definition & B2B Scope
Export is the cross-border sale and physical shipment of domestically manufactured goods to buyers in foreign countries in accordance with customs and foreign trade regulations. Having executed the first registered export from Turkey to West Africa in November 1983, A.T.C. Africa Trade Center connects Turkish manufacturers with 89 active distributorships across 25 countries.
2. Who Can Export & How to Start?
Any registered commercial entity with a tax number and membership in the Exporters' Assembly can export directly. Alternatively, manufacturers can sell through A.T.C. Africa Trade Center and our official export catalogue COIDET.com, eliminating international payment and customs risks while benefiting from VAT exemption on export-registered sales.
3. 5 Essential Steps to Successful Exporting
- HS Code Classification & Compliance: Determine the 6-to-12 digit Harmonized System code and verify destination country quality standards.
- Market & Buyer Verification: Leverage ATC's 5 African headquarters (Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Ivory Coast, DR Congo) to connect with vetted buyers.
- Proforma Invoice & Incoterms Pricing: Prepare accurate FOB Turkish Port or CIF African Port quotations.
- Secure Payment Structuring: Utilize Confirmed Irrevocable Letters of Credit (L/C), Advance T/T, or Cash Against Documents (CAD).
- Customs Clearance & BESC/ECTN Certification: Complete export customs declarations, issue mandatory African electronic cargo tracking notes, and ship.
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WA: +90 533 777 70 77 GSM: +90 533 777 70 77Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions and expert answers regarding African trade, ocean freight, BESC certification, and port clearance procedures.
Africa Medical Centre supplies an indexed catalog of 7,673 registered human pharmaceuticals, IV solutions, and biologics from 341 WHO-GMP & EU-GMP certified manufacturers, alongside 8 specialized medical divisions including ICU & Surgical Equipment, Dental Units, Technolab Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical Chemicals, Solar Cold-Chain Containers, and Turnkey Prefabricated Hospitals across 24+ African countries.
Temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, vaccines, insulins, and laboratory reagents are shipped via dual-genset ocean Reefer containers (+15°C to +25°C controlled ambient or +2°C to +8°C chilled) or IATA GDP thermal air freight. Every consignment includes calibrated multi-point USB temperature data loggers for full audit verification upon port discharge.
Yes. Every pharmaceutical and medical device shipment is accompanied by legalized WHO-GMP certificates, Batch Certificates of Analysis (COA), Certificates of Pharmaceutical Product (COPP), Free Sale Certificates (FSC), and mandatory BESC/ECTN/CTN cargo tracking waivers validated within 24 hours. We also compile full CTD dossiers for NAFDAC (Nigeria), FDA (Ghana), AIRP (Ivory Coast), and ARP (Senegal).
Our modular healthcare structures—ranging from 77m² primary rural clinics to 160-bed multi-specialty prefabricated hospitals—are engineered with tropicalized polyurethane sandwich panels and shipped in standard 40ft HC containers. Complete assembly, including HEPA-filtered operating theaters and medical gas pipelines, is completed in 30 to 90 days.
Yes. Using our interactive 7,673 Medicine Bank Quote Basket, ministries of health, hospital groups, and wholesale pharmacies can combine multiple active compounds, sterile disposables, dental units, and laboratory analyzers into a single consolidated FCL/LCL container or air charter under one Bill of Lading and Confirmed Letter of Credit (L/C).
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Connect directly with our biomedical engineers and export pharmacists for 7,673 medicines, hospital ICU/OR packages, dental clinics, Technolab analyzers, and GDP cold-chain container shipping.