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Obuasi to Istanbul: Resolving Turkish Customs Gold Purity Threshold

Export to Middle East

SUDAN GOLD shipped 29 kg of gold from Ghana’s Ashanti Region to Istanbul, adjusting documentation to meet Turkey’s 99.5% minimum purity requirement after initial assay showed 99.42%.

Challenge

Turkish customs rejected the consignment at Istanbul Port due to assay results (99.42%) falling below the 99.5% legal threshold for duty-free gold imports. The buyer faced storage fees and potential re-export.

Solution

We reprocessed the batch in Obuasi by blending with higher-purity material, re-assayed via SGS Accra, and submitted updated certificates showing 99.61% purity. Turkish customs accepted the revised file; cargo cleared within 48 hours.

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