What the destination markets require of Turkish furniture exporters
- Rules covered
- 6
- Exporting to the EU
- 4,781
- Exporting to the US
- 1,056
- Exporting to the UK
- 1,221
One page per rule. Each says what the law asks for, who it binds, what a buyer can ask a supplier for, and how many Turkish exporters serve the market it applies in. Every date, rate and limit links to the regulation itself.
The rules
- RuleStatusFirms
- EU formaldehyde limit for furniture — A cap of 0.062 mg/m³ measured on the finished article, not on the board it was built from. Source: Reg. (EU) 2023/1464 at EUR-Lex. In force 6 Aug 2026 4,781
- EUDR, and the part of it in Türkiye — The duty sits with the EU importer. The land data sits upstream of the factory. Source: The Commission’s EUDR page. Applies 30 Dec 2026 4,781
- GPSR and the EU responsible person — No product law covers a chair, so this one does. Article 16 needs a name inside the EU. Source: Reg. (EU) 2023/988 at EUR-Lex. Applies 13 Dec 2024 4,781
- US Section 232 wood tariffs — Nothing is asked of the supplier. It reprices every US quotation, and the step moved once already. Source: Proclamation 11000, 91 FR 1039. 25% now, changes 1 Jan 2027 1,056
- UK furniture fire safety — A cigarette test on the upholstery and a match test on the cover, written into the regulations themselves. Source: SI 1988/1324 at legislation.gov.uk. Amended 30 Oct 2025 1,221
- CE marking and furniture — There is no CE mark for a chair, and affixing one is forbidden. Read the certificate you were sent. Source: The Commission on CE marking. Standing 8,923
Who these rules reach
- 4,781 firms export to at least one of 26 EU markets.
- 3,567 of those export to neither the UK nor the US, so EU rules govern their whole western trade.
- 1,056 export to the United States, and 398 to both the UK and the US.
- 1,400 export to at least one of the six Gulf states.
Nothing on these pages is legal advice.