Nearshoring · EU–Türkiye Customs Union · road freight
CNC Machining Nearshoring for European Buyers
A closer alternative to Asian suppliers: customs-duty-free shipment into the EU, 3–6 day road freight and parts manufactured to your drawing.
One accountable teamCNC-Turkey manages international sales, engineering communication, production coordination, quality documentation and export operations. Manufacturing is carried out at partner workshops in Istanbul selected for their specialism; CNC-Turkey is responsible for quotation, quality and delivery.
Machined components protected and packed for export.
From our partner workshops
High-precision CNC machining — Istanbul
EU customs duty
0% on industrial goods with A.TR
Road freight to Europe
Typically 3–6 days
Time difference
1–2 hours ahead of Central Europe
Order size
Prototype to repeat series
nearshoring CNC machining
Long sea-freight lead times, high minimum order quantities and slow engineering communication across time zones are pushing many European purchasing teams to move supply closer to home. Türkiye is part of a Customs Union with the EU, a few days by road from Central Europe, and has a deep machining base for heavy, large-diameter and heat-treated steel components. CNC-Turkey manages technical review, production at partner workshops, inspection and export documentation through one accountable team.
Share the drawing, annual quantity, material, current lead time and destination country. We typically send the first technical response within 2 business days.
Türkiye is not the cheapest option for every part. For very high-volume, simple commodity parts, Asia may keep its price advantage. When total landed cost, lead time and supply risk are considered together, Türkiye is a strong alternative in these cases:
✓Low- and medium-volume parts with frequent revisions
✓Heavy, long or large-diameter steel parts: shafts, flanges, hydraulic rods
✓Parts that need several processes such as heat treatment, grinding or hard chrome
✓Buyers who need fast spare parts or want to reduce safety stock
The EU–Türkiye Customs Union and the A.TR certificate
Industrial goods in free circulation in Türkiye enter the EU without customs duty when they travel with an A.TR movement certificate, which we prepare with the export documents. The Customs Union is not a single market: an import declaration is still filed in the destination country and import VAT is due, which VAT-registered businesses can normally reclaim. Specific trade-defence measures can apply to certain products, so we check the tariff code together with you at quotation stage. For shipments to the United Kingdom, the UK–Türkiye free trade agreement applies, and preferential tariffs depend on meeting its rules of origin.
Logistics and delivery options
Road freight to Europe usually takes 3–6 days. Full-truck or groupage shipments are available, and air freight is used for urgent samples and prototypes. EXW, FCA Istanbul and DAP are supported; the exact Incoterm is agreed at quotation stage. Heavy and long parts are corrosion-protected, secured and packed for transport.
How to transfer a part from your current supplier
To keep risk low, we recommend starting with one part or a small part family. You share the current drawing, existing quality reports and any known issues; material equivalents and the inspection plan are agreed. First articles are submitted for your approval with a measurement report, and series production starts after approval. Running in parallel with your current supplier during the transition keeps supply secure.
Manufacturing
What we coordinate for your drawing
•CNC turning, milling, 4/5-axis and multi-task machining
•Turning up to Ø700 mm and deep-hole drilling up to 4 m
•Coordination of heat treatment, grinding, hard chrome and surface finishing
•Inspection report, material certificate and export documents
Sourcing
Clear accountability, not a workshop search
—Days by road instead of weeks at sea, making urgent revisions and partial shipments easier
—Engineering questions answered in your working day
—Flexible low- and medium-volume production without high minimum order quantities
—Pre-shipment inspection is carried out by both CNC-Turkey and the producing workshop, and the results are compared
RFQ
From drawing review to export shipment
01
Share the current drawing, quantities and quality requirements
02
Review manufacturability, material equivalents and the inspection plan
03
Receive a quote with lead time, Incoterm and customs documents defined
04
First-article approval, then series production and scheduled shipments
Is there customs duty on CNC parts from Türkiye to the EU?
Industrial goods in free circulation in Türkiye enter the EU without customs duty when accompanied by an A.TR certificate. Import VAT and an import declaration still apply in the destination country.
How long does delivery to Germany take?
Road freight usually takes 3–6 days. The total lead time also depends on the production time, which is stated separately in the quotation.
Can you take over a part from our supplier in China?
To keep risk low, we recommend starting with one part or a small part family. You share the current drawing, existing quality reports and any known issues; material equivalents and the inspection plan are agreed. First articles are submitted for your approval with a measurement report, and series production starts after approval. Running in parallel with your current supplier during the transition keeps supply secure.
Which Incoterms do you support?
EXW, FCA Istanbul and DAP are supported, and CIF/CFR is available for sea freight. The exact Incoterm is agreed at quotation stage.
What do you need for a quotation?
Share the drawing, annual quantity, material, current lead time and destination country. We typically send the first technical response within 2 business days.
RFQ
Send your drawing for a manufacturing review
Quantity, material, quality requirements and delivery country help us review the appropriate manufacturing and shipment route.
