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Silk Road Insights — Trade, Logistics & Regulation
Field-tested briefings from our regulatory, customs and logistics desks. Written for the executive who needs the answer, and the operator who needs the procedure — with the same file open.
EAC Certification for the Eurasian Economic Union — A Complete Compliance Guide
How EAC / EAEU technical regulations (TR CU / TR EAEU) actually work in practice: product scope, certificate vs. declaration, notified bodies, factory audits, timelines and the top rejection reasons at Kazakh customs.
HS · GTIP · TN VED — Why the Same Product Has Three Codes Along the Silk Road
A working reference on Harmonised System coding across Türkiye (GTIP, 12-digit), the Eurasian Economic Union (TN VED, 10-digit) and China (HS, 13-digit). Practical rules for classification, common misclassifications, and how misclassification kills margins on Central Asian trade lanes.
The Middle Corridor (TITR) — Real Transit Times, Modal Mix and Choke Points in 2026
An operational read on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route: Aktau and Kuryk port capacity, Baku-Alat throughput, Poti / Batumi options, block-train service frequencies and the cost delta versus the Northern Corridor.
Kazakhstan Customs Clearance — The KGD Procedure, Bonded Warehouses and Post-Clearance Audit
Step-by-step walkthrough of a Kazakh import clearance: declaration DT-1, KEDEN e-declaration platform, deferred payment, temporary import IM-53, and the post-clearance audit window every importer underestimates.
Case Study — 4 Containers of Turkish Home Textiles into Almaty under TR CU 017/2011
Anonymised account of how we coordinated a first-time export of home textiles from an Istanbul manufacturer to a Kazakh retailer: EAC declaration under TR CU 017, GTIP → TN VED reconciliation, TITR routing and clearance timing.
Case Study — Consumer Electronics from Shenzhen into Kazakhstan under TR CU 004, 020 and EAEU 037
How we cleared a 3-container consumer electronics import from Shenzhen to Almaty: three overlapping technical regulations, factory audit route, TN VED classification battle, and how we protected the client from a five-figure post-clearance reassessment.