How to export pickles to Germany? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 2001 from Türkiye into Germany came to €72.7m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 38.9% of its imports from outside the EU. Against the 12 months before: -20.8%.
Figures are for heading 2001: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into Germany
Heading 2001 · September 2025 – August 2026
€72.7m-20.8% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: €91.7m
- From Türkiye
- Other origins
Reported by Germany, from its own import statistics.
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341. Growth rates and shares are calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for them.
Licence(opens in a new tab)Dataset DS-059341(opens in a new tab)Updated at the source on 16 October 2026.
The customs watch computed these figures on 2 November 2026.
The market in Germany
The market's own import figures for heading 2001, last 12 months.
- Imports from outside the EU, 12 months
- €187m-8.9% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share of imports from outside the EU
- 38.9%44.7% in the 12 months before
As an EU member, Germany counts its imports from outside the EU; Türkiye's share is its share of those.
The largest suppliers
| Origin | 12 months | Share |
|---|---|---|
| €72.7m | 38.9% | |
| €50.8m | 27.2% | |
| €15.8m | 8.4% | |
| €8.42m | 4.5% | |
| €8.13m | 4.4% |
Import restrictions notified to the WTO
Prohibitions and restrictions on this product's imports into Germany, as notified to the WTO. Each applies to the goods its description names, which may be only some of the code's.
- Prohibited unless conditions are metProhibitedNotified by the European Union
Import and export restrictions of waste: procedures and control regimes for the shipment of waste; depending on the origin; destination and route of the shipment; the type of waste shipped and the type of treatment to be applied to the waste at its destination
In force since 12 July 2007Notified in G/MA/QR/N/EU/8 on 30 September 2026Listed under 52 HS codesThe notification (WTO)(opens in a new tab)
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 2001.90
Vegetable preparations; vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding cucumbers and gherkins)
Official Turkish title: Sebzeler, meyvalar ve yenilen diğer bitki parçaları (sirke veya asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş); hıyarlar ve kornişonlar HARİÇ
Heading 2001Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid
Türkiye exported €245m of HS 2001.90 in 2025: rank 176 of 5,132 subheadings.
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341 (the figures Türkiye declared). The ranking is calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for it.
21 national tariff lines (12 digits)
Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.
- 2001.90.10.00.00Mango chutney, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid
- 2001.90.20.00.00Fruit of genus capsicum, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. sweet peppers and pimentos)
- 2001.90.30.00.00Sweetcorn "Zea Mays var. Saccharata", prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid
- 2001.90.40.00.00Yams, sweet potatoes and similar parts of plants containing >= 5% starch, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid
- 2001.90.50.00.00Mushrooms, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid
- 2001.90.65.00.13Siyah zeytin; sirke/asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş, net ağırlık <= 1 kg, hazır ambalajda
- 2001.90.65.00.14Siyah zeytin; sirke/asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş, 1 kg < net ağırlık <= 2 kg, hazır ambalajda
- 2001.90.65.00.15Siyah zeytin; sirke/asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş, 2 kg < net ağırlık <= 5 kg, hazır ambalajda
- 2001.90.65.00.19Diğer siyah zeytinler; sirke veya asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş
- 2001.90.65.00.23Yeşil zeytin; sirke/asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş, net ağırlık <= 1 kg, hazır ambalajda
- 2001.90.65.00.24Yeşil zeytin; sirke/asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş, 1 kg < net ağırlık <= 2 kg, hazır ambalajda
- 2001.90.65.00.25Yeşil zeytin; sirke/asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş, 2 kg < net ağırlık <= 5 kg, hazır ambalajda
- 2001.90.65.00.29Diğer yeşil zeytinler; sirke veya asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş
- 2001.90.70.00.00Sweet peppers, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid
- 2001.90.92.00.11Palm meyvesi içi; sirke veya asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş
- 2001.90.92.00.19Tropikal meyvalar ve sert kabuklu tropikal meyvalar (palm meyvesi içi HARİÇ); sirke veya asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş
- 2001.90.97.00.11Salata pancarı (beta vulgaris, candiva); sirke veya asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş
- 2001.90.97.00.12Kırmızı lahana; sirke veya asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş
- 2001.90.97.00.13Diğer meyvalar ve sert kabuklu meyvalar; sirke veya asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş
- 2001.90.97.00.14Soğan; sirke veya asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş
- 2001.90.97.00.18Diğer sebze ve yenilen diğer bitki parçaları; sirke veya asetik asitle hazırlanmış veya konserve edilmiş
Its page in the codes guideTÜİK Sınıflama Sunucusu: GTİP 2026(opens in a new tab)UN Statistics Division: HS 2022 (H6)(opens in a new tab)
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Türkiye rank among Germany's suppliers of pickles?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 38.9% of Germany's imports of HS 2001: No. 1 of 42 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of pickles to Germany growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), €72.7m of goods under HS 2001 went from Türkiye to Germany: -20.8% on the 12 months before.
