How to export electrical control and distribution panels to Germany? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 8537 from Türkiye into Germany came to €50.8m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 1.6% of its imports from outside the EU. Against the 12 months before: +2.9%.
Figures are for heading 8537: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into Germany
Heading 8537 · September 2025 – August 2026
€50.8m+2.9% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: €49.4m
- 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 8537, last 12 months.
- Imports from outside the EU, 12 months
- €3.17bn+1.9% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share of imports from outside the EU
- 1.6%1.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| €741m | 23.4% | |
| €669m | 21.1% | |
| €356m | 11.2% | |
| €258m | 8.2% | |
| €192m | 6.1% |
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 8537.10
Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases; for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts
Official Turkish title: Elektriğin kontrol/dağıtımı için, 85.35-85.36'daki iki/daha fazla cihazla donatılmış tablo, pano, sayısal kontrol cihazları, vb.; gerilimi <= 1000 V
Heading 8537Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets, bases with apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 for electricity control and distribution, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517)
Türkiye exported €560m of HS 8537.10 in 2025: rank 68 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.
5 national tariff lines (12 digits)
Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.
- 8537.10.10.00.00Numerical control panels with built-in automatic data-processing machines
- 8537.10.91.00.00Programmable memory controllers (excl. numerical control panels with built-in automatic data-processing machines)
- 8537.10.95.00.00Touch screens for electric control, without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display
- 8537.10.98.00.11Asansörler için komple kumanda veya tevzi panoları; gerilimi <= 1000 V
- 8537.10.98.00.19Elektriğin kontrol/dağıtımı için, iki/daha fazla cihazla donatılmış diğer tablolar, panolar, konsollar, sayısal kontrol cihazları, vb; gerilimi<=1000V
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 electrical control and distribution panels?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 1.6% of Germany's imports of HS 8537: No. 10 of 102 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of electrical control and distribution panels to Germany growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), €50.8m of goods under HS 8537 went from Türkiye to Germany: +2.9% on the 12 months before.
