How to export insulated electric cables up to 1,000 V to Germany? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 8544 from Türkiye into Germany came to €497m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 8.4% of its imports from outside the EU. Against the 12 months before: +42.9%.
Figures are for heading 8544: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into Germany
Heading 8544 · September 2025 – August 2026
€497m+42.9% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: €348m
- 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 8544, last 12 months.
- Imports from outside the EU, 12 months
- €5.93bn+13.8% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share of imports from outside the EU
- 8.4%6.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
 Tunisia | €1.29bn | 21.8% |
 China | €996m | 16.8% |
 Morocco | €618m | 10.4% |
 Türkiye | €497m | 8.4% |
 Serbia | €454m | 7.7% |
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 8544.49
Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors
Official Turkish title: Bağlantı parçaları takılmamış diğer elektrik iletkenleri; izole edilmiş, gerilimi <= 1000 V
Heading 8544Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors, connector fitted or not; optical fibre cables of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors
Türkiye exported €2.43bn of HS 8544.49 in 2025: rank 8 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.
8 national tariff lines (12 digits)
Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.
- 8544.49.20.00.00Conductors, electric, for a voltage <= 80 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, of a kind used for telecommunications, n.e.s.
- 8544.49.91.00.00Electric wire and cables, for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm, n.e.s.
- 8544.49.93.11.11Elektrik enerjisi nakli için toprak ve su altı kabloları; tecritli ve adi metallerden boru/şeritlerle teçhiz, gerilim<=80V, bağlantı parçası takılmamış
- 8544.49.93.11.19Diğer toprak ve su altı kabloları; tecrit edilmiş ve adi metallerden boru/şeritlerle teçhiz edilmiş, gerilimi <= 80V, bağlantı parçaları takılmamış
- 8544.49.93.19.11Elektrik enerjisi nakli için izole edilmiş diğer kablolar; gerilimi <= 80V, bağlantı parçaları takılmamış
- 8544.49.93.19.19İzole edilmiş diğer elektrik iletkenleri; gerilimi <= 80V, bağlantı parçaları takılmamış
- 8544.49.95.00.00Electric conductors for a voltage > 80 V but < 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm)
- 8544.49.99.00.00Electric conductors for a voltage 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm)
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 insulated electric cables up to 1,000 V?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 8.4% of Germany's imports of HS 8544: No. 4 of 97 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of insulated electric cables up to 1,000 V to Germany growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), €497m of goods under HS 8544 went from Türkiye to Germany: +42.9% on the 12 months before.