SOLMAZ GROUP

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SOLMAZ GROUP

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SOLMAZ GROUP

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COMPANY PROFILE

• Established in 1978
• 1.100 Employees
• HQ in Istanbul
• 50 locations in 17 cities
• Total Warehousing Area 150.000 m2
• 145 Customs brokers
• 28 Customs Broker with A license
• 117 Customs Broker with B license
• Handled 4,5 of Turkeys foreign trade
  activities in 2012
• Professional liability insurance policy of EUR
  1.500.000/year

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COMPANY MILESTONES

• 1978 Foundation
• 1987 Solmaz improved its first IT software for
  customs and logistics
• 1995 Collection of Customs Laws and Regulations
  as reference book
• 1996 turkgumruksistemi.com an online customs
  legislation databank based on Hs codes
• 1996 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TS-EN ISO 9002
• 1998 Implementation of INTERACTIVE CUSTOMS
  BROKERAGE SERVICE
• 1999 Beginning of BONDED WAREHOUSING SERVICES
• 2000 Interactive Customs Project won The Data
  Link Award by Interpro
• 2001 Completion of motto FOREIGN TRADE LOGISTICS
  
• 2001 First private bonded warehouse at Istanbul
  Ataturk International Airport

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COMPANY MILESTONES

• 2001 Izmir Warehouse began its operations
• 2002 Ankara Warehouse began its operations
• 2003 FULLY INTEGRATED LOGISTICS PROJECT e-strong
  
• 2009 Hadimkoy Logistics Center began its
  operations
• 2011 Mersin Warehouse began its operations
• 2011 Cooperation agreement with KGH
• 2013 Sekerpinar Logistics Center began its
  operations
• 2013 Sabiha Gokcen Airport Temporary Storage Area
  began its operations
• 2013 ISO/IEC 27001
• 2014 RA3 Certificate
• 2014 TRACE Certificate
• 2014 AEO Certificate
• 2014 Dilovasi Logistics Center investment
  expected to be active by November 2014 

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FOREIGN TRADE LOGISTICS

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CUSTOMS CONSULTANCY

• Wherever there is a customs authority, a Solmaz
  office is located in its proximity.
• Services in free zones
• Experienced management team and staff
• 750 employees
• Inhouse IT software
• Consultancy in foreign trade
• Flexibility
• The Agent of KGH - Service in 8 countries

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CUSTOMS CONSULTANCY

• Experience and Know-how
• Provides companywide circular releases to be
  able to document and communicate current changes
  and ammendmends made on the Customs Regulations
• Provides consultancy services on customs
  regulations and procedures
• Provides auditing services on past transactions
• Provides customs related services at all 109
  customs administration locations in Turkey with
  its own personnel

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WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT

• TOTAL AREA 150.000 M2
• NON-BONDED WH AREA 101.650 M2
• BONDED WH AREA 38.000 M2
• TEMPORARY WH 10.350 M2

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WAREHOUSES
HADIMKOY WAREHOUSE 26.150 M2
- AMBARLI BONDED WH 10.055 M2
ESENYURT WAREHOUSE 7.200 M2
- HALKALI BONDED WH 900 M2
- AHL BONDED WH 600 M2
SEKERPINAR WAREHOUSE 23.000 M2
- DILOVASI BONDED WH 7.675 M2
AHL AIRPORT TEMPORARY WH 5.360 M2
SABIHA GOKCEN AIRPORT TEMPORARY WH 2.860 M2
ANKARA WAREHOUSE 4.900 M2
- ANKARA BONDED WH 900 M2
ANKARA AIRPORT TEMPORARY WH 330 M2
IZMIR BONDED WH 2.410 M2
IZMIR WAREHOUSE 9.015 M2
IZMIR AIRPORT TEMPORARY WH 625 M2
MERSIN BONDED WAREHOUSE 4.270 M2
ANTALYA AIRPORT TEMPORARY WH 1.175 M2
Dilovasi Logistics Center, new warehouse area in
35.000m2, will be effective on 1st of January,
2015. 5.500 square meters of it will perform
under the control of Dilovasi Customs
Administration, 900 square meters of it will be
flammable warehouse , and also there will be
special flammable area that spreads over 2.250
square meters.
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WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT

• INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (FIFO, LIFO,
• expiry date, production date and based on
• piece, box or pallet)
• CROSS-DOCKING SERVICES
• RETURN LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
• QUARANTINE PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT
• VALUE ADDED SERVICES (Pick pack,
• labeling, re-packing, barcoding, etc.)
• IN-HOUSE WMS
• FIRE PRECAUTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL
• STANDARDS

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INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION

• Road Freight Services
• Solmaz offers both LTL and FTL services with its
  own fleet and contracted carriers.
• Air Freight Services
• Being a member of IATA since 1988, Solmaz has
  privileged agreements with the major carriers,
  airline agents to operate at all international
  airports.
• Ocean Freight Services
• Dedicated and experienced staff uses technology
  for all FCL and LCL shipments to provide the most
  efficient model and to present alternative routes
  and options for its customers, at all ports with
  its worldwide network.

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INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION

• Railroad Services
• Conventional wagon services between European
  countries and the Middle East via Turkey and
  multimodal transportation services to the CIS.
• Project Cargo Forwarding Services
• The right mode of transportation with competitive
  rates for any out-of-gauge cargo for door to door
  deliveries.
• Chartering Ship Broking Services
• With a network of 3.000 ship-owners and brokers
  worldwide, Solmaz may provide a range of vessel
  sizes from coasters to capesize and offers both
  Time Charter and Voyage Charter options to
  reduce shipping costs.
• Exhibitions, Fairs Events Logistics Services
• Services from pick up to delivery

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INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION

• Express Courier
• Solmaz provides door to door express courier
  services in more than 200 countries.
• Import export services for documents, packages
  and cargos
• Alternative delivery options (same day/next
  day/certain intervals)
• Deliveries all over Turkey from Atatürk Airport
  and Sabiha Gökçen Airport
• Online tracking system

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DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION

• Solmaz provides domestic FCL load and LCL
  transportation services with its 180 vehicles and
  contracted suppliers. 
• It offers cost effective and efficient solutions
  with its route optimization and consolidation. 
• According to the demands of customers, Solmaz
  offers various services from door-to-door
  deliveries to shelf deliveries. 
• Our services
• FCL transportation 
• LCL transportation  
• Container transportation
• Domestic distribution
• Project cargo transportation 

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DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION

• Bonded Trucking
• Solmaz provides bonded trucking services
  regularly via its scheduled vehicles over Turkey.
  It also provides bonded trucking services for
  many airline companies between airports with its
  wide range of warehouse and distribution network
  all over Turkey. Besides, it has regularly
  scheduled trucks via its bonded vehicles between
  Ataturk Airport and Sabiha Gokcen Airport. 
• Our scheduled services are available in 
• Istanbul
• Ankara
• Izmir
• Adana

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NUMEROUS LOCATIONS NATIONWIDE

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CERTIFICATIONS
AEO (Authorised Economic Operator) Certificate
Directorate General of Civil Aviation Air Cargo
Agent Authorization Certificate
RA3 Certificate
Trace Certificate
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CERTIFICATIONS
Broker Registration (US Department of State)
Hazardous Material Operating Certificate
United Shipping Certificate since 1994
R2 Certificate of Authorization
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CERTIFICATIONS
Radioactive Material Temporary Storage
License
Directorate General of Civil Aviation Green
Company Certificate
G2 Certificate of Authorization
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MEMBERSHIPS
since 1988
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MEMBERSHIPS
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QUALITY CERTIFICATIONS
ISO/IEC 270012005 Information Security
Management System Certificate
OHSAS 180012007 Occupational Health And Safety
Management System Certificate
TS EN ISO 90012008 Quality Management System
Certificate
ISO 100022004 Quality Management System
Certificate
ISO 140012004 Environmental Management System
Certificate
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NUMBER OF DECLARATIONS
Year Declaration Type Amount
2011 WH 17,641
2011 EX 37,115
2011 IM 39,337
2011 TR 11,693
2011 FZPF 10,825
 Total   116,611
2012 WH 18,192
2012 EX 42,077
2012 IM 41,215
2012 TR 15,235
2012 FZPF 20,751
 Total   137,470
2013 WH 19.818
2013 EX 39.797
2013 IM 41.888
2013 TR 14.812
2013 FZPF 17,037
Total 133,352
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Sectorel Breakdown According to the Numbers of
Declaration Forms -2013
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ETHICAL VALUES

• Solmaz cares very much about the ethical values
  and honors its customers by signing Ethical
  Values Contracts with them.
• The content of those contracts might be
  disclosed to the Solmaz employees during the
  company training sessions and all Solmaz
  employees certify that any information pertaining
  to the customers is entirely confidential.
• Corporate management concerned about public
  relations develop and promote a set of suitable
  ethical values for staff within the entire Solmaz
  network to keep in my mind when doing business
  with the customers.

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STRONG AND FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE IN-HOUSE SOFTWARE SYSTEM

(ATLANTIS)

• Integrated usage of legislation and operations
  within the program
• Possibility to track the data based on
  declaration, invoice, HS Code and/or stock number
  according to customer needs
• Customized additional data entrance for each
  customer
• Tracking items based on their colors, raw
  materials, production dates or places

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STRONG AND FLEXIBLE TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE IN-HOUSE SOFTWARE SYSTEM

(ATLANTIS)

• Possibility to track and trace the status of
  declaration on web
• Digital Archives
• Easier and faster data transfer from/to customs
  management, NGOs and customers thru interfaces
  developed by Solmaz Software Team
• Production of customized reports according to
  customers requirements and KPIs
• turkgumruksistemi.com a website that contains
  all legislative information on each hs code
  updated regularly

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REFERENCES
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REFERENCES
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WHY SOLMAZ?

• Code of conduct The code of business ethics
  sets out our corporate policies to assist all of
  us at Solmaz, in accordance with local (TEID) as
  well as international standards (FCPA-US,
  OECD-Europe)
• 35 years of experience know-how our
  experience and know-how are our most important
  assets
• Nationwide locations Our offices and warehouse
  facilities are convenienttly located near all
  Turkish ports and customs authorities.
• Strong infrastructure Our strong infrastructure
  and technical capabilities may support logistics
  aspects of any project

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