For European wholesale buyers

Source Türkiye, with the trust layer built in.

Kacmazsa is the export operating system for Turkish surplus apparel and home textiles. Lot Passports with grade and defect declared, pre-shipment inspection by SGS or QIMA, milestone escrow released against the inspection report, and electronic A.TR with QR — accepted EU-wide since July 2024.

Trust layer
SGSpre-shipment inspection QIMApre-shipment inspection A.TR + EUR.1customs documents EU Customs Unionduty-free for industrial goods

Real lots, not company badges

Every offer comes with a Lot Passport: photos, quantity, carton counts, pallet dimensions, grade, defect taxonomy, sample availability, and the reason the lot exists — overrun, cancelled-order, or B-grade. Declared honestly, before negotiation.

Inspection before payment

Pre-shipment inspection by SGS or QIMA at ~80% production complete: quantity, packing, marking, quality and documentation reviews with photographic coverage. Escrow's main 70% tranche releases after the report, not before.

EU-native compliance

Türkiye sits in a Customs Union with the EU — duties and quantitative restrictions removed for industrial goods in free circulation. We draft A.TR and EUR.1 in-platform; electronic A.TR with QR has been accepted EU-wide since July 2024.

No surprise pricing mid-order. Buyers invoice in EUR or USD; suppliers settle in TRY through Kacmazsa's payments partner. Optional FX hedging through partners — Turkish lira volatility (CPI was 30.87% YoY in Mar 2026, policy rate at 37%) is absorbed by the model, never passed to your purchase order.
CBAM: not in current scope for apparel. The EU's definitive Carbon Border Adjustment period began 1 January 2026 — but it applies to specific carbon-intensive imports, not to the apparel + home-textile wedge Kacmazsa launches with. The landed-cost engine flags this so you do not over-pay or over-build.
How payment works

Milestone escrow. Simpler than a letter of credit.

Letters of credit typically cost 0.75–1.5% of transaction value and require bank back-and-forth. Open-account is fast but offers no recourse on a problem lot. Kacmazsa's milestone escrow sits in between — predictable, evidence-backed, and underwritten by the inspection report.

10%

Reserve deposit

Locks the lot. Held by Kacmazsa's payments partner. Refundable on supplier non-performance.

70%

After passed inspection

SGS / QIMA report uploaded. Commercial invoice, packing list, A.TR/EUR.1 in your account before the funds release.

20%

After receipt

Or after a short claims window expires. Claims attach to the inspection record — not to a phone call.

Minimum first-order: €8k–€10k. Below that level, escrow and inspection costs make the unit economics fragile. Most European wholesale buyers find the €15k+ zone is where the workflow really pays off — that is also where Kacmazsa's AI agent is most valuable.

What you receive within 1–3 business days

  • Lot shortlist with passports, grade declarations, photos.
  • Sample requests handled on your behalf.
  • Pro forma under EXW, FCA, FOB, DAP or DDP.
  • Landed-cost estimate incl. duties, VAT, freight.
  • A.TR / EUR.1 prompts drafted automatically.
  • Inspection booking on first orders, escrow tied to the report.

Sourcing is free. We earn from the supplier side on closed deals — no buyer fee for the MVP launch period. Optional payment-protection fee on staged escrow (0.8–1.5% of GMV) for buyers who want it on lots above their underwriting threshold.

Sourcing request

Verification levels

Honest badges. No spin.

Trust is the entire business. Every lot shows where it sits — we never overstate. Click any badge for what it means and what fails the next tier.