POSTING RULE

Send Tobacco Cigarettes → 🇹🇷 Turkey

Q: Can I post Tobacco Cigarettes to Turkey?

High excise duties apply; limited quantities Tobacco products can be posted to Turkey but face very high Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on arrival. Turkey has some of the world's highest tobacco taxes. Personal gift quantities may be accepted but commercial quantities require import licensing. Customs will assess SCT before delivery. Enforcement in Turkey carries fines from TRY 500 to TRY 100,000 under Turkish Customs Law No. 4458 Art. 234 (typical personal cases are handled as civil infringements).

Q: What are the restrictions for sending Tobacco Cigarettes to Turkey?

Quantity/weight limits: Small personal gift quantities. Documentation required: Customs declaration.

ANSWER

Can I post Tobacco Cigarettes to Turkey?

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High excise duties apply; limited quantities

QUANTITY / LIMITS

Small personal gift quantities

DUTY / TAX

High SCT + 20% VAT

DOCUMENTS

Customs declaration

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

ticaret.gov.tr

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Full Details

Tobacco products can be posted to Turkey but face very high Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on arrival. Turkey has some of the world's highest tobacco taxes. Personal gift quantities may be accepted but commercial quantities require import licensing. Customs will assess SCT before delivery. Enforcement in Turkey carries fines from TRY 500 to TRY 100,000 under Turkish Customs Law No. 4458 Art. 234 (typical personal cases are handled as civil infringements).

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Expect very high taxes on delivery. Turkish tobacco is cheap domestically — posting is not cost-effective.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

ticaret.gov.tr ticaret.gov.tr

POSTING DETAILS

QUANTITY / WEIGHT LIMITS

Small personal gift quantities

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

—Customs declaration

DUTY / TAX RATE

High SCT + 20% VAT

LEGAL REFERENCE

Turkish SCT Law No. 4760

DESTINATION CUSTOMS

Ministry of Trade — General Directorate of Customs (Gümrük ve Ticaret Bakanlığı)

COUNTRY POSTING NOTES

PTT (Turkish Post) and customs process international parcels. Goods above EUR 150 are subject to customs duty and KDV (VAT). Restricted items require appropriate permits regardless of value. High-volume postal imports from China and other e-commerce sources are subject to increased scrutiny.