Import restrictions for Turkey 🇹🇷

Updated: July 2026

Customs rules can change. Before sending a parcel or travelling, check the current requirements on the customs authority's website. This material is for reference only and is not legal advice.

General information

These rules are useful both for people carrying items across the border themselves and for those sending a parcel with a fellow traveller. Personal belongings for your own use and gifts worth up to EUR 430 (for persons under 15 — EUR 150) may be imported duty-free. Standard import taxes apply to goods worth more. A phone does not fall under the gift allowance and is carried personally.

✅ Allowed with restrictions

💰 Cash

You may bring in cash without limit, but amounts over EUR 10,000 (or the equivalent) must be declared. In addition to banknotes and coins, promissory notes, cheques, securities, gold and silver bars are counted. Personal jewellery is not considered a means of payment.

🚬 Tobacco and alcohol

Persons aged 18 and over, duty-free (Turkey is fairly generous with tobacco):

• cigarettes — up to 600;
• cigarillos — up to 100;
• cigars — up to 50;
• cut tobacco — up to 250 g;
• spirits (22% and over) — 1 L, or alcohol up to 22% — 2 L.

💄 Cosmetics

You may import perfume and cosmetics (perfume, lotions, etc.) — no more than 5 items with a total volume of up to 600 ml.

🍕 Food

Meat and dairy products may not be imported. Some other foods have weight limits:

• tea — 500 g;
• instant coffee — 1 kg;
• ground coffee — 1 kg;
• chocolate — 1 kg;
• sugar and its derivatives (sweets) — 1 kg;
• fresh vegetables and fruit — 3 kg;
• honey — 2 kg.

💊 Medicines

Medicines are imported for personal use with a prescription or medical report issued in the name of the person carrying the medicine; the quantity — for the length of the trip. Medical equipment (oxygen masks, wheelchairs, etc.) may be imported duty-free.

🐶 Pets

You may import duty-free no more than 2 pets (cats, dogs, birds) or 10 aquarium fish. The animals must have a veterinary report and documents on origin and vaccination; at the border, pets are examined by a veterinarian.

🌸 Plants

Plant products may be imported without certificates or duties if their weight does not exceed 1 kg (for fresh fruit and vegetables — up to 3 kg).

📱 Phone

One phone is carried duty-free (once every 3 years). If you use it with a Turkish SIM card for more than 120 days, you will need to register the device in Turkey — the fee is high.

❌ Prohibited without special permits:

• narcotic substances;
• e-cigarettes and vapes (import is prohibited);
• valuable works of art and antiques (exporting antiques from Turkey is a serious offence);
• weapons, ammunition, explosives;
• goods that infringe intellectual property, etc.

This service provides information for reference purposes only, is not a customs authority, and does not guarantee its completeness or accuracy. Responsibility for complying with customs rules and for the contents of the goods being moved lies with the person importing or exporting them. Before moving goods, check the current requirements in official sources.

Sources:

Ministry of Trade of Turkey

Customs Guide (Gümrük Rehberi)