How to Export to Türkiye in 2026: Duty, 20% VAT, Additional Duties and TAREKS

Duty, additional duties and KDV: how the import cost is calculated

Goods are classified under Türkiye's 12-digit tariff positions, built on the HS and aligned with the EU's Common Customs Tariff for industrial goods. Duty is charged on the customs value, which includes the cost of transport and insurance up to the Turkish border. Since 2011, Türkiye has also charged additional customs duties (ilave gümrük vergisi, İGV) on certain products from countries without a free trade agreement, so the same product can pay very different totals depending on its origin.

KDV is charged on the customs value plus customs duty, additional duty and any special consumption tax (ÖTV). Under Presidential Decree 7346, in force since 10 July 2023, the general rate is 20% and the reduced rates are 10% and 1%. Example with illustrative rates: customs value USD 10,000, duty 4% = USD 400, additional duty 10% = USD 1,000, KDV 20% of USD 11,400 = USD 2,280, so USD 3,680 in total.

Origin: EU customs union, FTAs and additional duties

Under the customs union with the EU, in force since 1995, industrial goods in free circulation in the EU enter Türkiye without customs duty when they travel with an A.TR movement certificate; agricultural products are not covered. Türkiye also has 24 free trade agreements in force, including those with EFTA, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, the UAE, Qatar, Georgia, Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Chile, which need proof of preferential origin, usually an EUR.1 or an origin declaration.

Goods from countries without an agreement, such as China, Japan, India, the United States and Vietnam, pay the normal duty and, for many products, additional customs duties. Check the rate for your 12-digit position and origin before quoting a delivered price.

TAREKS and product safety checks

The Risk-Based Trade Control System (TAREKS) screens imports of products such as toys, personal protective equipment, batteries, construction products, radio equipment, medical devices, machinery, pressure equipment and electrical and electronic equipment before customs release. The 2026 product safety and inspection communiqués, published in the Official Gazette on 31 December 2025, require a TAREKS application for every tariff position listed in their annexes and photos taken in the bonded area for some product groups. Products must carry the CE mark and a declaration of conformity where the EU-aligned technical rules require them, and the importer's representative must sign the sampling report at any physical inspection.

Documents and e-commerce parcels

• Commercial invoice, bill of lading or air waybill and packing list; a certificate of origin in English without corrections, and an A.TR or EUR.1 for preferential treatment.
• Food and agricultural products may also need health, phytosanitary or veterinary certificates or a certificate of free sale.
• Since 6 February 2026 (Presidential Decree 10813), postal and express operators can no longer file simplified declarations with flat 30% or 60% rates for e-commerce shipments up to EUR 30; these need a regular customs declaration with all duties, except medicines and food supplements for personal use.
• Personal postal and express exemptions are limited to non-commercial goods, 30 kg gross and five shipments per person per calendar month.