Decision on Amendments Regarding Duty-Free Shopping

The "Decision on Amending Certain Articles of the Customs Law No. 4458" was published in the Official Gazette dated January 7, 2026, and numbered 33130.

Article 62 of the Decision on the Application of Certain Articles of the Customs Law No. 4458, prior to the amendment, stipulated that a single, fixed tax of 30% would be levied on the value of goods arriving to a natural person via express postal services, not of commercial quantity or nature, with a value not exceeding 30 Euros, and pharmaceutical goods with a value not exceeding 1500 Euros, if arriving directly from European Union countries, and 60% if arriving from other countries. It was also stated that an additional 20% Special Consumption Tax (SCT) would be levied if subject to SCT.

The phrase "goods with a value not exceeding 30 Euros" in this article has been removed, thus ending the duty-free shopping period from abroad. It was also stated that the decision would enter into force 30 days after its publication date.