How many heated tobacco sticks can I bring into Turkey?
- Official classification
- Heated tobacco
Restricted
You can bring heated tobacco sticks into Turkey only within the stated limits.
Extra conditions apply
What you need to know
- 200 piece
- Channels: Carried with the traveler, Post or courier, Sent after, Sent ahead
- Extra conditions apply
- Only one of these allowances can be used per trip.
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
If you do not declare
- Step 1: Held until departure, Destruction
Official sources
- Genelge 2020/7 — Elektronik Sigara ve Benzeri Eşyanın Yolcu Beraberi Girişi ve Transiti Ticaret Bakanlığı, Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü
- 2020/7 Sayılı Genelge (Elektronik Sigaralar Hakkında) T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı
Questions about Heated tobacco in Turkey
- How many heated tobacco sticks can I bring into Turkey?
- Turkey allows 200 heated tobacco per traveller. Above that the goods are treated as an import and duty becomes payable. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare heated tobacco sticks at Turkey customs?
- Only above the allowance. Up to 200 heated tobacco there is nothing to declare; beyond it you take the goods through the red channel and pay the duty.
- What happens if I do not declare heated tobacco sticks in Turkey?
- Under Genelge 2020/7, sayfa 2: the goods are held until you leave the country; the goods are destroyed.
- Do duty-free purchases count toward the Turkey allowance for heated tobacco sticks?
- Yes. What you buy in an arrival duty-free shop comes out of the same allowance, so the shop does not add to what you may already be carrying.
- Can I post or ship heated tobacco sticks to Turkey instead of carrying it?
- Not under this allowance. It covers goods a traveller carries; a parcel is an import and is assessed under the postal rules instead. Baggage sent before or after you is outside this allowance.
- Is there a minimum age for the heated tobacco sticks allowance in Turkey?
- Yes — 18 years. A traveller under that age gets no allowance for heated tobacco sticks at all, not a smaller one.
- Can I take heated tobacco sticks out of Turkey?
- Turkey publishes no separate rule for taking heated tobacco sticks out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Turkey limit for heated tobacco sticks apply per person or per family?
- Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.
- Where does this rule come from?
- Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü states it in Genelge 2020/7 — Elektronik Sigara ve Benzeri Eşyanın Yolcu Beraberi Girişi ve Transiti. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “200 adete kadar ısıtılan tütün mamulü veya toplamda 30 ml’yi aşmamak üzere kartuş ya da solüsyon veya 10 adete kadar tek kullanımlık elektronik sigara ile sınırlı olmak üzere, girişine izin verilir.”
- How does Turkey compare with other countries on heated tobacco sticks?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 2 prohibit heated tobacco sticks, 9 limit it and 9 let it through. Turkey is among the ones that set a limit.
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Genelge 2020/7 — Elektronik Sigara ve Benzeri Eşyanın Yolcu Beraberi Girişi ve Transiti · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Genelge 2020/7 — Elektronik Sigara ve Benzeri Eşyanın Yolcu Beraberi Girişi ve Transiti · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — 2020/7 Sayılı Genelge (Elektronik Sigaralar Hakkında) · verified 2026-09-16
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — turkey postOrCourier · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Genelge 2020/7 — Elektronik Sigara ve Benzeri Eşyanın Yolcu Beraberi Girişi ve Transiti · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — turkey postOrCourier · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Genelge 2020/7 — Elektronik Sigara ve Benzeri Eşyanın Yolcu Beraberi Girişi ve Transiti · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Genelge 2020/7 — Elektronik Sigara ve Benzeri Eşyanın Yolcu Beraberi Girişi ve Transiti · verified 2026-09-19