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How much Heated tobacco devices can I bring into Turkey?

Prohibited

You cannot bring Heated tobacco devices into Turkey.

Cabin baggage
Checked baggage
Declaration Required — surrender
Limit No stated quantity

What you need to know

  • No stated quantity
  • Channels: Carried with the traveler

Important

This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.

Official sources

Last verified 2026-09-19

Questions about Heated tobacco devices in Turkey

How many heated tobacco devices can I bring into Turkey?
heated tobacco devices may not be brought into Turkey at all. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.

Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Elektronik Sigara ve Benzeri Cihazlar ile Bazı Tütün Mamulleri ve Tütün Mamulünü Taklit Eder Tarzda Kullanılan Mamullerin İthaline İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 2149) · verified 2026-09-19

Do I have to declare heated tobacco devices at Turkey customs?
There is nothing to declare — heated tobacco devices cannot be brought in at all. Declaring it does not make it admissible; it hands it over.

Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Elektronik Sigara ve Benzeri Cihazlar ile Bazı Tütün Mamulleri ve Tütün Mamulünü Taklit Eder Tarzda Kullanılan Mamullerin İthaline İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 2149) · verified 2026-09-19

What happens if I do not declare heated tobacco devices in Turkey?
Under Kaçakçılıkla Mücadele Kanunu 5607, Madde 3/10, if it is treated as smuggling: it is prosecuted as a criminal offence.

Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Kaçakçılıkla Mücadele Kanunu (Kanun No. 5607) · verified 2026-09-20

Can I post or ship heated tobacco devices 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 travels under the same allowance.

Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — turkey postOrCourier · verified 2026-09-20

Is there a minimum age for the heated tobacco devices allowance in Turkey?
Yes — 18 years. A traveller under that age gets no allowance for heated tobacco devices at all, not a smaller one.

Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — turkey postOrCourier · verified 2026-09-20

Can I take heated tobacco devices out of Turkey?
Turkey publishes no separate rule for taking heated tobacco devices out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
Does the Turkey limit for heated tobacco devices apply per person or per family?
Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.

Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Elektronik Sigara ve Benzeri Cihazlar ile Bazı Tütün Mamulleri ve Tütün Mamulünü Taklit Eder Tarzda Kullanılan Mamullerin İthaline İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 2149) · verified 2026-09-19

Where does this rule come from?
Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü states it in Elektronik Sigara ve Benzeri Cihazlar ile Bazı Tütün Mamulleri ve Tütün Mamulünü Taklit Eder Tarzda Kullanılan Mamullerin İthaline İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 2149). CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19.

Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Elektronik Sigara ve Benzeri Cihazlar ile Bazı Tütün Mamulleri ve Tütün Mamulünü Taklit Eder Tarzda Kullanılan Mamullerin İthaline İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 2149) · verified 2026-09-19

How does Turkey compare with other countries on heated tobacco devices?
Of the 20 countries covered here, 4 prohibit heated tobacco devices, 5 limit it and 11 let it through. Turkey is among the more permissive.