How much Smoking tobacco can I bring into Turkey?
Restricted
You can bring Smoking tobacco into Turkey only within the stated limits.
Extra conditions apply
What you need to know
- 250 gram (8.82 oz)
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
- Extra conditions apply
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- Yolcu beraberinde getirilen tüketim eşyasının miktarları ne kadardır? T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı — Gümrük Rehberi
Questions about Smoking tobacco in Turkey
- How much smoking tobacco can I bring into Turkey?
- Turkey allows 250 grams of smoking 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 smoking tobacco at Turkey customs?
- Only above the allowance. Up to 250 grams of smoking 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 smoking tobacco in Turkey?
- Under Kaçakçılıkla Mücadele Kanunu 5607, Madde 3/10, if it is treated as smuggling: it is prosecuted as a criminal offence.
- Do duty-free purchases count toward the Turkey allowance for smoking tobacco?
- 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 smoking tobacco 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.
- Is there a minimum age for the smoking tobacco allowance in Turkey?
- Yes — 18 years. A traveller under that age gets no allowance for smoking tobacco at all, not a smaller one.
- Can I take smoking tobacco out of Turkey?
- Turkey publishes no separate rule for taking smoking tobacco out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Turkey limit for smoking tobacco 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 Yolcu beraberinde getirilen tüketim eşyasının miktarları ne kadardır?. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19. The sentence it rests on reads: “1- Sigaralar 600 adet 2- Sigarillolar (her biri 3 gr.dan ağır olmayan purolar) 100 adet 3- Puro 50 adet 4- Kıyılmış tütün (200 yaprak sigara kağıdı ile) 250 gr. 5- Pipo tütünü 250 gr.”
- How does Turkey compare with other countries on smoking tobacco?
- Of the 21 countries covered here, 0 prohibit smoking tobacco, 15 limit it and 6 let it through. Turkey is among the ones that set a limit.
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Yolcu beraberinde getirilen tüketim eşyasının miktarları ne kadardır? · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Yolcu beraberinde getirilen tüketim eşyasının miktarları ne kadardır? · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Kaçakçılıkla Mücadele Kanunu (Kanun No. 5607) · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — turkey postOrCourier · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — turkey postOrCourier · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — turkey postOrCourier · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Yolcu beraberinde getirilen tüketim eşyasının miktarları ne kadardır? · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Ticaret Bakanlığı Gümrükler Genel Müdürlüğü — Yolcu beraberinde getirilen tüketim eşyasının miktarları ne kadardır? · verified 2026-09-19