skye05 0 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Hi, I'm a foreigner living in Turkey. I wanted some information regarding online shopping. I'd like to order some football gear from my football clubs megastore which is in the UK but i was wondering if it would be a problem with the customs here in Turkey? What is the process online shopping goes through once it reaches Turkey? Will i have to pay the customs? Is it quite a lengthy & troublesome process? Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sue 185 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 You need to check if they actually ship to Turkey first! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abi 666 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 If they can post it to you and the total purchase price is more than 75 Euros you will have to pay Turkish customs tax. The amount of tax they charge will be for the total purchase price and not the excess over 75 Euros. The rates are18% tax if the parcel is posted to you from European countries, or 20% if it was posted outside of Europe . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skye05 0 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Yes i did check and they do deliver in Turkey..but the question is once it is in turkey, is it directly delivered to my home address or do i collect it from customs or what? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abi 666 Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 No it won't be delivered to your house. Where abouts do you live? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skye05 0 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 I live in istanbul. Is there some collection point where i'll have to go and collect it from? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lostinparadise 3 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 If they can post it to you and the total purchase price is more than 75 Euros you will have to pay Turkish customs tax. The amount of tax they charge will be for the total purchase price and not the excess over 75 Euros. The rates are18% tax if the parcel is posted to you from European countries, or 20% if it was posted outside of Europe . I had a bit of a drama last year, when, not knowing about the ridiculous reduction from 150 to 75 euros, I ordered sandals. The firm I use sends via DHL or UPS ... they decide which. In this case the order for 3 pairs was sent as 2 packages, with the more expensive sandals sent alone in one of these. Both packages came to just over 75 euros each. One was sent with DHL and another with UPS. They both contacted me and a long process of forms to be completed and returned etc etc I was worried because they told me there were storage charges whilst the process was carried out - v expensive ones - and I thought I would be liable for these. They told me that the sender would pay all charges though - and I wasnt asked to pay anything. Another totally different package at the same time sent by post involved payments in Fethiye to both customs and tax office and alot of to ing and fro ing. I've made sure since that I have kept any orders below the 75 euro ............. but this is not easy (especially with a stronger dollar against the euro). I had got the impression that I needed to have an importers license to receive a package valued at more than 75 euro - or pay far more than 20% duty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phonicsdude 367 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 What team is it? Have you tried Kitbag.com? Sometimes they have free worldwide delivery. It's a shame as I could have picked it up for you last week and given it to you in Istanbul. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wlo 0 Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Hi everyone,Just ordered some stuff from the UK. The value of parcel is 65 euros. The question is - will it be delivered directly to my home address or will I still have to go somewhere, sign receipts etc.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Abi 666 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 When I got parcels sometimes they were delivered to my house or sometimes I was asked to collect them from the PTT, but I also been told by other people they had to go to the customs even though the value was small. So really it's anyone's guess. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wlo 0 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Sagol, Abi I hope I'll be lucky this time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rez 0 Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Hey Guys, I am traveling turkey next week and I used my mate's address for online shopping to get my parcel fast. I will stay in Turkey for a week. yesterday my mate called me for this Turkish customs tax which postman asked to deliver the item. ABT 50$ ! I am not going to use this item in Turkey and I will take it back here in Australia. Do you think I can claim it when I am flying out from Turkey. If yes, any advice about the process ?! Cheers. Rez Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Grubb 1,484 Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 If it's customs tax, you've already imported it, so you are going to owe that tax. You can get refunds on value-added tax but I have seen nowhere that this applies to customs tax. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GloriaWilliams 1 Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 I have never used tracking and logistic services before. And now it is seeming like I have to. Do you have experience with https://pkge.net/couriers/amazon-logistics? I was told that it is the best resource here. But I don’t know for sure and so I want to hear your advice. Surely there are people out there who use services like this constantly. And I just want to the grantee that my things will be safe. If you have used that service, please share how it was. Ken Grubb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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