Can you bring tea, coffee and chocolate into Turkey?
Turkey's customs rules for tea, coffee, instant coffee, chocolate, Turkish delight and sweets. Passengers may bring 1 kg of each duty-free; by post or courier they can arrive in personal-use quantities after duties are paid.
Bringing it with you
Tea, instant (soluble) coffee, coffee, chocolate and sugar-based foods are duty-free up to 1 kg of each.
Good to know
- A passenger may use the whole 1 kg chocolate + 1 kg confectionery allowance on a single product.
Legal basis: Decision 2009/15481, Annex 9 A/ç
Sending it by post or courier
They can be sent by post or courier in quantities suitable for personal use; there is no exemption and import duties are payable.
Documents
- Invoice
Good to know
- Tea and coffee are plant products and are subject to plant quarantine checks.
- Ready-made foods containing milk (milk biscuits, milk puddings, ice cream) fall under the ban on meat and dairy products. Chocolate is not covered by this ban.
- A 2018 page of the Ministry of Trade's guide says these products cannot be sent by courier; Circular 2022/9 (item 9), which is in force, allows them in personal-use quantities.
- Above 30 kg gross the courier cannot file the declaration; you must file it yourself.
Legal basis: Circular 2022/9, items 8–9 · Communiqué 2012/11 · Decision 2009/15481, Art. 126 · Presidential Decision 10813
Frequently asked questions
Can I bring tea, coffee and chocolate into Turkey as a passenger?
Yes. Tea, instant (soluble) coffee, coffee, chocolate and sugar-based foods are duty-free up to 1 kg of each.
Can tea, coffee and chocolate be sent to Turkey by post or courier?
Yes, with conditions. They can be sent by post or courier in quantities suitable for personal use; there is no exemption and import duties are payable.
What is the Turkey customs allowance for tea, coffee and chocolate?
Allowance: 1 kg of each item · the chocolate and confectionery allowances can be combined as 2 kg of a single product.
Do I pay customs duty on tea, coffee and chocolate?
As a passenger, no customs duty is due within the Annex 9 allowance. Allowance: 1 kg of each item · the chocolate and confectionery allowances can be combined as 2 kg of a single product. By post or courier there has been no value exemption since 6 February 2026; customs duty and VAT (and special consumption tax where applicable) are calculated according to the item's tariff code.
What documents do I need for tea, coffee and chocolate?
By post or courier: Invoice.
Related topics
Rules as of · for information only, not a substitute for the legislation · official information: Turkish Ministry of Trade, call 175 · Türkçe sürüm