In Türkiye, the postal administration and certain express cargo operators (air and land carriers that meet specific predefined conditions) are authorized by the Turkish Customs Administration to clear expedited shipments.

Turkish Postal Services (PTT) and authorized express cargo operators may carry out all customs clearance procedures, including the submission of customs declarations, for the following categories of goods:

• Category 1: Diplomatic items imported on behalf of embassies, consulates, or international organizations;
• Category 2: Educational, scientific, and cultural items, as well as scientific instruments and equipment;
• Category 3: Documents;
• Category 4: Samples;
• Category 5: Goods for research, analysis, or testing purposes, and biological materials sent to Türkiye from abroad for medical testing purposes;
• Category 6: Models imported by natural persons with a value not exceeding EUR 30 and a weight not exceeding 30 kg;
• Category 7: Books and printed publications imported by public institutions, libraries, and museums;
• Category 8: Passenger goods (arriving one month before or up to three months after the passenger's arrival);
• Category 9: Books and printed publications imported by natural persons with a value not exceeding EUR 1,500 and a weight not exceeding 30 kg;
• Category 10: Medicines and dietary supplements/sports nutrition products imported by natural persons with a value not exceeding EUR 1,500 and a weight not exceeding 30 kg;
• Category 11: Non-commercial import goods with a value not exceeding EUR 22 and a weight not exceeding 30 kg (where the buyer is a legal entity);
• Category 12: Export goods with a value not exceeding EUR 30,000 and a weight not exceeding 600 kg.

As for taxation, goods falling under Categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are exempt from all customs duties and VAT.

Goods under Categories 10 and 11 are subject to a fixed-rate duty calculated on the customs value: 30% for goods originating from and dispatched from an EU Member State, and 60% for goods originating from and dispatched from all other countries.

In addition to the fixed-rate duty, if the goods are listed in Annex IV of the Special Consumption Tax Law, an additional duty of 20% will be levied. Furthermore, if the goods are subject to a TRT banderol fee, the applicable amount specified in the TRT tariff list will be added to the total tax amount.

On the other hand, the importation of certain goods through mail or expedited shipment services under this authorization is prohibited. These goods include cosmetics, mobile phones, alcohol, tobacco products, animal products, and medicines without a prescription.

All other goods not falling within the categories above and transported by air or land carriers (whether authorized or not) are subject to standard customs procedures for import and export.