Import Duty? Old Goods

johnerebus · Post by **johnerebus** » Mon 01 Feb 2016 8:00 am

I intend to bring with me from the UK a valuable rug that's 10 years old. Do you know if I'll have to pay import duty at Ercan please?

ToastLady · Post by **ToastLady** » Mon 01 Feb 2016 10:21 am

You should be fine with the used rug. I think that they are far more interested in large electrical items such as a television. A few years back, I brought back a very large canvas print and was stopped. Customs waved me through when they found out it wasn't a tv.

Lovelife · Post by **Lovelife** » Mon 01 Feb 2016 10:32 am

When we shipped our goods in 2013, the only item we paid tax on was a stereo system and If memory serves me right it was not expensive at all.
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johnerebus · Post by **johnerebus** » Mon 01 Feb 2016 10:43 am

Thanks for your replies. Very helpful.

Hammerhead · Post by **Hammerhead** » Mon 01 Feb 2016 4:02 pm

its a bit hit and miss I reckon we had the tv which was 2 years old and it cost us 90tl,but we also had 2 brand new ceiling fans and they never done us for them,plain weird!!!!!!!

erol · Post by **erol** » Mon 01 Feb 2016 5:16 pm

My understanding is that imported TV's have a charge regardless of if they are new or not, which is actually the equivalent of a sales tax on TV's here in the North and that allegedly goes to fund the state TV service (BRT) - kind of like a TV licence fee but only payable when you buy a new TV (or bring one in from another country). Other personal affects that you bring with you if you move out to be resident here are not liable for tax if they are used items and are if they are new items, but how they decide and how efficiently they check such things is not obvious.