Importing a car to Turkey
16 June 2011
Do you have any idea of the custom procedures and costs related to the customs for the entry of a car coming from EU to Turkey (Istanbul)?
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The whole process is regulated by the Touring and Automobile Club of Turkey, or TTOK; and is only allowed for those foreigners who will be coming to Turkey on a temporary residence permit (work permit), as a retired person, or as a resident student. If you do not fall into one of these categories you cannot import your car to Turkey.
If you do, then you can import your car, but you will need to get an "Alien Vehicles Temporary Entrance Carnet" - a document obtained from the TTAA. This document is granted only once you have submitted countless other documents - most proving safety of the vehicle, ownership of the vehicle and your write to live and work in Turkey.
It also stipulates that the imported car cannot be sold, lent or rented to anyone else in Turkey, and only officially registered persons are allowed to drive it.
If you're okay with this, then you can anticipate paying the following fees:
Transportation of the vehicle
The Carnet fees to TTOK
Security deposit (returned to you when you go abroad)
Customs fees
Insurance (green card)
Tax fees
Notary fees
All of which come to roughly 6000 Euros. Then still, you'll have to get a special license plate and will only be allowed to have the car in Turkey for six months out of every 12-months.
What other questions do you have? I will try my best to answer them...
While some of these comments are relevant, having just completed the process it is not that complicated if you fall into the correct catagories of entitlement to import a vehicle into Turkey and certainly not as expensive if you are wise in the choice ofthe age and engine size of your vehicle. The process took only hours once all the documents were in order.
I have a peculiar situation here. I have been in Turkey since sept, 2010. I will be going back to my country in july 2012. I want to buy a car in UK and drive it to Turkey for only 3 months. I dont want to pay any money as the car is already UK registered. I will be driving the car back home. Is that possible?
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