Customs Notice Dalaman

[swc24]

Hi All

new customs notice for Dalaman as follows


[b]It is strictly forbidden to purchase and/or carry any counterfeit goods, especially alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, tobacco, cosmetics, historical monuments etc. in accordance with custom rights and there are heavy penalties in Turkey for those who are caught with these goods.

With the increasing number of tourists arriving and departing, security precautions have been increased at the airport, especially for smuggling of cigarettes and tobacco.

Your luggage will be scanned for illegally sold products, will be opened and if necessary, seized by the security force.

Watch your allowances while shopping inflight. Upon entrance to Turkey, the allowances are restricted to 3 cartons of cigarettes and 4x75 cl. or 2x1 lt. of spirits. Purchases exceeding the limit will lead to seizure and penalty at the customs control.[/b


Steve

[mazz]

I've never seen any customs people at Dalaman in all the years I've been passing through... anyone know where they hang out?

I knew there were restrictions but didn't realise you're only allowed to take 2 litres of spirtis in

Wonder if the "counterfeit goods" policy relates to taking fakes in or out of Turkey...

Mazz

[DIANE C]

Is that 600cigs per adult then??

[jonjon]

I assume the restrictions are per person

[mazz]

Yes, definitely 600 cigs per person, that's been the case for a while... I guess the other limits are per person too

[DIANE C]

We got stopped going in a couple of years ago Thought the guy was going to search all our cases (6). He asked about the cigs that were in a duty free bag but was fine with the explanation Then a guy who did look really dodgy got stopped behind us and we were waved on our way

Diane C

[Erik The Viking]

All cigarettes should be banned entry to the uk....(runs and hides)

[Fanny]

aw Erik you little renegade
am resisting the urge to react to your little red rag

seriously though, I've often wondered what the limits were on taking stuff into Turkey, so thanks for the heads up Steve

[xslkx]

hoollddd on im confused, so if 4 of us r flying on monday we can only take 8 littres of duty free spirits into turkey???

[medbug]

im a smoker and so is the wife, so is it better to get duty free at airport or on plane, because other places ive been to its cheaper at the resort,we will take spirits,its the hassle hand lug cases then bags with the duty free.

[jneen]

I am well confused, when you shop in the duty free you are advised that you can take 5 litres of spirits per person in. They even swap the bottles if you have`nt picked up the right size ! . As for the cigarrettes i buy mine on arrival, and yes it is 3 cartons into resort .

[DIANE C]

I always get my cigs at the airport Medbug as there are usually good offers on. Also a lot of the cigs in resort are "fake".

Diane C

[medbug]

im sure i read on the forum about fake cigs that the Turkish smoke so not all must be fake, prob how to spot fake and where to buy real in resort, 600 will not last me 2 weeks, is there any tobacconist in resort.

[swc24]

Hi xslkx

the allowance is per person so yes you will only be allowed 8lt for 4 people any more than that and you could have it seized


Steve

[bill atkinson]

hi can the ICR office ,sort this out once & for all ? i am sure they can . so we all are clear and correct,what we can or cannot ,bring into the country or take out of the country,as over the years it seems to differ.please you guys,we need your help !! i am sure you will settle this for us and post it on the forum. thank you bill atkinson

[swc24]

Hi Bill

the notice comes stright from the duty free website at Dalaman I have just copied and pasted it from there so it should be right




Steve

[shaz]

Hi Guys for information purposes, You are entitled to bring 200 cigarettes into turkey if purchased in England , and you can purchase 400 cigarettes here at the duty free. The allowance for 600 cigarettes is only if bought on arrival in Turkey.

Alcohol you can purchase 2 litres in Turkey on arrival,but your allowance in the Uk is only meant to be 1 litre per person that can be brought in from an outside country

On returning to the Uk you are officially only allowed to take 200 cigarettes into the Uk and 1 litres of spirits.

Official list of allowance back to UK

200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 250g tobacco
2 litres of still table wine
1 litre of spirits or strong liqueurs over 22% volume or 2 litres of fortified wine, sparkling wine or other liqueurs
60cc/ml of perfume
250cc/ml of Eau de toilette/ cologne
£145 worth of all other goods including gifts and souvenirs

[KarenH]

once landed, can we still get alcohol from turkish duty free, or is that too restricted....?

[swc24]

Hi Karen

there is a duty free shop in arrivals that you can buy from but you will have to watch your allowance if you have already bought in the uk or on the plane


Steve

[Brownie1]

Thanks for that info Shaz. But I'm confused about the amount of spirits you can bring INTO Turkey. At Manchester, the allowance is 5 litres of spirits per person. Although you have a valid receipt, does this mean that these goods will be seized on arrival???

Confused!!