22.09.2025 01:40
With the decision published in the Official Gazette, it was announced that an additional tax of 25 to 30 percent will be applied to conventional, electric, and hybrid passenger cars. The regulation will come into effect two months later.
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New regulations regarding automobile imports have been published in the Official Gazette.
According to the decision published in the Official Gazette with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, an additional tax has been imposed on passenger cars, including electric and hybrid vehicles. The decision will come into effect 60 days after September 22.
ADDITIONAL TAX OF UP TO 30%
According to the decision, for conventional and hybrid (excluding plug-in) cars, an additional tax of 25% or a minimum of 6,000 dollars will be applied per unit, for plug-in (externally rechargeable) cars, an additional tax of 30% or a minimum of 7,000 dollars will be applied per unit, and for electric cars, an additional tax of 30% or a minimum of 8,500 dollars will be imposed.
STATEMENT FROM THE MINISTRY
The Ministry of Trade published a written statement regarding the matter following the "Decision on Import Regime and Amendment Decision on Additional Customs Duty Application" published in the Official Gazette.
The statement said, "Our Ministry of Trade is continuously working to defend domestic and national production, which contributes to the economy by producing in our country, against intense import pressure and unfair competition, to reduce the current account deficit, and to protect qualified employment. Our import policies are constantly updated, taking into account domestic and foreign market developments, global trends, and especially the rapidly increasing protectionist tendencies in world trade in recent times."
In this context, the automotive sector has an important and strategic role in our country's economy, as in other industrialized countries, due to the added value it creates with its main and sub-industry production, its place in exports, and the direct and indirect employment it brings," it was stated.
DECISION WILL COME INTO EFFECT TWO MONTHS LATER
The ministry also stated that the decision will come into effect two months later, saying, "A transition period has been provided for ongoing transactions regarding the import of the vehicles subject to the regulation, and the provisions of the Decision will come into effect on the sixtieth day following the publication date. Our Ministry of Trade will continue to produce new policies regarding the automotive sector, which holds a strategic position for developed economies and all industrialized countries, by taking necessary steps to develop domestic production, employment, and exports, in consultation with relevant institutions, considering the benefits to producers and consumers and the global trends in the automotive market," it was stated.
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