New regulation for international e-commerce orders.

The decision to change the decision regarding the implementation of certain articles of the Customs Law numbered 4458, according to the President's decisions, was published in the Official Gazette.

TAX RATES HAVE CHANGED

Accordingly, the fixed tax rates for goods brought from abroad have changed. With the new regulation, the tax rate for cargoes coming from EU countries will be 30%, while for those coming from outside the EU, it will be 60%.

The shopping limit for products coming from abroad by mail or express delivery has been reduced from 150 euros to 30 euros, while the tax on cargoes coming from the European Union (EU) has been increased from 18% to 30%, and from non-EU countries it has been increased from 30% to 60%.

If the goods listed in Annex IV of the Special Consumption Tax Law numbered 4760 are present, an additional fixed tax of 20% will be collected in addition to the above rates. If a person brings these products from abroad themselves, they will not be subject to any tariff.

TEMU UPDATES BASKET LIMITS

The new decision, also known as the Temu Law, will undoubtedly affect e-commerce websites in the electronic environment. Temu, the popular and widely used Chinese e-commerce platform in our country, updated its basket limits after the announcement of the new regulation. The company decided to reduce the minimum order amount from 2000 TL to 670 TL.

Temu, which reaches a considerable user base in many countries with cheap and discounted products, provides a price advantage by sending products directly from the factories or warehouses of Chinese manufacturers to consumers. Colin Huang, the Founder of Temu, is known today as the richest person in China.