Effective August 1, 2019, the Postal Service™ is revising the International Country Listing for Turkey in Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM®) to reflect changes in the customs duty rate for items mailed to Turkey.
This revision is based on a formal request that Posta ve Telgraf Teçkilati, A.\u015E. made through the Universal Postal Union via International Bureau Circular 108, dated June 24, 2019.
Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, International Mail Manual (IMM)
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Individual Country Listings
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Turkey
Country Conditions for Mailing
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Observations
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[Revise item 5 to read as follows:]
5. The customs duty exemption limit for the value of postal items containing books or other printed publications for personal use is 150 EUR; the general customs duty rate of 20 percent applies to all other goods.
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Although effective on August 1, 2019, the Postal Service will incorporate this revision into the next edition of the online IMM, which is available via Postal Explorer® at pe.usps.com.
— Product Classification, Marketing, 8-1-19
