Northern Cyprus Customs Regulations

1. Customs regulations while entering and leaving TRNC Customs regulations shows similarity with the developed European countries customs regulations in methodic and basic. Any person who comes to TRNC in a certain place, time, and way, anything that he or she carries on himself or herself in anything that he or she carries in the luggage;
   • Anything that was bought outside of TRNC or
   • Any good that has commercial value tax unpaid or tax refunded and
   • Anything or good that could not be carried before its tax paid; has to be declared due the custom regulations. Any person who enters or leaves TRNC has to answer any question of the official clerk about his or her luggage or anything that is carried on her or himself. At the same time the passengers has to show any good in his or her luggage or anything that he or she carries on himself or herself to the official clerk in a certain place, time that the official clerk shows. But if the passenger asks that he or she wants to be examined in a special place examination can be carried out in a special place. According to customs regulations if any person who refuses to give information and refuses to show and declare the goods that he or she carries or keeps them in his or her luggage commits law. Any good that depends on customs tax or any other tax if not declared of hidden and found by the officials during the examination time or goods that are prohibited or restricted to import and export could be kept by customs as a punishment
2. While entering or leaving TRNC the amount of money that a passenger can carry freely: Passengers while entering or living TRNC may carry maximum 10,000 USD or equivalent in other currency.
3. While entering country, duty free rights of the passengers are as follows:

Tobacco

• 400 cigarettes or 500 gr tobacco
• Alcoholic drinks 150 cc
• Wine 150cc
• Perfume and lotions 100 cl
• Non commercial goods 75 $ worth free Over 75 $ taxable
• Personal Belonging Depends on passenger's social condition. 4-Regulations for entering TRNC by a motor vehicle While entering TRNC in last 2 years the person who stayed and lived abroad more than 365 days and comes to TRNC temporarily and is over 18 years old age (staying in TRNC should not be more than 12 months) is considers as visitors. Persons that did not stay abroad this much could be consider as visitors if they declare and show all the documents proving that they live outside of the country. While entering these people has to declare the cars documents and has to make 3 months valid car insurance. 5-Other important points Customs offices make examination while entering or leaving TRNC plus they carry out other regulations of all different ministries during their examinations. Restricted or prohibited goods

Controlled during import

• Controlled drugs ( Opium, heroine, morphine, cocaine, cannabis etc.)
• Fire arms (guns)
• Munitions, explosives
• claps knifes
• counterfeit money
• Obscene tools and publication.
• Sapling, lump, and seeds
• Animals and birds (needs veterinary quarantine)

Controlled during export

• Controlled drugs
• Fire arms munitions and explosives
• Antiques
• Antics (plus statues)
• Various archeological goods.
• Living wild animals in TRNC
• Before export controls permissions is needed from various offices so before coming to export ports all formalities has to be completed.

Health Regulations for Animals

1. Any kind of animal admission to the country needs preliminary permission.
2. The veterinary office of the ministry of agriculture and forests gives preliminary permission.
3. The conditions of preliminary permission depend on the species of the animal. These conditions are told to animal owners by the veterinary office.
4. According the law that is in force now the quarantine period depends on the species and the origin country of the animal.
5. Carrying animals to the guarantee place and keeping them there is paid by the animal owner.
6. Any kind of food that contains animal and biological products needs preliminary permission to be imported if they are brought by the passenger on himself.

Formalities for Private Yacht Owners

You can enter TRNC Yacht port if you get preliminary permission or when you enter Kyrenia water. You can get alimation through VCH16 radio channel.

Kyrenia marina address: Kordon Boyu Cad. Vakiflar Ishani Kyrenia Marina
Tel: 90392 8153587
Fax: 00903928152316
Radio VCH16
Horbour Master: Numan Ormanci - Gokhan Guler
Key Master : Hamit Topal

Formalities for Private Plane Owners

ICAO (International Aviation) rules valid. Arrival to TRNC international route is followed. Preliminary flight and landing permission should be gotten from the officials.
Technical information for the plane, number of passengers has to be declared during the time of permission application. There is no validity of staying. On the information about civilian aviation and ERCAN Government Airport can be obtained from civilian aviation directorship.
Tel: 0090 392 2273739
Fax: 0090 392 2286566
Air Traffic Control Tel: 0090 392 2314771

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