Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule · GTİP code · HS 8544.70
8544.70.00.00.00: Optical fibre cables: İzole edilmiş: fiber optik kablolar
Optical fibre cables
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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- 8544 İzole edilmiş (emaye kaplanmış veya anodize edilmiş olanlar dahil) teller, kablolar (koaksiyel kablolar dahil) ve diğer izole edilmiş elektrik iletkenler (bağlantı parçaları ile teçhiz edilmiş olsun olmasın); tek tek kaplanmış liflerden oluşan fiber optik kablolar (bağlantı parçalarıyla veya elektrik iletkenleri ile teçhiz edilmiş olsun olmasın):
- 8544.70.00.00.00 Fiber optik kablolar
What you pay
Importing into Türkiye
Rates for Türkiye are the applied duties of the 2026 Import Regime Decision, as consolidated by the Ministry of Trade (amendments to August 2026). The additional customs duty (İGV) and, for some farm goods, the additional financial liability (EMY) come on top. Footnotes can lower a rate for named countries or periods: see the line page.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
No additional measures recorded for this origin.
Preferential rates by country
Same subheading in other tariffs
8544.70 Insulated: optical fibre cables
UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free – 20% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 15% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 11.8% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N362917 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a pre-install cable set from the Netherlands
- N357655 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, country of origin, and eligibility of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (UKFTA) of fiber optic cables
- N356840 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and eligibility of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (UKFTA) of fiber optic cables
- N344044 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an optical fiber cable from Japan
- 600015156 HMRC
Optical fibre cables used in telecommunications for the transmission of data and signals, intended for standard outdoor installation or installation in ducts. The goods are made of individually sheathed optical fibres, including conventional single-mode optical fibres and hollow-core optical…
- 600015057 HMRC
Optical fibre cables used in telecommunications for the transmission of data and signals, based on the propagation of optical signals within optical fibres rather than the transmission of electrical signals through metallic conductors. The goods are made of individually sheathed optical fibres,…
- 600012861 HMRC
Single Mode fibre optic cables. A Single Mode cable made from Bare Fibres, Aramid Yarn, and DCA pellets. Made by firstly preheating the optical fibres, coating, and colouring to protect the bare fibres and ensure their mechanical and physical properties. Then, a layer of protective material such…
15 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
GTİP code 8544.70.00.00.00 is a line of the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule under HS subheading 8544.70 (insulated: optical fibre cables).
The statutory rate is free.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 35%, the Brazil duty is 0%–20%, the Argentina duty is 0%–12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
Türkiye imported goods of subheading 8544.70 worth US$54m in 2024; the largest supplier was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 5th with US$2m.
Questions and answers
What is the Türkiye import duty for GTİP code 8544.70.00.00.00?
The statutory rate in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does Türkiye import these goods from?
For subheading 8544.70 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$35m), followed by the Czechia.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.