Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule · GTİP code · HS 9601.90
9601.90.00.00.00: İşlenmiş fildişi, kemik, bağa, boynuz, çatallı boynuz: diğerleri
✓ 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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- 9601 İşlenmiş fildişi, kemik, bağa, boynuz, çatallı boynuz, mercan, sedef ve yontulmaya elverişli diğer hayvansal maddeler ve bu maddeler- den eşya (kalıplama suretiyle elde edilen eşya dahil):
- 9601.90.00.00.00 Diğerleri
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.
Special consumption tax (ÖTV) in Türkiye
Goods in the lists of the ÖTV Law (No. 4760) pay special consumption tax once, at import or first sale, in addition to customs duty; it is part of the VAT base. The applied rate or amount is the one set by presidential decision; the description of the list row says which goods it covers.
List (IV): other goods · 96.01
Official wording: İşlenmiş fildişi, kemik, bağa, boynuz, çatallı boynuz, mercan, sedef ve yontulmaya elverişli diğer hayvansal maddeler ve bu maddelerden eşya (kalıplama suretiyle elde edilen eşya dahil)
- Rate: 20%
Law No. 4760, consolidated lists (mevzuat.gov.tr) and presidential decisions · 1 October 2026 · latest decision No. 11822 (Official Gazette 1 October 2026)
Preferential rates by country
Same subheading in other tariffs
9601.90 Worked ivory, bone, tortoiseshell, horn, antlers, coral: other
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free – 3.7% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 1.4% 
Canada 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free – 4.1% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2% 
Taiwan 3.3% – 10% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% 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.
- N329646 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of worked shell from China.
- N329204 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of shaped mollusk shells from the Philippines.
- N327545 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of partially worked bones from Vietnam.
- H293170 U.S. CBP
Revocation of NY N285626; Modification of NY N123795 and NY N284708; Classification of Coral Beads for Jewelry and Jewelry with Abalone
- 600009795 HMRC
A Buffalo horn, used as a chewing toy/snack for dogs. Packaged in a plastic bag.
6 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(a) pencils for cosmetic or toilet uses (Chapter 33);
(b) articles of Chapter 66 (for example, parts of umbrellas or walking sticks);
(c) imitation jewellery (heading 7117);
(d) parts of general use, as defined in note 2 to Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39);
(e) cutlery or other articles of Chapter 82 with handles or other parts of carving or moulding materials; heading 9601 or 9602 applies, however, to separately presented handles or other parts of such articles;
(f) articles of Chapter 90 (for example, spectacle frames (heading 9003), mathematical drawing pens (heading 9017), brushes of a kind specialised for use in dentistry or for medical, surgical or veterinary purposes (heading 9018));
(g) articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clock or watch cases);
(h) musical instruments or parts or accessories thereof (Chapter 92);
(ij) articles of Chapter 93 (arms and parts thereof);
(k) articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings);
(l) articles of Chapter 95 (toys, games, sports requisites); or
(m) works of art, collectors' pieces or antiques (Chapter 97).
2. In heading 9602, the expression ‘vegetable or mineral carving material’ means:
(a) hard seeds, pips, hulls and nuts and similar vegetable materials of a kind used for carving (for example, corozo and dom);
(b) amber, meerschaum, agglomerated amber and agglomerated meerschaum, jet and mineral substitutes for jet.
3. In heading 9603, the expression ‘prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making’ applies only to unmounted knots and tufts of animal hair, vegetable fibre or other material, which are ready for incorporation without division in brooms or brushes, or which require only such further minor processes as trimming to shape at the top, to render them ready for such incorporation.
4. Articles of this chapter, other than those of headings 9601 to 9606 or 9615, remain classified in the chapter whether or not composed wholly or partly of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal, of natural or cultured pearls, or precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed). However, headings 9601 to 9606 and 9615 include articles in which natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed), precious metal or metal clad with precious metal constitute only minor constituents.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 9601.90.00.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 9601.90, worked ivory, bone, tortoiseshell, horn, antlers, coral: other.
The statutory rate is free.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the US duty is 0%–3.7%, the Canada duty is 6.5%, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 0%–4.1%, the Taiwan duty is 3.3%–10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 15% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
Türkiye imported goods of subheading 9601.90 worth US$995k in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the Türkiye import duty for GTİP code 9601.90.00.00.00?
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.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.