With the Presidential Decision (No. 10813) published in the Official Gazette dated 7 January 2026 and numbered 33130, significant amendments were introduced to the Decision on the Implementation of Certain Articles of the Customs Law No. 4458.
Under the new regulation, the single and fixed tax rates applicable to medicinal products and food supplements sent to real persons via postal or express cargo transportation—based on a medical institution report or a physician’s prescription, not of a commercial quantity or nature, and with a value not exceeding EUR 1,500—have been redefined. Accordingly:
- If directly imported from European Union member states: 30%
- If imported from other countries: 60%
- If the goods are listed in Schedule (IV) annexed to the Special Consumption Tax Law: an additional 20% shall be levied on top of the above-mentioned rates
In addition, the phrase “exceeding EUR 30 but” set forth in Article 126 of the aforementioned Decision has been repealed.
The Decision shall enter into force 30 days after its publication.
This amendment means that medicines and food supplements imported for personal use from abroad will be subject to higher customs duties differentiated by country of origin, thereby increasing the import costs of such products.
