Trendyol order to France: will customs charge me?
French shoppers discovered Trendyol for affordable Turkish fashion, and the geography matters: Türkiye is in a customs union with the EU, which is a different starting point from parcels out of China. With an A.TR movement certificate, goods in free circulation in Türkiye may cross into the EU free of conventional duty — though how that interacts with the flat low-value duty introduced on 1 July 2026 is an edge case French customs resolves case by case. Hedge your expectations and check what La Poste actually lists on the payment notice.
The certainty in every scenario is VAT: France collects 20% on these orders regardless of any customs preference. Up to €150, that VAT lands in the Trendyol checkout via IOSS and the transitional duty of €3 per distinct HS6 tariff line applies; La Poste habitually secures any remaining amounts before Colissimo hands the parcel over.
The worked example below follows the standard low-value path — the conservative assumption for planning your order.
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Worked example
Take a three-piece order: two knitted tops at €11.25 each plus €27.90 trainers, €5.90 shipping, €50.40 of goods. The two tops share one HS6 heading and the shoes take another, so three items produce only 2 tariff lines: duty 2 × €3 = €6. Checkout VAT came to €11.26; typical La Poste handling adds €0–€8. Plan around €73.56–€81.56 at the door, of which €6–€14 is the post-checkout portion. Should the parcel travel under A.TR, the duty line may be assessed more favourably — the carrier notice is authoritative.
Numbers for your own order? Use the calculator above — it applies the same rules to your prices.
Example declaration
- Knitted clothing ×2€22.50
- Shoes €27.90
- Itemspaid at checkout€50.40
- Shippingpaid at checkout€5.90
- Customs duty€6.00
€3.00 × 2 tariff lines = €6.00
- VAT (20%)paid at checkout€11.26
20% × €56.30 (goods + shipping) = €11.26
- Carrier fee€0.00 – €8.00
Due at delivery: €6.00 – €14.00
Frequently asked questions
- Are Trendyol packages from Turkiye exempt from French customs duty?
- Possibly, not certainly. Under the EU-Türkiye customs union, goods in free circulation with an A.TR certificate can enter without conventional duty, but the treatment of the flat €3 per-line duty on low-value parcels is an edge case customs authorities decide in practice. French VAT at 20% applies either way. Check the charges itemised on your La Poste or Chronopost notice.
- Why was I charged on delivery for a Trendyol order I already paid VAT on?
- Checkout VAT under IOSS covers the tax on goods and shipping, but two other amounts can follow the parcel: the transitional duty of €3 per distinct HS6 tariff line, and the carrier's handling fee, typically €0–€8 for postal delivery in France. Both are collected around delivery rather than at checkout, which is why the doorstep bill is not zero.
- Does each clothing item in a Trendyol parcel pay its own duty in France?
- No — items of the same product type share a tariff line, and duty is €3 per distinct HS6 line. Two identical knitted tops pay one €3 between them; adding shoes introduces a second heading and a second €3. The count of lines, not of garments, drives the duty on IOSS-registered orders up to €150.
- What does a non-IOSS Trendyol shipment cost in France?
- Without IOSS, the parcel is assessed on the standard route: the applicable tariff for each HS code — potentially reduced if valid A.TR paperwork accompanies the goods — plus import VAT at 20% on goods, shipping and duty combined, plus La Poste's advancement fee, typically €0–€8. For clothing without preference, that combination frequently exceeds the IOSS-path cost.
- Will Trendyol orders to France get cheaper when the flat duty ends?
- Unlikely for most baskets. The €3 per-line duty runs until July 1, 2028, after which low-value parcels move to normal per-product tariffs via the EU Customs Data Hub. Textile tariffs are among the higher consumer-goods rates unless customs-union preference applies, and VAT at 20% plus carrier fees continue in any case — so costs are more likely to rise.