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Value Added Tax Law

Article 48

Part One: Tax Liability › Chapter Six: Exemptions for Social and Military Purposes and Other Exemptions

In respect of Value Added Taxes not collected at all or collected incompletely on goods brought into the country without payment or with incomplete payment of the tax under this Law, action shall be taken in accordance with the principles of the Customs Law. Added sentence: 16/7/2004, Law No. 5228, Art. 18 However, value added tax paid according to returns submitted to the tax office for the taxation period in which the date on which the goods subject to transactions granting the right of deduction were released for free circulation falls, or for subsequent taxation periods (excluding amounts paid in the capacity of a responsible person), shall be deducted from the value added tax required to be collected due to non-payment or incomplete payment upon importation.

Added paragraph: 3/6/1986, Law No. 3297, Art. 14 In connection with imported goods, value added tax collected by mistake although exempt from value added tax, or found to have been collected in excess, shall be refunded under the Customs Law to taxpayers who do not have the right of deduction.

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Original Turkish text

MADDE 48

Bu Kanuna göre vergisi ödenmeden veya eksik ödenerek yurda sokulan eşyaların hiç alınmamış veya eksik alınmış Katma Değer Vergileri hakkında Gümrük Kanunundaki esaslara göre işlem yapılır.(Ek cümle: 16/7/2004-5228/18 md.) Ancak, indirim hakkı tanınan işlemlere konu eşyanın serbest dolaşıma girdiği tarihin içinde bulunduğu veya sonraki vergilendirme dönemlerine ilişkin olarak vergi dairesine verilen beyannamelere göre ödenen katma değer vergisi (sorumlu sıfatıyla ödenenler hariç), ithalde hiç ödenmemesi veya eksik ödenmesi nedeniyle tahsili gereken katma değer vergisinden düşülür.

(Ek fıkra: 3/6/1986 - 3297/14 md.) İthal edilen eşya ile ilgili olarak; katma değer vergisinden müstesna olduğu halde yanlışlıkla alınan veya fazla alındığı anlaşılan katma değer vergisi, indirim hakkına sahip olmayan mükelleflere, Gümrük Kanununa göre iade olunur.

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Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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