Certain items, such as alcoholic beverages, tobacco, medications, firearms, food products, perfumes, and any form of narcotics, are prohibited from being imported into Turkey.
Freight to Türkiye; from door to door to destination in Türkiye
In recent years, Turkey has been a popular travel and immigration destination for Iranians. The tourism industry in Turkey is booming and contributes to the country's economy. Beautiful beaches, resorts, and numerous historical monuments are among Turkey's tourist attractions. Every year, a large number of Iranians choose to live and travel to Turkey for various reasons, including its proximity to Iran, relatively easy conditions for obtaining temporary or permanent residency, amenities, and suitable job opportunities. However, people who intend to immigrate to this country for a long time can significantly reduce the costs of sending cargo to Turkey by using freight, because passenger overloading on flights is often not cost-effective. To send cargo to Turkey, you should seek help from reputable companies with air cargo transportation licenses so that the cargo shipping process is carried out completely legally and reaches the destination according to the announced schedule. SEPEX, as an international transportation company with the necessary licenses, experts, and specialists with a history in the field of transporting all kinds of cargo abroad, can be a good option for receiving these services.
Why Freight to Turkey?
Given the airline restrictions on the amount of luggage that passengers can carry on a flight to Turkey, choosing freight services for passengers to Turkey can be a good option for sending excess baggage, household furniture, and personal belongings. Benefits of freighting cargo to Turkey:
Cost reduction: Using freight services, the costs of sending cargo to Turkish cities are reduced by one third. This is much more economical compared to paying heavy excess baggage fees at the airline counter.
Cargo security and responsiveness: Reputable international transportation companies take responsibility for transporting cargo from start to finish and respond quickly if any problems arise.
Faster: If you need to send cargo quickly to Turkey, you can use air cargo and freight services to different cities in Turkey.
Cargo tracking: The transportation company will report the status of the cargo to you at all stages of sending cargo to Turkey, and if any problems arise, it will track and resolve them.
Freight Shipping Steps to Turkey
If you use the freight shipping services of Sepex Company, you can entrust all the shipping steps to its experts and be sure that your desired cargo will arrive at your destination in Turkey with the necessary standards and safely. After you contact Sepex experts and register a request for freight shipping services, what will happen in this process:
- Specialized cargo packaging
- Cargo transportation from home or company to Imam Khomeini Airport
- Preparing and completing freight documents
- Obtaining necessary permits if needed
- Carrying out customs formalities by Sepex experts
- Issuance of bill of lading and cargo insurance
- Attaching tags and labels, scanning
- Cargo delivery to the airline
- Delivery of bills of lading and documents to the customer
- Tracking the final delivery of the cargo to the customer in the destination city
Required documents for freight to Türkiye
Providing the required documents and information listed below allows the transportation company to complete the shipping and delivery process easily and in a short time. In addition, by providing this information and information, the recipient can receive the cargo without any problems.
Documents required to send cargo from Iran to Türkiye:
- Image on the back and front of the sender’s national ID card
- Copy of the first page of the sender’s passport
- Sender’s address and contact phone number in Iran
- Packing List – Essential for all loads.
- Invoice – Required for commercial loads.
- Flight ticket image
Documents required to receive cargo in Türkiye:
- Image of the first page of the recipient’s passport
- Address and contact information of the caller in the desired city in Türkiye
These documents not only ensure the proper shipping and delivery process, but they are also used as legal and customs documentation.
Air Freight to Istanbul
Istanbul, a modern metropolis, is the largest city in Europe and the second largest metropolis in the Middle East after Cairo. The city hosts millions of tourists every year and is known as the economic and commercial hub of Turkey. Given Istanbul’s location, it has also become one of the most popular travel and immigration destinations for Iranians.
For those who plan to travel, immigrate or work in Istanbul, the issue of overloading or transporting household goods and personal belongings to this city will probably arise. With the restrictions on carrying luggage by passengers on flights, using freight services to Istanbul is the best, safest and most affordable way to transport goods and furniture to this city. Usually, Iranian immigrants to Istanbul, whether they are permanent residents or students, use this method to transport their luggage.
Istanbul Airport –IST
It is the main international airport of Istanbul, Turkey. It opened in 2018, replacing the former Ataturk Airport. The airport has a dedicated cargo terminal with a total area of 1.4 million square meters, making it one of the largest air cargo facilities in the world. The cargo terminal has a capacity to handle 6 million tons of cargo per year. The terminal is equipped with advanced technology and infrastructure to process and handle cargo.
Istanbul Airport has several cargo lanes, flight decks, warehouses and cold storage facilities to meet the diverse cargo needs of airlines and cargo companies.
Major cargo airlines operating at IST are Turkish Cargo, DHL, UPS, FedEx, Emirates and Qatar Cargo, while Iranian airlines Mahan and Iranair also operate air cargo from Iran to Turkey.
As a reputable international transportation company in the field of sending air cargo abroad, SEPEX will carry out all stages of freight to Istanbul, from specialized packaging of the cargo to sending it to the airline and delivery in this Turkish city.
Shipping to Turkish Cities
If your destination is a city other than Istanbul, freight shipping is still possible. Cities such as Izmir, Adana, Ankara, and Antalya, which are the largest commercial and industrial destinations in Turkey, are always popular destinations for Iranians traveling to Turkey, and their travelers usually use freight shipping services to reduce their freight costs.
Freight to Adana
Adana is located in southern Turkey and is one of the important industrial and agricultural hubs of the country. Textile, petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries are among the important economic activities of this city. For these reasons, there are job opportunities and suitable living facilities for immigrants. If you plan to travel, do business, continue your studies or immigrate to Adana, Turkey and are concerned about overloading and sending your belongings, you can send your cargo from Iran by air and receive it at Şekerpaşa Airport.
Şekerpaşa Airport or Adana Airport –ADA
Adana Airport is located 10 kilometers northeast of the city center of Adana. This airport has a main runway of 3,600 meters long that can accommodate all types of passenger and cargo aircraft. Adana Airport plays a very important role in connecting the city of Adana and the southern region of Turkey to the domestic and international air transportation network. This airport is also considered one of the important centers for cargo transportation.
Air Freight to Antalya
Antalya, the fifth most populous city in Turkey, is located in the southern part of the country. Positioned on the southwestern coast of Anatolia, near the Taurus Mountains, Antalya has become one of Turkey’s primary tourist destinations. Its stunning coastal location is a significant advantage for the city. Beyond tourism, Antalya holds considerable importance in trade and industry, making it one of the most frequented cities in Turkey for Iranian travelers or migrants. If you need to ship excess luggage, household items, or personal belongings, Antalya International Airport is equipped to handle your cargo.
Antalya International Airport – AYT
Located approximately 13 kilometers east of Antalya’s city center along the Mediterranean coast, Antalya International Airport offers direct connections to over 200 destinations worldwide, including major cities in Europe, the Middle East, and Russia. This airport serves as a critical gateway for tourists visiting Turkey’s coastal regions.
Freight to Ankara
Ankara is located in the center of Anatolia, in the central part of Turkey. This city is of great importance in terms of its strategic location in the country. The capital of Turkey, Ankara, is a large administrative, political and cultural city. It is also one of the important industrial and commercial centers of the country. A large part of the population of this city is made up of government employees and foreign diplomats.
Ankara is also a large university city and many students study at prestigious universities in this city.
Ankara Esenboga International Airport –ESB
This airport is located 28 km north of the city center of Ankara, the capital of Turkey, and has two runways, 3,000 and 3,122 meters long. Ankara Esenboga Airport is equipped with a modern passenger terminal with a capacity to accommodate 25 million passengers per year. The advanced transportation infrastructure and specialized freight facilities at this airport have made a significant part of the cargo movement from Iran to Turkey through this route.
Freight to Izmir
Izmir is a port on the west coast of Turkey and the third largest city in Turkey with a population of nearly 4 million. Izmir’s geographical location on the central Aegean coast and its proximity to Greece has made it one of the most important ports in Turkey. Izmir is the second largest port in Turkey after Istanbul and is an important transportation hub in the country.
The presence of tens of thousands of students in Izmir’s universities and hosting scientists, artists, business and academic leaders have made this city a scientific and cultural hub in Turkey and welcomes many travelers and students from all over the world, including Iran.
Adnan Menderes International Airport Izmir Airport –ADB
It is located 18 km from the city center of Izmir. The airport opened in 1987 and has been expanded and improved several times over the years to accommodate the increasing volume of air traffic. Adnan Menderes Airport currently has two runways, each 3.5 km long, which can accommodate a variety of passenger and cargo aircraft. It is the second busiest airport in Turkey after Istanbul, hosting more than 10 million passengers and their cargo annually.
Cost of Shipping Cargo to Turkey
Shipping cargo to Turkey is one of the most important needs of companies and individuals traveling to this country. Whether for business, personal or even tourist purposes, requests for shipping cargo to Turkey are relatively high. But for many, the main question is about the costs of these services. The price of shipping cargo to Turkey by air depends on several factors, some of the most important of which are:
- Weight and volume of cargo
- Packaging costs, transportation to the airport, and customs formalities costs
- Cargo insurance
- Warehousing costs if needed
- Shipping route: The cost of shipping from Iran to different cities in Türkiye such as Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, etc. varies.
- Airline Tariffs: Waybill issuance rates vary depending on the airline and affect the total cost.
Zero to One Hundred Shipping to Turkey with SEPEX
If you are planning to immigrate to Turkey or for any reason need to transport your furniture and personal belongings to this country, freight to Turkey by SEPEX is one of the suitable and reliable options for you.
By calling and receiving advice from SEPEX experts, identify your needs and choose the best method of shipping cargo to Turkey. After preparing and transporting the cargo, SEPEX experts will carry out the customs procedures for you so that your cargo can be sent to your destination in Turkey easily and without problems.
Benefits of freight to Turkey with Sepex:
High speed and security in cargo transportation
- Compliance with packaging standards to prevent damage to the cargo
- Complete customs procedures by specialized experts
- Ongoing support and guidance throughout the submission process
For additional information and to receive a list of tariffs, you can contact Sepex contact numbers.
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Frequently asked questions
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Yes, cargo insurance can be arranged in various forms depending on the value of the shipment.
The best method for shipping goods to Turkey quickly and reliably is through air freight, also known as cargo freight to Turkey.
Yes, household items can be shipped to Turkey via two methods: ground shipping or air freight. However, for faster delivery, air freight is the best option for sending your belongings.
Air freight, the fastest shipping method, typically takes 1 to 3 days. Additionally, flights to Istanbul operate every day of the week, making it possible to send goods promptly from Tehran to Istanbul.