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Turkey Import Data 2025: Top Partners, Products, HS Codes & Companies
According to Turkey import data on TradeInt, the country’s import landscape is dominated by critical energy and industrial inputs, with mineral fuels and oils being the largest import category, valued at $61.36 billion and accounting for 16.84% of total imports.
- China was the top import partner at $49.54B (13.60%), followed by Russia at $42.37B (11.63%).
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils, and their distillation products were the leading product category at $61.36B (16.84%).
- HS code 7108 (Gold) was the largest single product import at $23.13B (6.35%).
- GRAMALTIN KIYMETLI MADENLER RAFINERI SANAYI VE TICARET A S was the top importing company for the leading HS code, with imports of $227.52M (67.81%).
This article covers Turkey’s top import partners, leading import product categories, key imported products by HS code, and the major companies driving this trade.
Who are Turkey's top import partners in 2025?
According to TradeInt’s global trade data, Turkey’s top import partners in 2025 were China, with $49.54 billion in goods, accounting for 13.60% of total imports. Russia followed closely at $42.37 billion (11.63%), while Germany ranked third with $30.11 billion (8.26%). The United States and Switzerland rounded out the top five, importing $18.11 billion (4.97%) and $15.74 billion (4.32%), respectively, reflecting a diverse supplier base spanning Asia, Europe, and North America.
According to the Turkey import data 2025, 48.78% of Turkey’s import partners were:
- China | $49.54B | 13.60%
- Russia | $42.37B | 11.63%
- Germany | $30.11B | 8.26%
- United States | $18.11B | 4.97%
- Switzerland | $15.74B | 4.32%
- Italy | $15.74B | 4.32%
- France | $12.88B | 3.54%
- South Korea | $10.27B | 2.82%
- Spain | $10.17B | 2.79%
- United Arab Emirates | $9.66B | 2.65%
Top Export Partners Insights 2025
The import structure reveals significant geographic concentration, with China and Russia alone accounting for over a quarter (25.23%) of Turkey’s import bill, underscoring critical dependencies on Asian manufacturing and Eurasian energy. The combined share of the top three European partners—Germany, Italy, and France—reaches 16.12%, highlighting deep regional integration. This reliance on external inputs is a key factor in Turkey’s trade balance, with a widening trade deficit reaching $92 billion in 2025 as imports grew 6.2%.
What are the top 10 Turkey import product categories in 2025?
According to TradeInt’s global trade data, mineral fuels and oils were Turkey’s most valuable import category in 2025 at $61.36 billion, representing 16.84% of all imports. Machinery and mechanical appliances ranked second at $41.64 billion (11.43%), while vehicles and parts ranked third at $36.87 billion (10.12%). The top three categories alone accounted for 38.39% of the total import value, emphasizing Turkey’s heavy reliance on imported energy, capital goods, and automotive components for its industrial base.
According to the Turkey import data 2025, 64.14% of Turkey’s top imports by product category were:
- Mineral fuels, mineral oils and their distillation products; bituminous substances; mineral waxes | $61.36B | 16.84%
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, mechanical appliances, and their parts | $41.64B | 11.43%
- Vehicles and their parts and accessories, except for railway and tramway vehicles | $36.87B | 10.12%
- Motors, electrical equipment and their parts; recorders and players, television image and sound recording and playback equipment and their parts and accessories | $29.97B | 8.23%
- Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, precious metals and their products; imitation jewelry; coins | $28.11B | 7.72%
- Steel | $22.22B | 6.10%
- Plastic and its products | $15.63B | 4.29%
- Organic compounds | $8.93B | 2.45%
- Optical, photographic, film, measurement, inspection, medical or surgical instruments and equipment, precision instruments and equipment; parts and accessories of the above items | $7.73B | 2.12%
- Copper and its products | $7.50B | 2.06%
Top Import Product Categories Insights 2025
The dominance of energy and industrial inputs suggests a manufacturing economy heavily dependent on imported raw materials and intermediate goods. The combined value of mineral fuels, metals (steel and copper), and plastics—key inputs for construction and manufacturing—exceeds $106 billion, or 29.29% of total imports. This structural reliance contributes to import pressures, a trend noted in economic analyses where import growth outpaced exports, widening the current account deficit.
What are Turkey Top Import Products by HS code in 2025? (HS 4-Digit HTS Level)
According to TradeInt’s global trade data, gold (HS 7108) was Turkey’s single largest import product by 4-digit HS code in 2025, valued at $23.13 billion and capturing a 6.35% share. Passenger vehicles (HS 8703) followed at $22.33 billion (6.13%), while petroleum oils (HS 2710) imported for energy needs totaled $17.58 billion (4.83%). The top ten HS codes, which also include vehicle parts (HS 8708) and iron/steel scrap (HS 7204), had a combined import value of $104.61 billion, accounting for 28.73% of Turkey’s total import bill.
According to the Turkey import data 2025, 28.73% of Turkey’s top imports by HS code were:
- 7108 | $23.13B | 6.35%
- 8703 | $22.33B | 6.13%
- 2710 | $17.58B | 4.83%
- 8708 | $8.09B | 2.22%
- 7204 | $6.94B | 1.91%
- 8517 | $5.19B | 1.42%
- 7601 | $4.72B | 1.30%
- 7403 | $4.63B | 1.27%
- 2701 | $4.61B | 1.27%
- 8802 | $4.49B | 1.23%
Top Import Products by HS Code Insights 2025
The prominence of high-value gold imports, which is 1.04x the value of passenger car imports, points to significant financial and jewelry sector activity. The automotive cluster—encompassing vehicles (8703), parts (8708), and related machinery—represents a substantial $30.42 billion (8.35%) import segment, underlining the sector’s scale and import dependency. This aligns with broader industrial goals, as Turkey aims to enhance its global export share to 1.12% through a focus on higher value-added manufacturing, which may eventually alter this import composition.
Who are the top 10 imported HS codes' top Turkey importing companies in 2025?
According to TradeInt’s global trade data, the top importing companies in Turkey for key HS codes in 2025 were highly specialized, often dominating their specific product segments. For gold (HS 7108), GRAMALTIN KIYMETLI MADENLER RAFINERI SANAYI VE TICARET A S was the leading firm, responsible for $227.52 million in imports, a commanding 67.81% share of the tracked company activity for that code. In the automotive sector, BORUSAN OTOMOTIV led passenger vehicle (HS 8703) imports with $1.16 billion (17.08% share).
According to the Turkey import data 2025, the top importing companies for key HS codes were:
- GRAMALTIN KIYMETLI MADENLER RAFINERI SANAYI VE TICARET A S (HS 7108) | $227.52M | 67.81%
- BORUSAN OTOMOTIV ITHALAT VE DAGITIM ANONIM SIRKETI (HS 8703) | $1.16B | 17.08%
- SHELL TURCAS PETROL ANONIM SIRKETI (HS 2710) | $45.47M | 11.96%
- OYAK RENAULT OTOMOBIL FABRIKALARI ANONIM SIRKETI (HS 8708) | $205.69M | 19.17%
- SOLID DIS TICARET ITHALAT VI IHRACAT ANONIM SIRKETI (HS 7204) | $43.54M | 43.43%
- APPLE TEKNOLOJI VE SATIS LIMITED SIRKETI (HS 8517) | $2.43B | 55.95%
- CMS JANT VE MAKINA SANAYII ANONIM SIRKETI (HS 7601) | $61.78M | 15.39%
- ER BAKIR ELEKTROLITIK BAKIR MAMULLERI ANONIM SIRKETI (HS 7403) | $483.59M | 25.77%
- KOHTPATEHT TELF AG (HS 2701) | $809.82M | 31.51%
- TURKISH TECHNIC INC TURK HAVA YOLLARI TEKNIK A S (HS 8802) | $78.16M | 44.89%
Top Importing Companies Insights 2025
The data reveals a pattern of concentrated market leadership, where a single firm often handles a large portion of a specific product’s imports, such as SOLID DIS TICARET, controlling 43.43% of iron/steel scrap imports. This suggests streamlined supply chains but also potential vulnerabilities. The significant role of multinational affiliates and joint ventures, like SHELL TURCAS and OYAK RENAULT, highlights the depth of foreign investment and partnership in Turkey’s key energy and automotive sectors, which are central to the ongoing economic transformation targeting $500 billion in combined goods and services exports by 2028.
Conclusion
In summary, Turkey’s import data for 2025 paints a picture of an economy strategically connected to global supply chains but facing a substantial import bill. Critical dependencies are evident, with the top three partners supplying 33.49% of imports and the top three product categories—energy, machinery, and vehicles—making up 38.39%. While leading companies demonstrate deep specialization, the overall import growth of 6.2% in 2025 contributed to a record trade deficit. The forward-looking strategy to counter this involves boosting high-value exports, with targets set for combined goods and services exports to reach $390-500 billion, aiming to rebalance the trade equation while navigating a complex global import landscape.
