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Money & duty free for Guadeloupe

Currency information: 

Since January 2002 the Euro (€) has been the official currency for the French Overseas Departments, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion. Notes are in denominations of €5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500. Coins are in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents, and 1 and 2 euros. For further details, see France section.

US Dollars are accepted but change might be given in Euros.

Credit cards: 

American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa are accepted. ATMs are available in every town.

ATM: 

ATMs are available in every town.

Travellers cheques: 

Accepted in most places. Their use may qualify visitors for discounts on luxury items. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller's cheques in Euros. US and Canadian Dollar cheques are also accepted in some places.

Banking hours: 

Mon-Fri 0800-1200 and 1400-1600, some are open Sat 0800-1300 (closed Wednesday afternoons).

Currency restriction: 

There are no restrictions on the import or export of local or foreign currency. However, amounts exceeding €10,000 or equivalent must be declared if travelling from or to a country outside the European Union.

Currency exchange: 

All banks and most hotels will change traveller's cheques and foreign currency. All the major French banks are represented on the island. There are bureaux de change in all of the main towns.

Guadeloupe duty free

The following items may be imported into Guadeloupe by travellers over the age of 17.

• 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 100 cigarellos or 250g of tobacco.
• 1L of spirits ot 2L of alcoholic beverages up to 22%. 2L of wine.

Banned imports: 

Plants and vegetables of any sort are prohibited, as are animals and food of animal origin from Haiti.

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