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Money & duty free for Niger

Currency information: 

CFA (Communauté Financière Africaine) Franc (XOF; symbol CFA) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of CFA10,000, 5,000, 2,500, 2,000 and 1,000. Coins are in denominations of CFA500, 250, 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1. Niger is part of the French Monetary Area.

Only currency issued by the Banque des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (Bank of West African States) is valid; currency issued by the Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (Bank of Central African States) is not. The CFA Franc is tied to the Euro.

Credit cards: 

Niger has a cash-based society with no ATMs. Diners Club and MasterCard are accepted on a very limited basis.

ATM: 

Niger has a cash-based society with no ATMs.

Travellers cheques: 

Accepted by banks, as well as some hotels, restaurants, shops and airline offices. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller's cheques in Euros.

Banking hours: 

Mon-Fri 0730-1100 and 1530-1730.

Currency restriction: 

The import of local and foreign currency is unrestricted. Export of local currency is limited to XOF25,000. The export of foreign currency is unlimited.

Currency exchange: 

Currency can be exchanged at the airport as well as at main banks and hotels.

Niger duty free

The following items may be imported into Niger by passengers of 15 years of age or older without incurring customs duty:

• 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 25 cigars or 250g of tobacco.
• One bottle of spirits and one bottle of wine.
• 500mL of eau de toilette and 250mL of perfume.

Note: A licence is required for sporting guns. Customs must authorise their temporary admission. Apparatus for transmission or reception needs special authorisation (as does photographic equipment, see Photography in the General Information section).

Banned imports: 

Pornography is prohibited.

Banned exports: 

Digging up or attempting to export ancient artefacts is prohibited.

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