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Money & duty free for Tahiti And Her Islands

Currency information: 

French Pacific Franc (XPF) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of XPF10,000, 5,000, 1,000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of XPF100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1. The French Pacific Franc is tied to the Euro.

Credit cards: 

American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa are all accepted. ATMs are common on Tahiti, with a few on the smaller islands.

ATM: 

ATMs are common on Tahiti, with a few on the smaller islands.

Travellers cheques: 

The recommended means of importing foreign currency. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller's cheques in US Dollars or Euros.

Banking hours: 

Mon-Fri 0745-1530. Some are open Saturday 0745-1130.

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: 

Exchange facilities are available at the airport, major banks and at authorised hotels and shops in Papeete.

Tahiti And Her Islands duty free

The following items may be imported into Tahiti by passengers 17 years and over without incurring customs duty:

• 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars or 200g of tobacco.
• 2L of still wine and 1L of spirits over 22% or 2L of spirits up to 22%.
• 50g of perfume and 250mL of eau de toilette.
• Goods up to a value of XPF5000 (XPF2500 for passengers up to 15 years of age).

Note: All baggage coming from Fiji and Samoa is collected for compulsory fumigation on arrival in Papeete; allow two hours.

Banned imports: 

All food products of animal origin. Plants, fruit, weapons, ammunition and drugs may not be imported.

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