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Money & duty free for Turks And Caicos Islands

Currency information: 

US Dollar (USD; symbol US$) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of US$100, 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1. Coins are in denominations of $1 and 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 cents.

Credit cards: 

MasterCard and Visa are widely accepted.

Travellers cheques: 

Accepted by most hotels, shops, restaurants, banks and taxi services.

Banking hours: 

Mon-Fri 0830-1630.

Currency restriction: 

There are no restrictions on the import or export of local or foreign currency.

Turks And Caicos Islands duty free

The following items may be imported into the Turks & Caicos Islands without incurring customs duty:

• 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 125g tobacco.
• 1.136L of spirits or wine.

Restricted items
Spearguns and Hawaiian slings. Firearms require a police permit.

Banned imports: 

Controlled drugs and pornography.

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