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Money & duty free for Isle Man

Currency information: 

Pound (GBP; symbol £) = 100 pence. Notes are in denominations of £50, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are in denominations of £2 and 1, and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 pence.

Credit cards: 

American Express, MasterCard and Visa are all widely accepted. Cash can be obtained from a multitude of ATMs.

ATM: 

Cash can be obtained from a multitude of ATMs available across the island.

Travellers cheques: 

Widely accepted. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller's cheques in Pounds Sterling.

Banking hours: 

Mon-Fri 0930-1630 (there may be some variations in closing times). Some banks are open Saturday morning; some all day Saturday.

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.

Isle of Man duty free

The Isle of Man Customs & Excise service is a Division of the Isle of Man Government’s Treasury and its officers are first and foremost officers of the Treasury.

The Isle of Man falls within the tax territory of the EU, even though it is not an EU member state, therefore travellers from within the EU cannot make duty free purchases.

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