Currency Customs Regulations Saint Lucia Departure Tax: Practical Info

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Practical info for Saint Lucia: Currency - taxes - tel

Currency

Saint Lucia uses the Eastern Caribbean Dollar or Caribbean Dollar. It is distinguished from the American currency by the code: « EC$ ». Allow 2.48 EC$ for 1 €. Hotels can also provide this information.

Most restaurants, hotels, boutiques and shopping centres accept the Euro, the US Dollar, the Canadian Dollar, Traveller’s Cheques, and most major credit cards.

Departure Tax

A departure tax that is to be paid at ports and airports applies to all visitors over the age of 12 years that are leaving Saint Lucia.

From the airport: 22 US$ or 54 EC$.

From the port: 12 US$ or 25 EC$.

Service Charges & Government Taxes: Hotel and restaurant bills are assessed an 8% government tax and 10% for service charges. Some establishments include these taxes directly in their billing. You can ask for an itemised bill! In general, the rates that are displayed are the rates you pay.

Customs Regulations

The authorised Duty-Free franchise on Saint Lucia is: 200 cigarettes or 250 grams of tobacco or 50 cigars; 1 litre of spirits or wine.
Duty-Free shopping is available at La Place Carénage in the Port, at Centre JQ’s at Rodney Bay, and in the departure area at Hewanorra Airport in the south. All sorts of items are available: jewelery, liqueurs, works of art and objects made by local artisans, souvenir gift items, etc.

Telephone

From Saint Lucia to France: 011 33 + nine digits
From Saint Lucia to Martinique: 011 596 596+ six digits
From Saint Lucia to Guadeloupe: 011 590 590+ six digits
CABLE & WIRELESS LIMITED Co. Present on the island for all your telecommunications needs. It provides a large range of products and services: calls to foreign destinations, public telephone call boxes, telephone cards, fax, telex, telegrams, computer services, cable television network services. The Major hotels on the island offer some of these communication services via a direct link with Cable & Wireless Co.

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