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Duty Free


The following goods may be taken into the Cayman Islands by travellers over the age of 18 without incurring customs duty:
200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 225g of tobacco; 1l of alcoholic beverages (including wines).


Prohibited items
Base or counterfeit coins, instruments and appliances for gambling, narcotics and utensils.

Note
A permit from the commissioner of police/district commissioner is required for the import of firearms, ammunition and explosives (besides gun powder and blasting powder).
Visitors should be aware that products made from farmed green sea turtles available in limited selections at the Cayman Turtle Farm Ltd are offered for local consumption. The importation of genuine sea turtle products is strictly prohibited by any countries that have signed the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (1978), including the USA, Canada and the UK.
The export of lobster, conch or conch meat is prohibited (unless in transit). There are also a number of marine and animal specimens that may not be taken from the Islands; it is best to check prior to travel.



   
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