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• The US Virgin Islands (USVI) is a US territory, but it is outside the customs territory of the United States and has its own customs laws. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) runs customs in the USVI.
• Travel from the US mainland or Puerto Rico to the USVI is domestic travel: there is no customs or passport control on arrival.
• Travel from a foreign country (including the British Virgin Islands): you go through CBP immigration and customs inspection on arrival in the USVI and must declare goods you acquired abroad. Duty rates are set by Virgin Islands law.
Currency
• There is no limit on the amount of money you may bring in. The local currency is the US dollar (USD).
• If you arrive from outside the United States with more than USD 10,000 (or the equivalent in foreign currency) in cash, traveler's checks, money orders or bearer instruments, you must report it to CBP on FinCEN Form 105. The limit applies to the total carried by a family or group traveling together. No report is needed for travel between the USVI and the US mainland or Puerto Rico.
Prohibited
• Narcotics and other illegal drugs
• Counterfeit and pirated goods
• Most goods from Cuba and Iran without a license from the US Treasury (OFAC), and Cuban-origin alcohol and tobacco (for example Cuban cigars and rum), even when bought in another country
Restricted
• Declare all food, plants, seeds, soil, animals and animal products arriving from abroad. US Department of Agriculture import rules apply in the USVI, and items that are not allowed are confiscated.
• Dogs arriving from abroad must meet the US federal (CDC) dog import rules, including a receipt for the CDC Dog Import Form.
• Endangered wildlife and products made from them need permits from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Firearms: you may own or carry a firearm in the USVI only with a Virgin Islands firearms license from the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Firearms License Division (St Thomas +1 340 774 2211, St Croix +1 340 778 2211). Contact the VIPD before you travel with a firearm. Firearms and ammunition brought from abroad also need a US import permit from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), unless you are a US resident bringing back a firearm registered with CBP (Form 4457) before departure.
• Commercial quantities of goods must be declared and may be subject to Virgin Islands duty.
• The US Virgin Islands (USVI) is a US territory, but it is outside the customs territory of the United States and has its own customs laws. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) runs customs in the USVI.
• Travel from the US mainland or Puerto Rico to the USVI is domestic travel: there is no customs or passport control on arrival.
• Travel from a foreign country (including the British Virgin Islands): you go through CBP immigration and customs inspection on arrival in the USVI and must declare goods you acquired abroad. Duty rates are set by Virgin Islands law.
Currency
• There is no limit on the amount of money you may bring in. The local currency is the US dollar (USD).
• If you arrive from outside the United States with more than USD 10,000 (or the equivalent in foreign currency) in cash, traveler's checks, money orders or bearer instruments, you must report it to CBP on FinCEN Form 105. The limit applies to the total carried by a family or group traveling together. No report is needed for travel between the USVI and the US mainland or Puerto Rico.
Prohibited
• Narcotics and other illegal drugs
• Counterfeit and pirated goods
• Most goods from Cuba and Iran without a license from the US Treasury (OFAC), and Cuban-origin alcohol and tobacco (for example Cuban cigars and rum), even when bought in another country
Restricted
• Declare all food, plants, seeds, soil, animals and animal products arriving from abroad. US Department of Agriculture import rules apply in the USVI, and items that are not allowed are confiscated.
• Dogs arriving from abroad must meet the US federal (CDC) dog import rules, including a receipt for the CDC Dog Import Form.
• Endangered wildlife and products made from them need permits from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
• Firearms: you may own or carry a firearm in the USVI only with a Virgin Islands firearms license from the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Firearms License Division (St Thomas +1 340 774 2211, St Croix +1 340 778 2211). Contact the VIPD before you travel with a firearm. Firearms and ammunition brought from abroad also need a US import permit from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), unless you are a US resident bringing back a firearm registered with CBP (Form 4457) before departure.
• Commercial quantities of goods must be declared and may be subject to Virgin Islands duty.