Free import
• Alcohol and tobacco (spirits, wine, beer and cider, cigarettes, cigars and tobacco) are subject to customs duty in the Falkland Islands. Check the current duty-free allowance with Customs and Immigration before you travel.
• All arriving passengers must fill in a Biosecurity/Customs declaration form. Declare any goods that may be prohibited or subject to duty.
Currency
• There are no restrictions on bringing local or foreign currency into the Falkland Islands.
• The Falkland Islands pound (FKP) has the same value as the pound sterling (GBP), and both are used freely in the Islands. Argentine pesos are not accepted.
Prohibited
• Illegal drugs
• Plants, animals and other biological material harmful to people, animals or plant life in the Falkland Islands
• Seeds of prohibited plant species, such as Japanese knotweed
• Pornographic material
• Counterfeit goods
Restricted
• Firearms and ammunition need a Firearms Import/Export Licence from the Royal Falkland Islands Police (Licensing Bureau).
• Live animals, including pets, may enter only with an Import Licence and a valid veterinary health certificate. Contact the Veterinary Service (+500 27366) well before travel.
• Personal food imports: each passenger may bring up to 5 kg in total of eligible fresh fruit, meat and dairy products without an import permit. All of it must be declared to Customs on arrival and is inspected.
• Fresh fruit must be on the permitted list (e.g. apples, bananas, citrus fruit, grapes, pears), bought in the United Kingdom or Chile, commercially packed and labelled, free from soil and pests, and come with a receipt.
• Meat, meat products and cheese must come from the UK or the EU in original sealed packaging bearing the EU identification mark (or from a non-EU approved establishment, with a receipt). Milk and milk products must be UHT. Eggs must bear the British Lion mark and are limited to 12 per person.
• Fresh vegetables and seed potatoes have no personal allowance. They, and other plants and plant material, need a Plant Import Permit from the Department of Agriculture and a phytosanitary certificate.
• Larger quantities of meat, dairy products and eggs need a Food of Animal Origin Import Permit and a zoosanitary certificate.
• Tinned and highly processed foods (tinned meat, dried fruit, nuts, rice, spices, bread, biscuits, chocolate, fish products) are allowed in sealed commercial packaging showing the product, processing method, manufacturer and country of origin.
• Seeds must be in commercial packaging labelled with the species and quantity.
• Unprocessed animal products such as feathers, skins, leather, wool and bone may need an import permit. Check with the Department of Agriculture.
• Footwear, outdoor clothing, bags, hiking poles and camping or fishing gear must be cleaned before travel and be free from soil, seeds and other organic matter.
• Goods that do not meet these rules, or are not declared, are seized and destroyed. An amnesty bin is available at the airport.