Free import
• For travelers aged 21 or older: 2.25 L of spirits, 4 L of wine or beer, and 200 cigarettes or 250 g of tobacco.
• Passengers' accompanied baggage does not need a formal customs import entry.
Currency
• Kiribati uses the Australian dollar (AUD). Major currencies can be exchanged at ANZ Bank and at some hotels and shops.
• ATMs are available only in South Tarawa and on Kiritimati Island, and credit cards cannot be used on the outer islands. Bring cash when travelling to an outer island.
Prohibited
• Illegal drugs, including prepared opium and pipes or other equipment for smoking opium
• Counterfeit coins, currency or banknotes of any country
• Indecent or obscene goods
• Flick knives, gravity knives and knuckle-dusters
• Imitation firearms that could be mistaken for real ones
• Goods bearing the National Emblem of Kiribati without authorisation from the Office of the Beretitenti
• Food declared unfit for human consumption
• Single-use plastic shopping bags, ice-block bags and non-biodegradable nappies
• Slot machines and other games of chance played on a machine
Restricted
• Plants, fruit, vegetables, seeds, meat, poultry and other animal products must be declared to Biosecurity on arrival for inspection. The Director of Biosecurity may require an import permit and a sanitary or phytosanitary certificate from the country of origin; items that do not meet the requirements can be treated, sent back or destroyed.
• Live animals, including pets, are subject to biosecurity import requirements. Contact Kiribati Biosecurity Services well before travel: +686 75228108 or +686 75228109.
• Soil, sand, clay and similar material may be imported only directly from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, the Solomon Islands or Hawaii, with a government certificate that it is free from pests and disease.
• Firearms and ammunition need a police import licence. Visitors can apply to the police at the place of arrival for an interim licence for their personal firearms.
• Using a drone requires a permit from the Civil Aviation Authority of Kiribati (
[email protected]).
• Goods above the duty-free allowances must be declared to customs. Undeclared dutiable goods are seized and released only if you pay twice the duty within one month; otherwise they are forfeited.