Surinam Travel Guide

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Exchange rates:

Surinam Dollar
C$1 = S$5.5
€1 = S$7.64
£1 = S$9.1
US$1 = S$7.38

Currency & Money

Currency information:

Surinam Dollar (SRD; symbol S$) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of S$100, 50, 20, 10 and 5. Coins are in denominations of 250, 100, 25, 10, 5 and 1 cents.

Credit cards:

American Express and MasterCard are the most widely accepted credit cards; Diners Club has limited acceptance.

Travellers cheques:

Must be changed at banks. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller's cheques in Pounds Sterling or US Dollars.

Banking hours:

Mon-Fri 0730-1400.

Currency restriction:

The import of local and foreign currency is unlimited, provided amounts in excess of US$10,000 are declared on arrival. Exported currency must not exceed the amount declared on arrival.

Currency exchange:

Surinam Dollars are the only legal tender; since the introduction of the new monetary system from the former gulden system, gulden coins are still in circulation, but they have been re-valued to a ratio of 1,000 guldens per 1 Surinam Dollar. The Central Bank is authorised to exchange money.

Surinam duty free

The following items may be imported into Surinam without incurring customs duty:

• 200 cigarettes.
• 2 bottles of alcoholic drinks.
• A reasonable amount of perfume.

Banned imports:

Fruit (except a reasonable quantity from The Netherlands), vegetables, coffee, plants, roots, bulbs, cacao, rice, fish, meat and meat products (unless a valid health certificate is shown).

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