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Currency
Kuwait Dinar (KD) = 1000 fils. Notes are in
denominations of KD20, 10, 5 and 1, and 500 and 250
fils. Coins are in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5
and 1 fils.
Credit & debit cards
MasterCard, Diners Club, Visa and American Express are
accepted. Check with your credit or debit card company
for details of merchant acceptability and other
services which may be available.
Travellers cheques
Widely accepted. To avoid additional exchange rate
charges, travellers are advised to take travellers
cheques in US Dollars or Pounds Sterling.
Currency restrictions
The import and export of local and foreign currency is
not restricted.
Exchange rate indicators
| Date |
Aug 02 |
Nov 02 |
Feb 03 |
May 03 |
| 1.00 = |
0.56 |
0.48 |
0.48 |
0.49 |
| $1.00= |
0.30 |
0.30 |
0.30 |
0.30 |
Banking hours
Sun-Thurs 0800-1200. |
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Duty Free
Duty Free
The following goods may be imported into Kuwait without
incurring customs duty:
500 cigarettes or 2lb of tobacco.
Prohibited items
Alcohol, narcotics, unsealed milk products, unsealed
salty fish, unsealed olives and pickles, food prepared
abroad, fresh vegetables, shellfish and its products,
fresh figs and mineral water. Penalties for attempting
to smuggle restricted items are severe. |
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