Will St. Lucia customs hassle me about vitamins?
I am traveling to St. Lucia for my wedding and was told by my future mother-in-law that I would not be allowed to take my vitamins with me, as customs would take any pills not in prescription bottles.
I have searched for the customs rules regarding this and have come up empty on any official site. The offical (?) St. Lucia website's customs section talks about exporting duty-free booze and non-Cuban cigars.
Best Answer
The website you are quoting does not look very "official". The official website of Saint Lucia's customs department is www.customs.gov.lc
On that site you will find a list of the prohibited imports. Vitamins are not explicitly listed, but there is a forbidden item called "narcotic drugs". Depending on your "vitamins" an officer might consider them as narcotic drugs and confiscate them ... If you want to be sure, you can always try to contact the customs department.
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What can you bring into St. Lucia?
St Lucia duty free The following items may be imported into St Lucia by travellers over the age of 18 without incurring customs duty: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 225g of tobacco. 1.2L of alcoholic beverages. Other gifts or souvenirs to the value of US$250.Can you bring food into Saint Lucia?
Customs Regualtions on Food Imports. There should be no difficulties in bringing in food stocks to St. Lucia. However, frozen meats will require inspection by a veterinary officer.Do you go through customs in St. Lucia?
Declarations. All persons entering the country are required by law to declare to Customs anything contained in their baggage, or carried with them, which has been obtained outside of St. Lucia.6 Things NOT To Do in St. Lucia!
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