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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

VC · VCT · Kingstown

Selling into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines means pricing in East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) with 2 decimal places, rendering amounts as $123,456.78, applying 16.00% VAT inside the displayed price, and offering the payment methods people there actually use.

Currency
XCD
VAT
16.00%
Payment methods
3
Live FX
n/a
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Money

Currency and formatting

Currency
East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Symbol
$ — placed before the amount
Decimal places
2
Formatted example
$123,456.78
Thousands separator
,
Decimal separator
.
Digit grouping
threes (3)
Live rate
No central-bank source publishes XCD yet
Tax

Tax

tax · VC
16.00% standard VAT Prices tax-inclusive
  • 11% — hotel
Payments

Payment methods in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.

  • 01 card
  • 02 bank transfer
  • 03 cash on delivery

Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is not legally mandated.

Locale

Locale

Primary
en-VC
Official languages
English
Direction
left-to-right
Date format
DD/MM/YYYY
Measurement
metric
GDPR applies
no
Phone

Phone numbers

Calling code
+1
Mobile format
+1 (784) XXX XXXX
Digits
10
FAQs

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: common questions

What currency does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines use?

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines uses the East Caribbean Dollar (XCD), symbol $. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as $123,456.78.

How many decimal places does XCD have?

XCD has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.

What is the VAT rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

The standard VAT rate in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 16.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.

What payment methods are used in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

The methods that matter in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, in rough order of use: card, bank transfer, cash on delivery.

What is the dialling code for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's country calling code is +1. Mobile numbers are formatted +1 (784) XXX XXXX (10 digits after the country code).

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