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Vanuatu

VU · VUT · Port Vila

Selling into Vanuatu means pricing in Vanuatu Vatu (VUV) with 0 decimal places, rendering amounts as VT 123,457, applying 15.00% VAT inside the displayed price, and offering the payment methods people there actually use.

Currency
VUV
VAT
15.00%
Payment methods
5
Live FX
n/a
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Money

Currency and formatting

Currency
Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)
Symbol
VT — placed before the amount
Decimal places
0
Formatted example
VT 123,457
Thousands separator
,
Decimal separator
.
Digit grouping
threes (3)
Live rate
No central-bank source publishes VUV yet

Watch out: VUV has no minor unit. Treating it like a two-decimal currency overcharges by 100×.

Tax

Tax

tax · VU
15.00% standard VAT Prices tax-inclusive
  • 0% — zero rated
Payments

Payment methods in Vanuatu

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

  • 01 cash on delivery
  • 02 card
  • 03 mycash
  • 04 mvatu
  • 05 bank transfer

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

Locale

Locale

Primary
en-VU
Also used
fr-VU
Official languages
Bislama, English, French
Direction
left-to-right
Date format
DD/MM/YYYY
Measurement
metric
GDPR applies
no
Phone

Phone numbers

Calling code
+678
Mobile format
+678 XXX XXXX
Digits
7
FAQs

Vanuatu: common questions

What currency does Vanuatu use?

Vanuatu uses the Vanuatu Vatu (VUV), symbol VT. It has no minor unit — amounts are whole numbers, so VT 123,457 is a complete price.

How many decimal places does VUV have?

VUV has 0 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 Vanuatu?

The standard VAT rate in Vanuatu is 15.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.

What payment methods are used in Vanuatu?

The methods that matter in Vanuatu, in rough order of use: cash on delivery, card, mycash, mvatu, bank transfer.

What is the dialling code for Vanuatu?

Vanuatu's country calling code is +678. Mobile numbers are formatted +678 XXX XXXX (7 digits after the country code).

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