# Pitcairn Islands (PN)

**Capital:** Adamstown  
**Currency:** New Zealand Dollar (NZD) (NZD)  
**Population:** 50  
**Area:** 47 km²

> The Pitcairn Islands are a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific with only about fifty inhabitants; only Pitcairn is inhabited. There is no airport and no deep-water port: goods arrive by the chartered vessel MV Silver Supporter from Tauranga (New Zealand) and via Mangareva (French Polynesia), with landing by longboat at Bounty Bay. No VAT and no income tax are levied; the budget relies heavily on UK budgetary aid. Main exports are honey and handicrafts, alongside revenue from .pn domains and postage stamps.

The Pitcairn Islands (ISO code: PN) are a British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific comprising Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno; only Pitcairn is inhabited. Its roughly fifty residents are mostly descendants of the HMAV Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions. The main settlement is Adamstown above Bounty Bay, while part of the administration sits in Auckland, New Zealand, around 5,300 km away. The climate is tropical-maritime. The economy rests on subsistence farming, beekeeping (honey), fishing, handicrafts and limited tourism; significant revenue comes from UK budgetary aid, .pn domain registrations and postage stamps. Logistically it is one of the most remote places on earth: there is neither an airport nor a deep-water port. Supplies arrive via the chartered MV Silver Supporter from Tauranga (New Zealand) and through Mangareva in French Polynesia, with cargo and passengers landed by longboat at Bounty Bay. There is no VAT and no income tax. The national currency is the New Zealand Dollar (NZD).

**Top Import Partners:** NZ, AU

**Top Export Partners:** NZ

**Top Import Goods:** Nahrungsmittel, Treibstoffe, Konsumgüter

**Top Export Goods:** Honig, Kunsthandwerk

## Customs & Import

**Import VAT:** Keine Mehrwertsteuer/VAT und keine Einkommen-, Kapital- oder Unternehmenssteuer. Einnahmen v.a. aus UK-Budgethilfe, Landegebühren, .pn-Domains, Philatelie sowie Honig- und Kunsthandwerkverkauf.  
**Customs complexity:** mittel  
**Customs system:** Kein elektronisches Zollsystem. Güter kommen per Charterschiff MV Silver Supporter ab Tauranga (NZ) bzw. über Mangareva (Französisch-Polynesien); manuelle Abfertigung durch die Inselverwaltung.  
**Customs authority:** [Pitcairn Islands Government (Einfuhr-/Biosicherheitskontrolle über die Inselverwaltung)](https://www.government.pn)

## Logistics & Risk

**Logistics role:** Abgelegenes Insel-Kleinstgebiet; Versorgung per Charterschiff  
**Economic area:** Britisches Überseegebiet (kein Zollverbund)  
**Logistics risk:** hoch  
**Dangerous goods relevance:** gering  
**Pharma/cold chain:** gering

## Sources & Last Verified

- [https://www.government.pn](https://www.government.pn)
- [https://www.government.pn/](https://www.government.pn/)
- [https://www.government.pn/laws](https://www.government.pn/laws)
- [https://www.government.pn/immigration](https://www.government.pn/immigration)
- [https://www.visitpitcairn.pn/shipping-schedule](https://www.visitpitcairn.pn/shipping-schedule)
- [https://www.visitpitcairn.pn/mv-silver-supporter](https://www.visitpitcairn.pn/mv-silver-supporter)
- [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6526ff6fef608a3828c13d05/t/65600116a332be611d46c884/1700790554810/Pitcairn+Islands+Economic+Report+-+Final+Report.pdf](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6526ff6fef608a3828c13d05/t/65600116a332be611d46c884/1700790554810/Pitcairn+Islands+Economic+Report+-+Final+Report.pdf)

*Last verified: 2026-06-27*

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