There is a wide selection of consumer goods of good quality. In addition to locally produced consumer goods, almost all foreign brands are available on the market. Each adult visitor is allowed to bring 200 cigarettes, or their equivalent in cigars or tobacco, together with one bottle of spirits and one bottle of wine and reasonable quantity of perfumery. Telephone calls can be made from telecommunications offices, kiosks and at the hotel reception desks. Telex, fax and posting services are also available.
Traffic signs are international.
The conditions of roads are very good. Cars entering TRNC must have a valid insurance certificate. For a tourist driver a valid national or international driving licence is accepted. There are several ferry-boats of different lines operating between ports of Girne and Famagusta in Northern Cyprus and, ports of Mersin and Antalya in Southern Turkey. For local transportation apart from taxis and private hire cars, there are daily bus services between the towns.