IMF Bookstore

How to order

Ordering online:

Make your selection by searching or browsing the product categories and add the items you have selected to the shopping cart. When you are ready to complete your transaction, proceed to the checkout. If you have not registered in previous visits, you will be asked to register as a new customer. You only have to register once to be able to log in during future visits. A separate account is necessary for each e-mail address.

For online transactions, we accept payments by credit card. American Express, MasterCard, and Visa (including Access and Eurocard) are accepted. We will charge the U.S. dollar price; your credit card account will be debited in your own currency.

Ordering via mail or fax:

To order via mail or fax, please see our contact information below or on the Contact Us page. Orders by mail or fax must include complete title, language selection, issue, published year, quantity, and price. Include stock numbers when given. Some publications are available in a number of languages. The English paperback edition will be sent if a preference is not specified with the order. If you have an account with the IMF, please quote your customer account number on all orders, payments, and correspondence.

For orders by mail or by fax, please make payments in US dollars. All orders must be prepaid. Do not send cash through the mail. Checks in US dollars drawn on a US bank should be made payable to the International Monetary Fund. Customers located outside the United States are encouraged to use credit cards to avoid the high costs of bank fees. Credit card orders must include the credit card number, the expiration date, and your signature.

Shipping and handling options:

Shipping time is determined first by availability of products and then by the shipping service you select. When selecting a shipping and handling option, remember to add 1-2 business days to the transit time for processing. Business days are Monday through Friday. We are closed on most US holidays. If you need something urgently, please contact our Customer Services Department.

You will be presented with various shipping and handling options during the checkout process. For full details of delivery time and shipping and handling charges, please see our shipping and handling options.

Pricing policy:

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is committed to providing high-quality information to its member country constituents around the world. To help achieve this, and to make this information more readily available to emerging and developing countries, the IMF has established a significantly discounted price structure for many IMF publications and information products. To find out more detailed information about pricing options, please see our pricing policy. There will be an additional charge for shipping and handling, and costs will vary depending on the method of delivery chosen.

Costs incurred for the return shipping of all publications is the responsibility of the customer except in those situations where a shipping error has been identified. Please contact our Customer Service Department for returns or if there has been a problem with your shipment.

Returns policy:

The IMF accepts returns for products that have been unopened and unused or if there has been a problem with the order. Claims for missing or damaged publications will be honored up to six months from initial delivery date. Software seals should not be broken.

Privacy policy:

The International Monetary Fund respects the privacy of Web site visitors and the users of its online services. The IMF collects information about users of its Web sites and online services solely for the purpose of operating the sites and collects and stores only that customer information that is required to provide access to the services. The IMF sites use session cookies only to maintain browser state. The IMF sites collect site-access information such as the visitor's IP (Internet Protocol) address and Web-browser and operating-system information solely to help us understand the technology used by site visitors in ways that will help us improve our sites. The IMF similarly collects information in voluntary surveys to help us better understand our user community and create better systems. The IMF and its online-service providers will not distribute, sell, or rent any information voluntarily provided by users or automatically collected from users without their prior agreement. The IMF reserves the right to send e-mails containing information about new IMF products to registered users from time to time. Registered users will have the option to be omitted from IMF e-mail product notifications as desired.