AC Power Plugs by Country

Which mains plug to use where?
With well over 900,000 international AC power cords in our UK stock, we can supply the correct plug type for anywhere in the world: you name the country and we supply the mains cable.  To find the plug used in a particular country browse by letter below.

Many countries, especially in the developing world, use more than one type of plug; this is sometimes subject to change, but the plug type required can sometimes be narrowed to fewer options with only a little more information. If enquiring, please provide as much information as possible, including end application of the equipment and exact geographical location.

For temporary connections and portable appliance testing, see our travel adaptors and international testing leads.

This is based upon the IEC World plugs and US State Department publications, with considerable updates and corrections. Please advise us of any exceptions, however minor.

Our technical product expertise is second to none, so if in any doubt do not hesitate to get in touch and call us on 01264 353489 or click here to contact us

To find AC power plugs by country, browse by letter above.

Abkhazia
Abkhazia uses the following type of plug standard:

Adelie Land
Adelie Land uses the following type of plug standard:

Afghanistan
Afghanistan uses the following type of plug standard:

Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Akrotiri and Dhekelia uses the following type of plug standard:

Aland Islands
Aland Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

Albania
Albania uses the following type of plug standard:

Alderney: Channel Islands

Alderney uses the following type of plug standard:

Algeria
Algeria uses the following type of plug standard:

American Samoa
American Samoa uses the following types of plug standard:

Andorra
Andorra uses the following type of plug standard:

Angola
Angola uses the following type of plug standard:

Anguilla
Anguilla uses the following type of plug standard:

Antigua Barbuda
Antigua Barbuda uses the following type of plug standard:

Argentina
Argentina uses the following type of plug standard:

Argentine Antarctica
Argentine Antarctica uses the following type of plug standard:

Armenia
Armenia uses the following type of plug standard:

    Artsakh
    Artsakh uses the following type of plug standard:

    Aruba
    Aruba uses the following type of plug standard:

      Ascension Island
      Ascension Island uses the following type of plug standard:

      Australia
      Armenia uses the following type of plug standard:

      Austria
      Austria uses the following type of plug standard:

      Azerbaijan
      Azerbaijan uses the following type of plug standard:

        Azores
        Azores uses the following type of plug standard:

        Bahamas
        Bahamas uses the following type of plug standard:

        Bahrain
        Bahrain uses the following type of plug standard:

        Bangladesh
        Bangladesh uses the following type of plug standard:

        Barbados
        Barbados uses the following type of plug standard:

        Belarus
        Belarus uses the following type of plug standard:

        Belgium
        Belgium uses the following type of plug standard:

        Belize
        Belize uses the following type of plug standard:

        Benin
        Benin uses the following type of plug standard:

        Bermuda
        Bermuda uses the following type of plug standard:

        Bhutan
        Bhutan uses the following type of plug standard:

        Bolivia
        Bolivia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Bosnia Herzegovina
        Bosnia Herzegovina uses the following type of plug standard:

        Botswana
        Botswana uses the following type of plug standard:

        Brazil
        Brazil uses the following type of plug standard:

        British Antarctic Territory
        British Antarctic Territory uses the following type of plug standard:

        British Indian Ocean Territory
        British Indian Ocean Territory uses the following type of plug standard:

        British Virgin Islands
        British Virgin Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

        Brunei
        Brunei uses the following type of plug standard:

        Bulgaria
        Bulgaria uses the following type of plug standard:

        Burkina Faso
        Burkina Faso uses the following type of plug standard:

        Burma
        Burma uses the following type of plug standard:

        Burundi
        Burundi uses the following type of plug standard:

        Cambodia
        Cambodia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Cameroon
        Cameroon uses the following type of plug standard:

        Canada
        Canada uses the following type of plug standard:

        Canary Islands
        Canary Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

        Cape Verde
        Cape Verde uses the following type of plug standard:

        Cayman Islands
        Cayman Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

        Central African Republic
        Central African Republic uses the following type of plug standard:

        Chad
        Chad uses the following type of plug standard:

        Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney
        Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney uses the following type of plug standard:

        Chile
        Chile uses the following type of plug standard:

        Chilean Antarctic Territory
        Chilean Antarctic Territory uses the following type of plug standard:

        China
        China uses the following type of plug standard:

        Christmas Island
        Christmas Island uses the following type of plug standard:

        Cocos (Keeling) Island
        Cocos (Keeling) Island uses the following type of plug standard:

        Colombia
        Colombia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Comoros
        Comoros uses the following type of plug standard:

        Democratic Republic of the Congo
        Democratic Republic of the Congo uses the following type of plug standard:

        Congo Republic
        Congo Republic uses the following type of plug standard:

        Cook Islands
        Cambodia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Costa Rica
        Costa Rica uses the following type of plug standard:

        Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
        Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) uses the following type of plug standard:

        Croatia
        Croatia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Cuba
        Cuba uses the following type of plug standard:

        Curacao
        Curacao uses the following type of plug standard:

        Cyprus
        Cyprus uses the following type of plug standard:

        Cyprus, Northern
        Cyprus, Northern uses the following type of plug standard:

        Cyrenaica
        Cyrenaica uses the following type of plug standard:

        Czech Republic
        Czech Republic uses the following type of plug standard:

        Denmark
        Denmark uses the following type of plug standard:

        Djibouti
        Djibouti uses the following type of plug standard:

        Dominica
        Dominica uses the following type of plug standard:

        Dominican Rep
        Dominican Rep uses the following type of plug standard:

        Dubai, UAE
        Dubai, UAE uses the following type of plug standard:

        Dutch Antilles
        Dutch Antilles uses the following type of plug standard:

        Easter Island
        Easter Island uses the following type of plug standard:

        East Timor (Leste)
        East Timor (Leste) uses the following type of plug standard:

        Ecuador
        Ecuador uses the following type of plug standard:

        Egypt
        Egypt uses the following type of plug standard:

        Eire
        Eire uses the following type of plug standard:

        El Salvador
        El Salvador uses the following type of plug standard:

        England
        England uses the following type of plug standard:

        Equatorial Guinea
        Equatorial Guinea uses the following type of plug standard:

        Eritrea
        Eritrea uses the following type of plug standard:

        Estonia
        Estonia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Ethiopia
        Ethiopia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Falkland Islands
        Falkland Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

        Faroe Islands
        Faroe Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

        Fiji
        Fiji uses the following type of plug standard:

        Finland
        Finland uses the following type of plug standard:

        France
        France uses the following type of plug standard:

        French Guiana
        French Guiana uses the following type of plug standard:

        French Southern and Antarctic Lands
        French Southern and Antarctic Lands uses the following type of plug standard:

        French Polynesia
        French Polynesia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Gabon
        Gabon uses the following type of plug standard:

        Gambia, The
        Gambia, The uses the following type of plug standard:

        Georgia
        Georgia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Germany
        Germany uses the following type of plug standard:

        Ghana
        Ghana uses the following type of plug standard:

        Gibraltar
        Gibraltar uses the following type of plug standard:

        Greece
        Greece uses the following type of plug standard:

        Greenland
        Greenland uses the following type of plug standard:

        Grenada
        Grenada uses the following type of plug standard:

        Guadeloupe
        Guadeloupe uses the following type of plug standard:

        Guam
        Guam uses the following type of plug standard:

        Guatemala
        Guatemala uses the following type of plug standard:

        Guernsey
        Guernsey uses the following type of plug standard:

        Guinea
        Guinea uses the following type of plug standard:

        Guinea-Bissau
        Guinea-Bissau uses the following type of plug standard:

        Guyana
        Guyana uses the following type of plug standard:

        Haiti
        Haiti uses the following type of plug standard:

        Holland (Netherlands)
        Holland (Netherlands) uses the following type of plug standard:

        Holy See (Vatican)
        Holy See (Vatican) uses the following type of plug standard:

        Honduras
        Honduras uses the following type of plug standard:

        Hong Kong
        Hong Kong uses the following type of plug standard:

        Hungary
        Hungary uses the following type of plug standard:

        Iceland
        Iceland uses the following type of plug standard:

        India
        India uses the following type of plug standard:

        Indonesia
        Indonesia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Iran
        Iran uses the following type of plug standard:

        Iraq
        Iraq uses the following type of plug standard:

        Ireland (Eire)
        Ireland (Eire) uses the following type of plug standard:

        Isle of Man
        Isle of Man uses the following type of plug standard:

        Israel
        Israel uses the following type of plug standard:

        Italy
        Italy uses the following type of plug standard:

        Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire)
        Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) uses the following type of plug standard:

        Jamaica
        Jamaica uses the following type of plug standard:

        Japan
        Japan uses the following type of plug standard:

        Jersey: Channel Islands
        Jersey uses the following type of plug standard:

        Jordan
        Jordan uses the following type of plug standard:

        Juan Fernandez Islands
        Juan Fernandez Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

        Kashmir
        Kashmir uses the following type of plug standard:

        Kazakhstan
        Kazakhstan uses the following type of plug standard:

        Kenya
        Kenya uses the following type of plug standard:

        Kiribati
        Kiribati uses the following type of plug standard:

        Korea, North
        Korea, North uses the following type of plug standard:

        Korea, South
        Korea, South uses the following type of plug standard:

        Kosovo
        Kosovo uses the following type of plug standard:

        Kurdistan
        Kurdistan uses the following type of plug standard:

        Kuwait
        Kuwait uses the following type of plug standard:

        Kyrgyzstan
        Kyrgyzstan uses the following type of plug standard:

        Laos
        Laos uses the following type of plug standard:

        Latvia
        Latvia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Lebanon
        Lebanon uses the following type of plug standard:

        Lesotho
        Lesotho uses the following type of plug standard:

        Liberia
        Liberia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Libya
        Libya uses the following type of plug standard:

        Liechtenstein
        Liechtenstein uses the following type of plug standard:

        Lithuania
        Lithuania uses the following type of plug standard:

        Luxembourg
        Luxembourg uses the following type of plug standard:

        Macedonia
        Macedonia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Macau (Macao)
        Macau (Macao) uses the following type of plug standard:

        Madagascar
        Madagascar uses the following type of plug standard:

        Madeira
        Madeira uses the following type of plug standard:

        Majorca
        Majorca uses the following type of plug standard:

        Malawi
        Malawi uses the following type of plug standard:

        Malaysia
        Malaysia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Maldives
        Maldives uses the following type of plug standard:

        Mali
        Mali uses the following type of plug standard:

        Malta
        Malta uses the following type of plug standard:

        Marshall Islands
        Marshall Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

        Martinique
        Martinique uses the following type of plug standard:

        Mauritania
        Mauritania uses the following type of plug standard:

        Mauritius
        Mauritius uses the following type of plug standard:

        Mayotte
        Mayotte uses the following type of plug standard:

        Mexico
        Mexico uses the following type of plug standard:

        Micronesia, Federated States
        Micronesia, Federated States uses the following type of plug standard:

        Moldova
        Moldova uses the following type of plug standard:

        Monaco
        Monaco uses the following type of plug standard:

        Mongolia
        Mongolia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Montenegro
        Montenegro uses the following type of plug standard:

        Montserrat
        Montserrat uses the following type of plug standard:

        Morocco
        Morocco uses the following type of plug standard:

        Mozambique
        Mozambique uses the following type of plug standard:

        Myanmar (Burma)
        Myanmar (Burma) uses the following type of plug standard:

        Nagorno-Karabakh
        Nagorno-Karabakh uses the following type of plug standard:

        Namibia
        Namibia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Nauru
        Nauru uses the following type of plug standard:

        Nepal
        Nepal uses the following type of plug standard:

        Netherlands (Holland)
        Netherlands (Holland) uses the following type of plug standard:

        Netherlands Antilles
        Netherlands Antilles uses the following type of plug standard:

        New Caledonia
        New Caledonia uses the following type of plug standard:

        New Zealand
        New Zealand uses the following type of plug standard:

        Nicaragua
        Nicaragua uses the following type of plug standard:

        Niger
        Niger uses the following type of plug standard:

        Nigeria
        Nigeria uses the following type of plug standard:

        Niue
        Niue uses the following type of plug standard:

        Norfolk Island
        Norfolk Island uses the following type of plug standard:

        North Korea
        North Korea uses the following type of plug standard:

        Northern Mariana Islands
        Northern Mariana Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

        Northern Ireland
        Northern Ireland uses the following type of plug standard:

        Norway
        Norway uses the following type of plug standard:

        Oman
        Oman uses the following type of plug standard:

        Palau
        Palau uses the following type of plug standard:

        Palestine
        Palestine uses the following type of plug standard:

        Pakistan
        Pakistan uses the following type of plug standard:

        Panama
        Panama uses the following type of plug standard:

        Papua New Guinea
        Papua New Guinea uses the following type of plug standard:

        Paraguay
        Paraguay uses the following type of plug standard:

        Peru
        Peru uses the following type of plug standard:

        Peter I Island
        Peter I Island uses the following type of plug standard:

        Philippines
        The Philippines uses the following type of plug standard:

        Pitcairn Islands
        Pitcairn Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

        Poland
        Poland uses the following type of plug standard:

        Portugal
        Portugal uses the following type of plug standard:

        Puerto Rico
        Puerto Rico uses the following type of plug standard:

        Qatar
        Qatar uses the following type of plug standard:

        Queen (Dronning) Maud Land
        Queen (Dronning) Maud Land uses the following type of plug standard:

        Republika Srpska
        Republika Srpska uses the following type of plug standard:

        Reunion
        Reunion uses the following type of plug standard:

        Romania
        Romania uses the following type of plug standard:

        Ross Dependency
        Ross Dependency uses the following type of plug standard:

        Russia
        Russia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Rwanda
        Rwanda uses the following type of plug standard:

        Sahrawi Arab Republic (Western Sahara)
        Sahrawi Arab Republic (Western Sahara) uses the following type of plug standard:

        Saint Barthelemy
        Saint Barthelemy uses the following type of plug standard:

        Saint Kitts and Nevis
        Saint Kitts and Nevis uses the following type of plug standard:

        Saint Lucia
        Saint Lucia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Saint Helena
        Saint Helena uses the following type of plug standard:

        France
        France uses the following type of plug standard:

        Saint Pierre and Miquelon
        Saint Pierre and Miquelon uses the following type of plug standard:

        Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
        Saint Vincent and the Grenadines uses the following type of plug standard:

        Samoa
        Samoa uses the following type of plug standard:

        San Marino
        San Marino uses the following type of plug standard:

        Sao Tome and Principe
        Sao Tome and Principe uses the following type of plug standard:

        Saudi Arabia
        Saudi Arabia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Scotland
        Scotland uses the following type of plug standard:

        Senegal
        Senegal uses the following type of plug standard:

        Serbia
        Serbia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Seychelles
        Seychelles uses the following type of plug standard:

        Sierra Leone
        Sierra Leone uses the following type of plug standard:

        Singapore
        Singapore uses the following type of plug standard:

        Sint Martin
        Sint Martin uses the following type of plug standard:

        Slovakia
        Slovakia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Slovenia
        Slovenia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Solomon Islands
        Solomon Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

        Somalia
        Somalia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Somaliland
        Somaliland uses the following type of plug standard:

        South Africa
        South Africa uses the following type of plug standard:

        South Georgia
        South Georgia uses the following type of plug standard:

        South Sudan
        South Sudan uses the following type of plug standard:

        South Korea
        South Korea uses the following type of plug standard:

        South Ossetia
        South Ossetia uses the following type of plug standard:

        South Sandwich Islands
        South Sandwich Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

        Spain
        Spain uses the following type of plug standard:

        Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
        Sri Lanka (Ceylon) uses the following type of plug standard:

        Sudan
        Sudan uses the following type of plug standard:

        Suriname
        Suriname uses the following type of plug standard:

        Svalbard (Spitsbergen)
        Svalbard (Spitsbergen) uses the following type of plug standard:

        Swaziland
        Swaziland uses the following type of plug standard:

        Sweden
        Sweden uses the following type of plug standard:

        Switzerland
        Switzerland uses the following type of plug standard:

        Syria
        Syria uses the following type of plug standard:

        Tahiti
        Tahiti uses the following type of plug standard:

        Taiwan
        Taiwan uses the following type of plug standard:

        Tajikistan
        Tajikistan uses the following type of plug standard:

        Tanzania
        Tanzania uses the following type of plug standard:

        Thailand
        Thailand uses the following type of plug standard:

        Tibet
        Tibet uses the following type of plug standard:

        Timor Leste
        Timor Leste uses the following type of plug standard:

        Togo
        Togo uses the following type of plug standard:

        Tokelau
        Tokelau uses the following type of plug standard:

        Tonga
        Tonga uses the following type of plug standard:

        Transnistria
        Transnistria uses the following type of plug standard:

        Trinidad and Tobago
        Trinidad and Tobago uses the following type of plug standard:

        Tristan da Cunha
        Tristan da Cunha uses the following type of plug standard:

        Tunisia
        Tunisia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Turkey
        Turkey uses the following type of plug standard:

        Turkmenistan
        Turkmenistan uses the following type of plug standard:

        Turks and Caicos Islands
        Turks and Caicos Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

        Tuvalu
        Tuvalu uses the following type of plug standard:

        Uganda
        Uganda uses the following type of plug standard:

        Ukraine
        Ukraine uses the following type of plug standard:

        United Arab Emirates
        United Arab Emirates uses the following type of plug standard:

        United Kingdom
        United Kingdom uses the following type of plug standard:

        United States of America (USA)
        United States of America (USA) uses the following type of plug standard:

        US Virgin Islands
        US Virgin Islands uses the following type of plug standard:

        Uruguay
        Uruguay uses the following type of plug standard:

        Uzbekistan
        Uzbekistan uses the following type of plug standard:

        Vanuatu
        Vanuatu uses the following type of plug standard:

        Vatican City
        Vatican City uses the following type of plug standard:

        Venezuela
        Venezuela uses the following type of plug standard:

        Vietnam
        Vietnam uses the following type of plug standard:

        Virgin Islands, British
        Virgin Islands, British uses the following type of plug standard:

        Virgin Islands, US
        Virgin Islands, US uses the following type of plug standard:

        Wales
        Wales uses the following type of plug standard:

        Wallis and Futuna
        Wallis and Futuna uses the following type of plug standard:

        Western Sahara (disputed)
        Western Sahara (disputed) uses the following type of plug standard:

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        Yemen
        Yemen uses the following type of plug standard:

        Zambia
        Zambia uses the following type of plug standard:

        Zimbabwe
        Zimbabwe uses the following type of plug standard:

        Plug Geographical Locations 

        Plugfinder legend

        Red: UK BS1363
        Green: CEE7/3 Schuko
        Blue: CEE7/5 French
        Yellow: Italian CEI23-50
        Pink: Swiss SEV 1011
        Purple: Danish DK-107
        Brown: Israeli SI32

        Geographical Locations - plugs in Europe -AC Power Plugs by Country

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