Cash / Currency 🇫🇷 France
EUR 10,000 declaration required (EU rule)
Can I bring Cash / Currency into France?
EUR 10,000 declaration required (EU rule)
EUR 10,000 declaration threshold
- EU Cash Declaration Form
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Under EU Regulation 2018/1672, travelers entering or leaving the EU with EUR 10,000 or more in cash must declare to customs. France applies this strictly. Declaration is made to French Customs (Douanes). Failure to declare can result in confiscation of the entire sum.
Active — Customs actively enforces this rule.
Values at or above this threshold must be declared (EUR).
The EUR 10,000 threshold includes all forms of cash: banknotes, coins, traveler's cheques, and bearer instruments.
EUR 10,000 declaration threshold
- EU Cash Declaration Form
EU Regulation 2018/1672, French Customs Code
This page covers destination customs rules in France. Whether you can carry cash / currency through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
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Must declare cash or monetary instruments over USD 10,000 on arrival and departure.
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Must declare cash of GBP 10,000 or more when entering or leaving Great Britain.
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EU rule: declare EUR 10,000 or more when entering or leaving the EU.
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Must declare cash of AED 60,000 or more (approx. USD 16,300) on arrival.
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🇵🇭 Philippines
PHP 50,000 limit; foreign currency over USD 10,000 must be declared
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VND 15 million limit; USD 5,000 foreign currency