Cash / Currency → Mexico

USD 10,000 declaration required

Details

Travelers entering or leaving Mexico with cash, traveler's cheques or monetary instruments worth USD 10,000 or more must declare via SAT Customs Declaration. Undeclared amounts above the threshold are subject to 20-40% administrative fine; over USD 30,000 undeclared is treated as money laundering under the federal anti-laundering law. Mexican-peso equivalents are computed using the Banco de Mexico daily reference rate.

Quantity limit

USD 10,000 declaration threshold

Documentation required

• Customs declaration form

Legal reference

Mexican Customs Law, Anti-Money Laundering Law

Practical advice

Declare cash, traveler's cheques, or monetary instruments above the local threshold to SAT Aduanas on arrival or departure. Use the dedicated currency-declaration channel; undeclared amounts above the threshold are subject to seizure and an administrative fine of 25-50% of the undeclared sum.

Customs authority

Servicio de Administración Tributaria — SAT (Tax Administration Service, Customs Division) · https://www.sat.gob.mx