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EUR 10,000 declaration required (EU rule)

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.

Quantity limit

EUR 10,000 declaration threshold

Documentation required

• EU Cash Declaration Form

Legal reference

EU Regulation 2018/1672, French Customs Code

Leaving with this item

France requires declaration when leaving with cash and bearer-form negotiable instruments above EUR 10,000 equivalent.

Practical advice

The EUR 10,000 threshold includes all forms of cash: banknotes, coins, traveler's cheques, and bearer instruments.

Customs authority

Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects (DGDDI — French Customs) · https://www.douane.gouv.fr