Cash / Currency 🇻🇳 Vietnam
VND 15 million limit; USD 5,000 foreign currency
Can I bring Cash / Currency into Vietnam?
VND 15 million limit; USD 5,000 foreign currency
VND 15 million / USD 5,000
- Customs declaration form
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Vietnam requires declaration of Vietnamese Dong above VND 15 million and foreign currency above USD 5,000 equivalent. Gold above 300g must also be declared. State Bank of Vietnam regulations apply. Travelers should check current regulations before departure as rules change frequently. Carry all relevant documentation including prescriptions and purchase receipts. Declare items proactively at customs to avoid penalties.
PENALTIES
- Fine: 1000000–100000000 VND
- Civil penalty only
Leaving Vietnam with cash / currency
Travellers departing from Vietnam carrying cash, banker's cheques, bearer bonds, or other bearer-form negotiable instruments totalling USD 5,000 (or VND 15,000,000) or more must complete the Vietnam Customs currency declaration at customs before boarding. This threshold aggregates all currencies at exchange-rate parity. Failure to declare is grounds for seizure of the entire cash amount under SBV Circular 15/2011/TT-NHNN; Law on Customs 54/2014 plus criminal prosecution for aggravated cases. Source-of-funds documentation may be requested. Legitimate declared movements are not restricted; the requirement is transparency-based to combat money laundering and tax evasion.
Values at or above this threshold must be declared (VND).
Declare cash, traveler's cheques, or monetary instruments above the local threshold to Vietnam Customs 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.
VND 15 million / USD 5,000
- Customs declaration form
State Bank of Vietnam regulations
This page covers destination customs rules in Vietnam. 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.
Cash / Currency rules in other countries
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🇺🇸 United States
Must declare cash or monetary instruments over USD 10,000 on arrival and departure.
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Must declare cash of GBP 10,000 or more when entering or leaving Great Britain.
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🇩🇪 Germany
EU rule: declare EUR 10,000 or more when entering or leaving the EU.
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🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
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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🇫🇷 France
EUR 10,000 declaration required (EU rule)