Take cash in and out of the UK - GOV.UK

You must also declare cash of €10,000 or more if you're arriving in Northern Ireland from Great Britain. You do not need to declare any amount of cash when ... Skiptomaincontent CookiesonGOV.UK Weusesomeessentialcookiestomakethiswebsitework. We’dliketosetadditionalcookiestounderstandhowyouuseGOV.UK,rememberyoursettingsandimprovegovernmentservices. Wealsousecookiessetbyothersitestohelpusdelivercontentfromtheirservices. Acceptadditionalcookies Rejectadditionalcookies Viewcookies Youcanchangeyourcookiesettingsatanytime. Hidethismessage Coronavirus(COVID-19) Latestupdatesandguidance Home Passports,travelandlivingabroad Travelabroad TakecashinandoutoftheUK TakingcashinandoutofGreatBritain Youmustdeclarecashof£10,000ormoretoUKcustomsifyou’recarryingitbetweenGreatBritain(England,ScotlandandWales)andacountryoutsidetheUK. Ifyou’retravellingasafamilyorgroupwithmorethan£10,000intotal(evenifindividualsarecarryinglessthanthat)youstillneedtomakeadeclaration. Ifyou’retravellingtoNorthernIrelandandcarryingmorethan€10,000(orequivalent)youmustfollowtherulesfortakingcashintoNorthernIreland. TakingcashinandoutofNorthernIreland Youmustdeclarecashof€10,000ormoreifyoucarryitbetweenNorthernIrelandandanynon-EUcountry. Youmustalsodeclarecashof€10,000ormoreifyou’rearrivinginNorthernIrelandfromGreatBritain.Youdonotneedtodeclareanyamountofcashwhentravellingtheotherway,fromNorthernIrelandtoGreatBritain. Ifyou’retravellingasafamilyorgroupwithmorethan€10,000intotal(evenifindividualsarecarryinglessthanthat)youstillneedtomakeadeclaration. Customsauthoritiesmayaskyoutofillinacashdisclosureformifyousendcashof€10,000ormorebyfreight,postorcourierbetweenNorthernIrelandandanynon-EUcountry.ThisincludescashsentfromGreatBritaintoNorthernIreland. Typesofcashyoumustdeclare Youmustdeclare: notesandcoins bearerbonds travellers’cheques cheques(includingtravellers’cheques)thataresignedbutnotmadeouttoapersonororganisation IfyouarecarryingcashinoroutofNorthernIreland,youmustalsodeclare: moneyorders goldcoins,bullionornuggets prepaidcards Howtodeclarecash Ifyou’releavingtheUK,youmustdeclarecashbeforeyouleavethecountry. Ifyou’recomingtotheUKyoucandeclarecashbeforeyoutravelorassoonasyouarriveintheUK. Declarecashbeforeyoutravel Theearliestyoucanmakeadeclarationis72hoursbeforeyouplantotravel. Declareonlinefor: cashyou’recarryingbetweenGreatBritainandanyothercountry cashyou’recarryingbetweenNorthernIrelandandanon-EUcountry cashyou’recarryingfromGreatBritaintoNorthernIreland Ifyoucannotusetheonlineserviceyoucanmakeyourdeclarationoverthephone. CustomerServiceGroup Telephone:03003229434 MondaytoFriday,8amto6pm Findoutaboutcallcharges DeclarecashwhenyouarriveintheUK AtUKcustoms,follow‘goodstodeclare’or‘redchannel’signs,andtellaBorderForceofficeryouwanttodeclarecash.Youmayhavetouseacourtesyphone. Theymaygiveyouapaperformtofillinortakeyourdeclarationthemselves. Ifthereisnowaytomakeadeclarationattheportorairportwhenyouarrive,call03003229434andmakeyourdeclarationoverthephone. Penalties Ifyoudonotdeclarecashthatyoushouldhave,allthecashyouarecarryingcanbeseizedbyaBorderForceofficer.Youmayhavetopayapenaltyofupto£5,000togetitback.Thiscanbetakenfromthecashbeforetherestisreturned. Anycashcanbeseizedifcustomsauthoritieshavereasonablegroundstosuspectacrime.Theycankeepthecashfor48hours-afterthattheyneedacourtorder. Howtoappealapenalty YoucanwritetotheFraudInvestigationServiceifyoudisagreewithapenalty.Youmuststatewhyyoudisagreewiththedecisionyou’vebeengiven. Youhave30daystoappealfromthedateofthepenaltynotice. FraudInvestigationService FISPOCOperations-CashDeclarationPenaltyTeam S0079 Newcastle NE981ZZ Relatedcontent BringinggoodsintotheUKforpersonaluse ImportingvehiclesintotheUK EnteringtheUK Taxonforeignincome TaxonyourUKincomeifyouliveabroad COVID-19vaccinations BookyourcoronavirusvaccinationandboosterdoseontheNHSwebsite Explorethetopic Travelabroad TravellingtotheUK ComingtotheUK LeavingtheUK Isthispageuseful? Maybe Yesthispageisuseful Nothispageisnotuseful Thankyouforyourfeedback Reportaproblemwiththispage Close HelpusimproveGOV.UK Don’tincludepersonalorfinancialinformationlikeyourNationalInsurancenumberorcreditcarddetails. Whatwereyoudoing? Whatwentwrong? Send Close HelpusimproveGOV.UK TohelpusimproveGOV.UK,we’dliketoknowmoreaboutyourvisittoday.We’llsendyoualinktoafeedbackform.Itwilltakeonly2minutestofillin.Don’tworrywewon’tsendyouspamorshareyouremailaddresswithanyone. Emailaddress Sendmethesurvey