Currency Control -u.k.

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Declaring cash when entering or leaving the UK

From 15 June 2007, if you are travelling to or from a country outside the European

Union (EU), you will need to declare any sums of cash of 10,000 Euro or more (or the

equivalent in another currency) to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

For the purposes of this requirement, the countries of the

EU are:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,

France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,

Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,

Spain (including the Canary Islands), Sweden, and the United Kingdom (not including

the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands).

Declaring cash to HMRC

You will find the relevant forms to fill out at ports and airports.

You will be liable to financial penalties if you fail to declare the money or provide incomplete or incorrect

information.

You do not need to declare cash if you are travelling to or from another EU country.

Definition of the term 'cash'

The term ‘cash’ covers:

• currency notes and coins

• bankers’ drafts

• cheques of any kind, including travellers’ cheques.

Your rights if your cash is seized

HMRC officers will only seize cash if they have reasonable grounds to suspect it is

the proceeds of, or is intended for use in, unlawful conduct.

Seized cash cannot be kept for more than 48 hours without a court order (not

including public holidays and weekends).

A court may order seized cash to be:

• detained while investigations are carried out

• forfeited permanently if the investigation shows it is associated

with criminal activity.

If your cash is seized, you will be given information on how to appeal against the

decision.

THIS CAN BE FOUND AT:

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsPortalW...CE_PROD1_026096

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