When you need to declare cash

When you need to declare cash


When you need to declare cash

You must declare:

  • notes and coins
  • bearer bonds
  • travellers’ cheques
  • cheques (including travellers’ cheques) that are signed but not made out to a person or organisation

If you are carrying cash in or out of Northern Ireland, you must also declare:

  • money orders
  • gold coins, bullion or nuggets
  • prepaid cards

What you’ll need to make a declaration

You’ll need to give details of:

  • who’s carrying the cash, the owner of it and the recipient of it – including passport or ID document number, and address
  • your journey – with any countries you pass through in transit, including flight numbers or ferry routes
  • the amount and type of cash being carried
  • the source of the cash – the country it came from and how it was generated (for example, through earnings or selling something)
  • what the cash will be used for