{"id":358711,"date":"2023-01-11T12:33:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T19:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creditrepair.com\/blog\/?p=358711"},"modified":"2023-01-11T12:33:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T19:33:52","slug":"declaring-money-at-customs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creditrepair.com\/blog\/money-management\/declaring-money-at-customs\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens when you declare money at customs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When you declare over $10,000 at U.S. Customs, you\u2019ll need to file a FinCEN Form 105 prior to entering or leaving the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Is your credit card going to be accepted by overseas merchants? Can you make money with international contract jobs and bring the cash back into the United States? These are just two of the many questions you might ask related to dealing with money when you\u2019re traveling in and out of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you decide how to handle financial matters when you travel, make sure you know what happens when you declare money at customs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Is there a maximum amount of money you can bring into the United States?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re traveling to and from the United States, there\u2019s actually not an official limit on how much of your money you can carry with you. Note that cash in this case includes actual cash: bills, coins and instruments that are deemed equivalent to currency like checks and money orders. It also refers to cash in the currency of other nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While there aren\u2019t rules on how much money you can carry in or out of the United States, there are requirements for reporting the cash. If you\u2019re carrying currency equivalent to $10,000 or more<\/a>, you have to report the money to customs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That limit isn\u2019t per person if you\u2019re with your family or another organized group, either. If you\u2019re traveling together with two other people and you\u2019re all carrying $5,000, that means your total is $15,000. Since the total is above the threshold, your group would have to report the money to customs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>What counts as cash, exactly?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Okay, but what\u2019s a \u201ccash equivalent?\u201d Can\u2019t anything be converted to cash if you sell it, and does that make your diamond necklace a cash equivalent you need to report?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While you might need to report other types of items and valuables to customs under different rules, cash equivalents are limited to currencies and financial vehicles that are deemed equivalent to currency. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection<\/a>, that includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n