Declaring money at customs

[mike42979 57]

So my fiancee will be traveling here with about 4k is it true that anything under 10k you do not have to declare to CBP?

[Harsh_77 718]

13. Mark an X in the Yes or No box. Are you or any family members traveling with you bringing $10,000 or more in U.S. dollars or foreign equivalent in any form into the United States?

That is there question 13 on the declaration form.

[Scafidi454 22]

Just check "No" if it's not what their threshold plus traveling assets are. I remember when I went to Moscow, there was the Green Line and the Red Line. I couldn't read anything, and I didn't know where to go. However, I did notice that there wasn't one person in the Red Line! Then, I had to throw away a bottle of vodka I was bringing back for a family member of one of my friends in Moscow, because I wasn't supposed to bring it in the carry on.

[Harsh_77 718]

US does not have Green or Red line concept, it varries from country to country.

For US customs you just got to delcare what you are bringing including organic food items + if you bringing over 10k in any form of currency or equivalent.

[Wally G! 58]

If one person brings over $10k, then yes - you declare it at customs at the airport. You can file form FinCEN 105 before hand or at customs. Failure to declare it can mean forfeiture. You can actually bring in as much money as you want as long as you declare it - you will not be assessed a fee or taxed on the monies brought in.

(1) Each person who physically transports, mails, or ships, or causes to be

physically transported, mailed, or shipped currency or other monetary instruments

in an aggregate amount exceeding $10,000 at one time from the United States to

any place outside the United States or into the United States from any place outside

the United States, and

C. Travelers—Travelers carrying currency or other monetary instruments with

them shall file FinCEN Form 105 at the time of entry into the United States or at the

time of departure from the United States with the Customs officer in charge at any

Customs port of entry or departure.

You do not need to declare $4,000 to US Custom as it does not exceed $10,000 or more. If it makes you feel safer, each person carry $2,000 a piece.

Good Luck and God Bless!!

[bigdog 376]

You know debit cards work so you do not have to transport lots of cash.

[Scafidi454 22]

You know debit cards work so you do not have to transport lots of cash.

I did take about $1,500 accross when I went b/c I exchanged with a local friend of mine without variation or taxation (we locked in at the average of 28/1 at that time). Now, the dollar is up to about 31 RUB.

Anyway, to take foreign money out of the ATM in Russia cost me a transaction fee of $10. If I were to spend the money on my card at a merchant versus using withdrawn cash, it cost me a 3% transaction fee for the foreign currency exchange. Anyhow, I was able to spend the money I needed, and was able to access it when needed while I was there.

Check with your card company before you go about what their fees are, and let them know that you'll be traveling so that your card is not locked for suspicious spending.

I did have some probelms with mine when I went, but that was because they put a withdrawl limit on my card of about $300US. I changed that once I got back into the US since a call from Russia to my bank (which had long waiting times) was costing me about 30 RUB/minute.