Disclose unaccompanied cash on entry and exit from a third country in postal and cargo traffic on request
Source: Serviceportal Rheinland-PfalzCustoms authorities shall monitor the movement of unaccompanied cash across the borders of Germany with third countries.
Customs officials may require the consignor, consignee or a representative of that person to make a disclosure declaration in respect of unaccompanied cash that is
- in postal packages,
- in courier shipments,
- in unaccompanied baggage, or
- as containerised cargo
into, out of or through the EU. This submission may be made in writing.
Cash means:
- Cash such as banknotes and coins that are valid means of payment.
- Banknotes and coins that are not valid means of payment but can still be exchanged for a currency that is valid means of payment. For example, it is still possible to exchange German marks or Austrian schillings for euros).
- Transferable bearer instruments, such as travellers' cheques, cheques, promissory notes and certain money orders.
- Commodities that have a high value in relation to their volume; these are coins with a gold content of at least 90 percent and gold bars, nuggets or nuggets with a gold content of at least 99.5 percent.
Equated funds include:
- Savings books,
- Precious stones (rough or polished) such as diamonds, rubies, sapphires or emeralds,
- Coins, with a gold content of at least 90 percent, and gold bars, nuggets or nuggets with a gold content of at least 99.5 percent
- Other precious metals such as platinum or silver