Customs Declaration Forms by Country (2026): What to Fill In, Online or Paper

Almost every country asks arriving travellers to declare what they are bringing in. What changes is the paperwork: some hand you a card on the plane, some want an online form before you fly, and some have no form at all — just a red and a green exit. This guide compares eight popular destinations so you know what to fill in, and when.

The short version: if you carry food or plants, goods above your duty-free allowance, goods for resale or cash above the country’s threshold, the answer is Yes. When in doubt, declare it.

Customs declaration form by country

Search below to jump to a country page, or scroll the table. Forms and thresholds come from each country’s own customs, border or biosecurity authority.

Country	Form	Online option	Who must fill it in	Report cash from
United States	CBP Declaration Form 6059B	Global Entry kiosk (members only)	Every traveller; one form per immediate family	$10,000 or more
Canada	Declaration Card E311 (or airport kiosk)	Advance Declaration in ArriveCAN, up to 72 hours before (selected airports)	Everyone arriving by air	C$10,000 or more
United Kingdom	No paper form – red or green channel	Online declare-and-pay service, up to 5 days before	Anyone with goods over the allowance or cash to declare	£10,000 or more
Australia	Incoming Passenger Card (IPC)	Australia Travel Declaration (digital pilot, selected Qantas flights)	All travellers	A$10,000 or more
New Zealand	New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD)	Online or NZTD app; paper form if you can’t	Everyone, including NZ passport holders	NZ$10,000 or more
Singapore	SG Arrival Card (plus Customs@SG for goods)	Online/MyICA app, within 3 days before arrival	Everyone arriving (with limited exceptions)	S$20,000 or more
United Arab Emirates	Customs Declaration Form (cash over AED 60,000)	iDeclare app	Passengers 18+ carrying cash or valuables over the limit	AED 60,000 or more
Japan	Customs Form C-5360 or Visit Japan Web QR code	Visit Japan Web (recommended, optional)	Every passenger; one paper form per family	¥1,000,000 or more

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What nearly every form asks

How it works in each country

United States

CBP Declaration Form 6059B

All travellers complete CBP Form 6059B. You can get it on the flight or at the port of entry, and one form covers your immediate family. It asks about food, plants, animal and wildlife products, farm visits, and what you bought abroad. Personal exemptions are $200, $800 or $1,600 depending on the countries you visited. Some travellers, such as refugees or people with parole documents, also complete Form I-94.

One form per family

Canada

Declaration Card E311 (or airport kiosk)

Flying in, you get a CBSA Declaration Card (Form E311) to complete before you land, or you declare at a kiosk or eGate, then show the receipt to a border officer. The Advance Declaration through ArriveCAN is optional and only available at certain Canadian airports. Report C$10,000 or more in currency or monetary instruments on the card, at the kiosk, or verbally.

Advance declaration optional

United Kingdom

No paper form – red or green channel

There is no customs form to fill in on the plane. Use the green channel if you have nothing to declare, or the red channel (or red point phone) if you have goods over your allowance, restricted items or cash to declare. If you declare and pay online up to 5 days before arrival, you can use the green channel; keep the receipt or confirmation number for officers. Can’t use the online service? HMRC runs a helpline.

Channel system

Australia

Incoming Passenger Card (IPC)

All travellers complete the Incoming Passenger Card, which border officials collect on arrival. Mark “Yes” if you carry any food, plant material or animal products — you won’t be penalised for declaring something that turns out not to be allowed. A digital Australia Travel Declaration (up to 72 hours before travel, with a QR code) is being piloted on selected Qantas flights into Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, with more airports to follow.

Mark Yes for food

New Zealand

New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD)

Everyone travelling into New Zealand must complete the NZTD, which collects travel, customs, immigration and biosecurity information. Submit it online or in the app, no earlier than 24 hours before your trip starts and before you reach passport control. A paper form exists for people who cannot use the online version. Separately, carrying NZ$10,000 or more in cash needs a Border Cash Report.

Mandatory online

Singapore

SG Arrival Card (plus Customs@SG for goods)

Submit the SG Arrival Card within 3 days (including the day of arrival) before you land. Goods above your duty-free concession are declared separately in the Customs@SG web application or MyICA app, where you can also pay duty and GST up to 3 days before arrival. Carrying more than S$20,000 in cash or bearer instruments needs a separate cash report, filed within 72 hours before travel.

Digital only

United Arab Emirates

Customs Declaration Form (cash over AED 60,000)

Dubai Customs works with red and green channels, and walking through either channel counts as a declaration. Passengers aged 18 or over must fill in the Customs Declaration Form for cash, cheques, precious metals or stones worth more than AED 60,000, which you can also submit through the iDeclare app. A child’s amount is added to the limit of the parent or guardian.

Red/green channels

Japan

Customs Form C-5360 or Visit Japan Web QR code

Choose between the paper form handed out on the plane or the QR code from Visit Japan Web; both ask the same questions. See our full guide to what each question means: Japan Customs Declaration: QR code or paper form.

QR or paper

Red channel or green channel?

Many airports skip the form and use two exits instead. Green means nothing to declare; red means you have goods or cash to declare. The UK describes it this way, and the UAE adds that passing through either channel is treated as a customs declaration in itself — so choosing green while carrying something undeclared is a false declaration.

Before you land — checklist

Forms, online services and thresholds change, and each customs authority has the final word. Always confirm the current requirements with the authority of the country you are entering before you travel. Updated 2026.