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Cash declarations, duty-free allowances and customs forms by country.

Suitcase with banded cash and a boarding pass at airport check-in

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The $10,000 Cash Declaration Rule Explained (2026)

Carrying $10,000 across a border is legal everywhere. Not declaring it isn't — and the penalty doesn't care whether the money is legitimate.

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Couple pushing a shopping trolley past a wall of spirits bottles in an airport duty-free shop

Duty-Free Allowance by Country (2026)

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Cartons of cigarettes on a duty-free shop shelf in an airport

Duty-Free Tobacco Allowance by Country (2026)

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Woman holding three different spirit bottles in the duty-free shop at Auckland Airport

Duty-Free Alcohol Allowance by Country (2026)

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Traveller holding a phone with a QR code up to an electronic customs declaration gate at a Japanese airport

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Japan Customs Declaration (2026): QR Code or Paper Form?

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Biosecurity officer with a detector dog checking a traveller's luggage trolley at an Australian airport

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Customs Declaration Forms by Country (2026)

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