Declaration

• The traveler shall disclose the below mentioned materials to the customs officials upon his arrival. Failure to declare them shall be regarded as smuggling, which constitutes a punishable offense:
• Wireless devices, electric shock and self-defense devices, and melee weapons such as swords and knives.
• Pets and endangered animals subject to CITES convention (including leathers and embalmed animals)
• Coins and traveler’s checks that are more than AED 100,000 or the equivalent of the other currencies.
• Movies, books, Photographs, CDs, DVDs even if they are personal.
• Gifts accompanying the travelers which their values are more than AED 3,000.
• Weapons, ammunition, and military equipments.
• All types of medicines even if they are for personal use.
• Fireworks and explosives.
• Trees, plants and soil.
• All types of drugs.

• All passengers arriving/departing in/from any GCC States shall declare/disclose to customs any currencies, coins, negotiable monetary instruments for its holder, precious metals or precious stones exchangeable into cash money in their possession, which exceed the permitted limit.
• All institutions (banks, exchange companies, money remittance offices) shall abide by the procedures for declaring currencies, coins, negotiable monetary instruments for its holder, precious metals or precious stones exchangeable into cash money, irrespective of the cash amount or imported/exported financial instruments for its holder.
• The limit of the currencies, coins, negotiable monetary instruments for its holder, precious metals or precious stones exchangeable into cash money to be declared shall be specified as the GCC States may agree.
• Currencies, coins, negotiable monetary instruments for its holder, precious metals or precious stones exchangeable into cash money, imported/transiting through consignments or postal parcels carried by licensed carriers for the interest of companies or natural persons, shall be declared/disclosed to customs.
• Licensed companies shall follow the customs clearance procedures, as well as the declaration/disclosure procedures.
• Charity foundations may not import/export currencies, coins or negotiable monetary instruments for its holder, unless authorized to do so by the competent body in the GCC states.
• Customs Department may use and implement electronic systems to facilitate declaration and electronic exchange procedures.

• Arriving/departing passengers shall declare/disclose to Customs Department any currencies, coins, negotiable monetary instruments for its holder, precious metals or precious stones exchangeable into cash money in their possession.
• Based on risk criteria, the Customs clerk shall verify the information on the declared currencies, coins, negotiable monetary instruments for its holder, precious metals or precious stones, after entering them in the automated system and stamping the Declaration Form with the customs seal, then he shall give the passenger a copy of the Declaration Form and allow him to enter/exit the country.
• Companies shall fill in the Declaration/Disclosure Form of currencies, coins, negotiable monetary instruments for its holder, precious metals or precious stones in addition to follow the other customs clearance procedures.
• Customs Offices shall send the details of the Declaration/disclosure Form to the competent authority.

• Having the money to enter or exit the country is not prohibited. The actual and real purpose of this declaration is to know the details of those who enter the cash money to the country to benefit from the information.
• The traveler shall go to the customs officer and request the Declaration Form to be filled in in case he has cash amount or traveler’s check that exceeds AED 100.000 or its equivalent in foreign currency.
• The said limit applies to a person aged 18 years or older and as for those who are under 18; their money shall be added to their guardian.
• Companies and financial and non-financial institutions shall declare and disclose any checks or amount of money regardless of the value of the amount even if it is sent through shipping and parcels.
• Failure to disclose to Customs Department shall subject you to legal liability.

We recommend transferring money through banks or credit cards.