REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
When traveling with a large amount of cash, it is good to know the rules governing the transfer of cash across borders. Cash worth EUR 10,000 or more must be declared in writing to the customs authority at the control point of entry into or exit from the EU. When crossing Slovenia's border with other EU member states, you are obliged to declare cash worth EUR 10,000 or more only if this is requested by the customs authority or the police.
Entering or leaving the EU with €10,000 or more?
Cash declaration to customs must be lodged when entering or leaving the EU with €10,000 or more in cash or its equivalent in other currencies, made up of one or more of the following items:
- banknotes and coins,
- cheques, traveler cheques, promissory notes, or money orders without a named beneficiary,
- gold coins with gold content of at least 90 %, and gold bars, gold nuggets or clumps with a gold content of at least 99,5 %.
Member States use a harmonized declaration form, which you must complete in one of the languages available for the country where you enter or leave the EU. Non-EU language reference versions of the form are also available to help travelers complete their declarations. Forms are available online or from the authorities at the control point through which you enter or leave the EU.
The declaration must be completed and lodged with customs at the control point through which you enter or leave the EU.
Customs authorities may request that a cash disclosure declaration be made for detected unaccompanied cash sent by post, freight, or courier shipment and with a value of €10,000 or more. If requested, this declaration should be made within 30 days by the recipient, sender or by an appointed representative of the two.
What about cross-border cash transfers in a value of €10,000 or more between Slovenia and other EU member states?
At the request of the competent authority (customs and police), when crossing the border of the Republic of Slovenia with other member states of the EU, you inform the competent authority of your intention to transfer cash in a value of €10,000 or more.
Competent authorities may detain the cash and you could be subject to penalties for non-compliance.
