The following is subject to customs declaration in writing:
- cash and (or) traveller's cheques, if the total amount of such cash and (or) traveller's cheques upon their one-time import into the customs territory of the EAEU or one-time export from the customs territory of the Union exceeds the amount equivalent to 10 thousand US dollars at the exchange rate effective on the day of submission to the customs authority of passenger customs declaration;
- monetary instruments, except for traveler's checks.
If the total amount of cash and (or) traveler's checks transferred is equal to or does not exceed the equivalent of 10 thousand US dollars, an individual may declare such funds and (or) traveler's checks at his/her own request.
Monetary instruments - traveler's checks, promissory notes, checks (bank checks), as well as securities in documentary form that certify an issuer's (debtor's) obligation to pay money and in which the person to whom such payment is made is not specified.
When individuals declare cash and (or) monetary instruments, a passenger customs declaration is used, in which, among other things, an additional form "Declaration of cash and (or) monetary instruments" is to be filled-in.
In case of customs declaration of monetary instruments, except for traveler's checks, the passenger customs declaration indicates the nominal value or corresponding amount in the currency of the Member State or foreign currency, the right to receive which is certified by the monetary instrument.
If there is no nominal value and it is impossible to determine the amount in the passenger customs declaration, the number of monetary instruments to be transported is indicated.
In cases when the total amount of cash and (or) monetary instruments when imported into the customs territory of the EAEU exceeds the amount equivalent to 100 thousand US dollars, a passenger customs declaration is accompanied by the submission of documents to confirm the origin of cash and (or) monetary instruments.
Documents confirming the origin of cash and monetary instruments may include:
- Certificate of inheritance or other document issued by an authorized body, including a foreign state, attesting to the inheritance of cash and monetary instruments;
- A notarized contract, the subject of which is the transferred funds and monetary instruments;
- A certificate issued by a bank or a non-bank financial institution on the withdrawal of cash from an account;
- A notarized contract for purchase and sale of movable and immovable property (settlement for which is made in cash);
- A cash receipt (other document) issued by an organizer of a lottery, competition, sports or cultural event, gambling establishment, etc., confirming the payment of a prize to an individual;
Other documents, including notarized ones, issued by an owner of funds, containing the details of the body (organization) and confirming the origin of cash and monetary instruments.
At the moment, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan as of March 14, 2022 No. 830 "On measures to ensure the financial stability of the Republic of Kazakhstan", it is prohibited to export from the Republic of Kazakhstan cash foreign currency and (or) monetary instruments in foreign currency in an amount exceeding the equivalent of 10,000 (ten thousand) US dollars, as well as gold refined gold bars of 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 grams and investment coins made of gold "ALTYN BARYS" and silver "KÚMIS BARYS" issued by the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as refined gold over 100 grams.