Dubai: Dubai Customs has emphasised the need for passengers entering the UAE to declare cash they are carrying that exceeds Dh40,000 or its equivalent.
The customs also said that this applies to passengers entering the country through airport, sea ports and land entry points.
Yousuf Al Sahlawi, CEO of policies and legislations at Dubai Customs, said that these procedures are in line with the declaration system issued by the UAE Central Bank concerning sums of money allowed to enter the country.
He added that any visitor entering the country and failing to declare the cash being carried will be subjected to legal procedures and will be referred to the relevant authorities.
Statistics point out that the total volume of sums declared by passengers entering the UAE for the first half of 2010 amounted to Dh23.8 billion.
According to the same statistics, Dubai's airport terminal 3 got the lion's share, where Dh12.8 billion was declared by passengers for the first half of 2010.
