According to the Customs Service, you can fill out the declaration on your phone, tablet, or laptop. After submitting the form, the system generates a registration number, which you must provide to a customs officer upon arrival at the customs checkpoint. After the data is verified and the formalities are completed, the traveler can continue on their way.
The service is available on the ecustoms.trade.gov.md platform, where users should go to the “Foreign Exchange Declaration” section. The platform also features a video tutorial explaining the steps for filling out the form.
According to current regulations, declaring foreign currency is mandatory for individuals importing or exporting at least 10,000 euros or the equivalent amount in another currency from the Republic of Moldova. This requirement applies regardless of whether the money or other valuables belong to the person transporting them or to another individual or legal entity.
The declaration must be filed both upon entry into the Republic of Moldova and upon departure from the country.
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Last Sunday, customs officials at Chisinau International Airport documented two cases of undeclared cash, detected both upon entry into and upon departure from the Republic of Moldova.
The first case was recorded upon entry, during a check of passengers on a flight from Warsaw to Chisinau. A 36-year-old foreign woman chose the green “Nothing to Declare” lane and told customs officials that she was not carrying any goods or funds subject to declaration. Following a customs inspection, 13,000 euros were found in her luggage that had not been declared to customs authorities.
The second case was documented upon departure from the Republic of Moldova. Customs officers, in cooperation with the border police, conducted an inspection of passengers on a flight from Chisinau to Istanbul. During the inspections, a 55-year-old foreign national was found to be carrying 15,000 euros, which he had failed to declare to customs authorities, in violation of the law.
It appears that in both cases, the reason for the failure to declare the funds was not a desire to break the law, but simply laziness: the amounts were only slightly above the permitted import/export limit.
Nevertheless, the undeclared funds were seized and are subject to confiscation, and the individuals named in the documents risk facing penalties for the violation in accordance with the provisions of Article 43¹ and Article 287, paragraph (10) of the Code of Administrative Offenses.
