Jersey

Two distinct rules on the official Jersey Customs and Immigration Service page; neither is a mandatory pre-travel cash declaration. (1) Conditional duty to disclose when asked: when you arrive in or leave Jersey, you may be asked to reveal the amount of cash you are carrying to a Jersey Customs and Immigration Service officer; the page states this without any amount qualification, so it applies to cash of any amount; if you fail to disclose any cash you are carrying when asked to do so, or if you make a false disclosure, you could be fined up to £5,000 or imprisoned for up to two years, or both. Cash on this page includes travellers' cheques, cheques, promissory notes, money orders and coins. (2) Voluntary disclosure over €10,000: if you are entering or leaving Jersey with more than 10,000 euros (or the equivalent in any other currency) you can make a voluntary cash disclosure; the form can be filled out in advance and sent to the Service before you travel. The euro threshold is exclusive ('more than 10,000 euros') and the disclosure is optional — the page states no duty to declare cash proactively at any amount and sets no penalty for not making the voluntary disclosure; penalties attach only to non-disclosure or false disclosure when asked. Do not mix currencies: the disclosure threshold is EUR 10,000 while the penalty ceiling is GBP 5,000. Statute referenced by the page: Customs and Excise (Jersey) Law 1999 (linked to the Jersey Law website). Contact: Jersey Customs and Immigration Service, Union Street, St Helier JE2 3DN; +44 1534 448000; rgc@gov.je.