Republic of Moldova

Natural persons, residents and non-residents of Moldova; BOTH directions — bringing into or taking out of Moldova. Written declaration to the customs authorities is OBLIGATORY when the total, per person per trip, of (a) cash in national currency plus foreign-currency cash and traveller's cheques, or (b) securities and payment instruments other than foreign-currency traveller's cheques, is EUR 10,000 (or equivalent) or more (Law No. 62/2008 on currency regulation, Art. 33(1), as amended by Law No. 124 of 29.05.2025, in force 12.07.2025). Below EUR 10,000 per person/trip, written declaration is a right, not a duty (Art. 33(2)). Per the Customs Service standing page: the mandatory case is handled on the 'Declarația valorilor valutare' form (Customs Service Order No. 516-O of 07.12.2023), the optional case on the traveller's customs declaration (Order No. 482-O/2023); the currency-values declaration covers the values regardless of who owns them, once the total starts from EUR 10,000 (or equivalent) per person/trip. The traveller informs the customs officer of the intent to declare and the officer provides the form (Romanian or English, completed manually in block capitals). The red channel must be used when carrying currency, goods or other values that must be declared; the green channel only when carrying nothing declarable. Cash in national or foreign currency and foreign-currency traveller's cheques may NOT be brought in/taken out in unaccompanied baggage. Age condition for declaration: not stated (unknown). Fee: not stated (unknown).

Natural persons (travellers) carrying goods in personal baggage, on entry, exit or transit of the Moldovan customs border: the traveller's customs declaration (form approved by Customs Service Order No. 482-O/2023) declares the goods in personal baggage. The written form is deposited for: commercial-character goods in personal baggage not exceeding EUR 1,000 or 1,000 kg net; goods whose cross-border transport is authorized by other control authorities; personal baggage under Customs Code art. 225; at the traveller's request; at the customs officer's requirement; and may be used for voluntary declaration of currency values below EUR 10,000. Goods may also be declared verbally, or via the green channel / 'nothing to declare' (or through a post without a two-channel system, without a self-initiated declaration) — BUT written declaration is mandatory in all cases for: arms, ammunition, explosive and radioactive materials; live animals; wild flora/fauna species, parts and derived products; movable cultural goods; prescription medicines; foodstuffs exceeding the Annex 5 quantities to Government Decision No. 938/2018; household-utility goods (appliances etc.); other goods at the traveller's choice or the officer's request. Duty-free import allowance (goods brought INTO Moldova in personal baggage, non-commercial purposes): intrinsic value not exceeding EUR 300 per person by land transport, or EUR 430 per person for air and maritime travellers; tobacco products (200 cigarettes; 200 heated-tobacco refills; 50 cigars; 50 cigarillos; 250 g smoking tobacco); fuel in the vehicle's standard tank; alcoholic beverages (1 L of spirits over 22% vol or undenatured ethyl alcohol of 80% vol and over, or 2 L of alcohol up to 22% vol, any combination not exceeding 100% of the individual permitted quantities, plus 2 L still wine and 5 L beer). Export: natural persons may export goods of any value if non-commercial, subject to the formalities of Government Decision No. 92/2023 (pct. 281, 286, 289); export declarations may be verbal for non-commercial goods, commercial goods up to EUR 1,000 or 1,000 kg, transport means registered on the customs territory for re-import plus their spare parts/accessories, and animal-accompanying fodder. Age or frequency conditions for the allowances: not stated (unknown). Fee: not stated (unknown).