Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) customs officers in cooperation with officers of the BiH Border Police at the Deleuša border crossing between BiH and Montenegro temporarily seized cash in the amount of USD 30,000 from two citizens of Belarus. The money was temporarily confiscated when leaving Bosnia and Herzegovina for the reason that it was not declared when entering Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Rača border crossing, when foreign citizens were entering the customs territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The ITA customs service will in the upcoming period carry out enhanced measures to monitor the transfer of cash across all international border crossings. In order not to be in violation and in a situation where the money is taken away from them, we invite all persons who transfer cash in the amount of more than BAM 20,000 to report it to the customs service of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition to cash, the reporting obligation also applies to securities, checks and similar, the value of which is greater than BAM 20,000.
The application is submitted on the written “Cash Declaration Form” which contains information on:
- the applicant (name, surname, date of birth, citizenship),
- the owner of the cash,
- the intended recipient of the cash,
- amount and type of cash,
- origin and purpose of cash,
- direction of travel and
Any natural person can fill out the “Cash Declaration Form” electronically, and hand it, in printed form, to the official at the border crossing or fill it out at the border crossing itself:
- Filling in electronically – “Cash Declaration Form” is available on the official website of the ITA in pdf format,
- Filling in at the border crossing – the form can be requested and obtained from the customs service.