Border Cash Report
You are required to complete a Border Cash Report if you carry NZ$10,000 or more cash (or foreign equivalent) into or out of New Zealand.
You can complete a Border Cash Report via:
- the paper form - NZCS 337: Border Cash Report (DOC, 332 KB)
- the online Border Cash Report form (on condition of acceptance by a Customs Officer).
- Note: the online Border Cash Report form can only be completed within 72 hours of your trip to New Zealand.
If you have not completed a Border Cash Report before reaching passport control in New Zealand, a Border Officer will provide a form to you to complete.
Learn more about the Border Cash Report in Fact Sheet 13: Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (PDF, 710 KB).
What "cash" means
Cash means:
- physical currency
- travellers’ cheques
- cheques
- money orders, postal orders, or similar
- bearer bonds
- a bill of exchange
- promissory notes
- any instrument prescribed by regulations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009.
What may happen if you fail to declare cash
It’s a criminal offence to:
- fail to declare cash on your report
- avoid making the report.
If you do either of those things, you could:
- be fined
- be imprisoned
- have your cash seized.
Border Cash Report translations
Your Border Cash Report must be completed in English. Translations of the Border Cash Report are available in the following languages: