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Can you bring cash to Colombia?

Short answer
Allowed, declaration may be required

  • Cash

    allowed, declaration may be required

    Declare cash, Colombian pesos or monetary instruments over USD 10,000 (or equivalent) on DIAN Form 530, both entering and leaving.

    DIAN: travellers must file the 'Declaración de Equipaje, de Dinero o Títulos representativos de Dinero – Viajeros' (Form 530) when the amount in foreign currency, Colombian cash or monetary instruments exceeds 'USD 10.000 ... o su equivalente en otras monedas'; amounts up to USD 10,000 need no declaration. DIAN's Form 530 page states the same threshold. Cross-checked: gov.uk ('You can bring up to 10,000 US dollars-worth of any currency ... declare anything above this amount with ... DIAN'). Undeclared excess may be retained by customs (per DIAN Form 530 page; exact sanction not re-read).

    Also covers: cash, money, currency, dollars, euros, pesos, traveller's cheques, efectivo, dinero

    Source Trámites aduaneros – Viajeros – DIANChecked against the source on 2026-10-09

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