Can you bring cash to Taiwan?

• Cash

  depends on specifics

  Taiwan sets hard caps, not just declaration thresholds, on two currencies: "Each passenger can't bring more than NT$100,000 with him/her when entering or leaving Taiwan" and separately "Renminbi is limited up to RMB$20,000" — amounts above either cap cannot be brought in at all, even with a declaration. Other foreign currencies work differently: amounts "in excess of US$10,000 (or its equivalent in other foreign currencies) must be declared," but there is no maximum once declared. Negotiable securities with a face value over US$10,000 must also be declared, with no cap.

  This is a genuinely unusual rule most travelers don't expect: New Taiwan Dollars and Renminbi are capped by law, while every other currency (USD, EUR, etc.) has no cap at all as long as it's declared above the USD 10,000-equivalent threshold. Failing to declare excess declarable currency results in confiscation of the excess portion.

  Also covers: cash, currency, money, foreign currency, renminbi, RMB, New Taiwan Dollar

  Checked 2026-09-22 — Source: Kaohsiung Customs, Ministry of Finance (Taiwan) — Limits on NTD, RMB, Foreign Currency and Negotiable Securities Carried by Passengers

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history