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Can you bring cash to Tanzania?

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Allowed, declaration may be required

  • Cash

    allowed, declaration may be required

    Declare cash over USD 10,000 (or equivalent) on arrival and on departure

    Canada's official travel advice (last updated 7 October 2026): "You must declare any amount over 10,000 U.S. dollars on arrival and departure." TRA separately lists a "Cross Border Declaration of Currency and Bearer Negotiable Instruments" among customs documents (https://www.tra.go.tz/page/import-procedures), but no Tanzanian page stating the threshold could be read in this pass, so the figure rests on the Canadian government page.

    Also covers: cash, currency, money, us dollars, foreign currency, bearer negotiable instruments

    Source Travel advice and advisories for Tanzania, Government of Canada (travel.gc.ca)Checked against the source on 2026-10-10

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