Russian customs officers have revealed the illegal movement of currency worth more than a billion rubles.

13:22; 23 July 2025 year

According to the Federal Customs Service (FCS) of Russia, in the first half of 2025, 6,314 cases of illegal movement of cash by individuals totaling 1.2 billion rubles were identified.

They mostly tried to smuggle dollars and euros. The most common destinations for illegal currency movement are Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, China and Uzbekistan.

During the specified period, the customs authorities initiated 37 criminal cases under the article on cash smuggling, of which 19 are related to the facts of illegal importation. In addition, 6,277 cases of administrative offenses related to non-declaration or false declaration of funds were registered. Of these, 3,376 cases relate to violations of the ban on the export of foreign currency in the equivalent of more than 10 thousand US dollars.

Let us remind you that starting from March 2, 2022, there is a ban on the export of foreign currency in cash in excess of 10 thousand dollars from Russia. When importing cash exceeding the equivalent of 10 thousand dollars, it is necessary to declare them in writing. And in case of one-time import of currency by one individual in the amount of over 100 thousand dollars, documents confirming the origin of these funds must be attached to the passenger customs declaration.

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