CASH CONTROL REGULATIONS
Table of Provisions (10)
Statutory Text (10 Articles)
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 233.07
CASH CONTROL REGULATIONS
7th July, 2020
LEGAL NOTICE 285 of 2020, as amended by Acts XVIII of 2021 and
VII of 2022 and XII of 2023 and Legal Notice 103 of 2025.
The title of these regulations is the Cash Control
Regulations.
Amended by:
VII.2022.74.
Form – Cash Declaration
(Regulation 3)
CASH DECLARATION
Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672
For official use
Reference number
տ entering the European Union (EU)
տ leaving the EU
1. I am
2. Details of the carrier of the cash
First name(s)
Nationality
Last name(s)
Personal identification number*
street
number
տ male
տ female
տ other
Gender
Address
Street* and number *
DD
MM
YYYY
Date of birth
Town
town
country
Place of birth
Postal / ZIP code*
տpassport
տID card
տother(specify)_____________
ID document
Country
ID document number
Telephone number*
Country of issue
Email address*
DD
MM
YYYY
Date of issue
3. Transport details
DD
MM
YYYY
Country of first departure
Departure date
DD
MM
YYYY
Country of final destination
Arrival date
DD
MM
YYYY
Via (transit country/-ies)*
Transit date*
տ SEA / FLUVIAL (specify)
տ RAIL
տ ROAD (specify)
տ OTHER ( specify )
܆ AIR (specify)
Means of transport
տ commercial flight
տ private jet
տ commercial vessel տ yacht
տ truck
տ bus
տ other
տ cruise
տ other
տ car
տ other
Itinerary of transport
Name/place of the first airport/port/train station of departure
Name/place of the final airport/port/train station of arrival
Name/place of the airport/port/train station of transit
Land border crossing point (only by road)
Reference number ( e.g. flight number, ship identification, train number, country code and license plate)
Transport company*
4. Details of cash
Currency
Value
Currency
Value
Currency
(banknotes and coins)
1)
3)
2)
4)
Bearer negotiable
Type of bearer negotiable instrument
Value
Currency
instruments
Commodities used as highly-
Type
Quantity
Total weight (in grams)
Value
Currency
liquid stores of value
(i.e. gold)
*If applicable or available. If not applicable or available, indicate ‘N/A’.
5. Economic provenance and intended use of the cash (more than one option is possible in each Subsection 5.A and 5.B)
5.A. Economic provenance (This Subsection is filled in when there is only one
5.B. Intended use (This Subsection is filled in when there is only one intended
owner. If there is more than one owner, the information must be filled in using
recipient. If there is more than one intended recipient, the information must be
additional sheets. In this case, tick ‘other’ and specify ‘additional sheets’)
filled in using additional sheets. In this case, tick ‘other’ and specify ‘additional
sheets’)
տ Labour profits (income, retirement, income from entrepreneurship etc.)
տ Labour expenses (salary payments, investment business etc.)
տ Capital profits (dividends, investment profits, interest, insurance etc.)
տ Capital investment (deposits to bank account, insurance payments etc.)
տ Sale of real estate property
տ Funds for purchasing real estate
տ Sale of moveable property
տ Funds for purchasing moveable property
տ Loan granted by a natural person
տ Repayment of loan granted by a natural person
տ Loan granted by a legal entity (credit institution, bank or company)
տ Repayment of loan granted by a legal entity (credit institution, bank or company)
տ Lottery / gambling
տ Lottery / gambling
տ Gift / donation
տ Charity
տ Inheritance
տ Cash to shipmaster/ board cash
տ Vacation / recreation
܆ Other (specify)_________________________________
տ Transfer of cash by professional cash couriers (currency exchange companies)
տ Transfer of cash by professional cash couriers (other)
տ Other (specify)_________________________________
6. Owner of the cash: Are you the sole owner of the cash?
7. Intended recipient of the cash : Are you the sole intended recipient of the cash?
Æ Go to Section 7
Æ Go to Section 8
տ Yes, I am the sole owner
տ Yes, I am the sole intended recipient for all cash
Æ Fill in Subsection 6.A
Æ Go to Section 8
տ No, the sole owner is another natural person
տ No, the sole intended recipient is the sole owner
Æ Fill in Subsection 6.B
Æ Fill in Subsection 7.A
տ No, the sole owner is a legal person
տ No, the sole intended recipient is another natural
person
Æ Fill in the total number of
Æ Fill in Subsection 7.B
տ No, there is more than one owner
տ No, the sole intended recipient is a legal person
owners below and use
Æ Fill in the total number
տ No, there is more than one intended recipient
additional sheets to fill in
of intendent recipients
their details. Go to Section
below and use additional
7. sheets to fill in their
details. Go to Section 8.
Total number of owners
Total number of intended recipients
6.A. Sole owner is a natural person
7.A. Sole intended recipient is a natural person
First name(s)
First name(s)
Last name(s)
Last name(s)
տ male
տ female
տ other
տ male
տ female
տ other
Gender
Gender
DD
MM
YYYY
DD
MM
YYYY
Date of birth
Date of birth
town
country
town
country
Place of birth
Place of birth
տpassport
տID card
տother(specify)
տpassport
տID card
տother(specify)
ID document
ID document
ID document number
ID document number
Country of issue
Country of issue
DD
MM
YYYY
DD
MM
YYYY
Date of issue
Date of issue
Nationality
Nationality
Personal identification number*
Personal identification number*
street
number
street
number
Address
Address
Street* and number*
Street* and number*
Town
Town
Postal / ZIP code*
Postal / ZIP code*
Country
Country
Telephone number*
Telephone number*
Email address*
Email address*
*If applicable or available. If not applicable or available, indicate ‘N/A’.
6.B. Sole owner is a legal person
7.B. Sole intended recipient is a legal person
Name
Name
Registration number
Registration number
Name of register
Name of register
Registration country
Registration country
VAT identification number*
VAT identification number*
Economic Operators Registration
Economic Operators Registration
and Identification (EORI) number *
and Identification (EORI) number *
street
number
street
number
Address
Address
Street* and number*
Street* and number *
Town
Town
Postal / ZIP code*
Postal / ZIP code*
Country
Country
Telephone number *
Telephone number *
Email address*
Email address*
For official use
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise
requires, any terms used have the same meaning as assigned to them in
the Act; and
"Act" means the External Transactions Act;
"bearer-negotiable instruments" means instruments other than
currency which entitle their holders to claim a financial amount upon
presentation of the instruments without having to prove their identity
or entitlement to that amount. Those instruments are
(i) traveller’s cheques; and
(ii) cheques, promissory notes or money orders that are
either in bearer form, signed but with the payee’s name
omitted, endorsed without restriction, made out to a
fictitious payee, or otherwise in such form that title
thereto passes upon their delivery;
"cash" means
(i) currency;
(ii) bearer-negotiable instruments;
(iii) commodities used as highly-liquid stores of value;
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner for Tax and Customs
and shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the
Commissioner for Tax and Customs Act;
"commodities used as highly-liquid stores of value" means a
good that presents a high ratio between its value and its volume and
that may easily be converted into currency through accessible trading
markets while incurring only modest transaction costs. These goods
are
(a)
coins with a gold content of at least ninety per-cent
(90%); and
(b)
bullion such as bars, nuggets or clumps with a gold
content of at least ninety-nine point five per-cent
(99.5%);
"competent authorities" means the Financial Intelligence
Analysis Unit, Police, Asset Recovery Bureau, the Commissioner,
Malta Security Services and Malta Financial Services Authority;
"currency" means banknotes and coins that are in circulation as a
medium of exchange or that have been in circulation as a medium of
exchange and it is still possible for them to be exchanged through
financial institutions or central banks for banknotes and coins that are
in circulation as a medium of exchange;
"Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit" shall have the same
meaning as assigned to it under the Prevention of Money Laundering
Act;
"interested authorities" means any other public entity which is
not one of the list of competent authorities;
"unaccompanied cash" means cash making up part of a
consignment without a carrier.
(1)
Any person entering, leaving, or transiting
through Malta and carrying a sum of a value of ten thousand euro
(€10,000) or more in cash shall be obliged to declare such sum to the
Commissioner.
(2)
The obligation to declare every sum as mentioned in sub-
regulation (1) shall not be fulfilled unless such person has completed
the applicable form appearing in the Schedule, and has handed in such
form to the Commissioner when entering, leaving, or transiting
through Malta.
(3)
(a)
Any unaccompanied cash of a sum of a value of
ten thousand euro (€10,000) or more which is entering, leaving, or
transiting through Malta, shall be declared to the Commissioner by the
sender or recipient, or by a representative on the recipient’s behalf,
within a period of thirty (30) days from the date when the
Commissioner requests a disclosure declaration. This disclosure
declaration shall be completed on the applicable form appearing in the
Schedule, and shall be handed to the Commissioner within the thirty
(30) day period as aforesaid.
(b)
The Commissioner shall detain the whole sum of
unaccompanied cash pending the period of thirty (30) days or until the
disclosure declaration is presented to him, and shall not deposit the
said sum in the Depository during this period.
(c)
A disclosure declaration made after the lapse of
thirty (30) days as aforesaid shall be deemed as a failure to declare the
unaccompanied cash.
(4)
A person who makes a false declaration for the purposes
of these regulations or who does not fulfil the obligation to declare
such sum in terms of sub-regulations (1), (2) or (3), shall be guilty of
an offence.
(5) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (6),
when the sum mentioned in sub-regulations (1) and (3), which is
falsely declared or not declared, is of a value of more than ten
thousand euro (€10,000) and up to thirty thousand euro (€30,000),
the Commissioner may, with the agreement of the person referred
to in sub-regulation (1), impose a penalty of fifteen percent (15%)
of the sum carried in excess of ten thousand euro (€10,000) or the
equivalent, or a penalty of twenty-five euro (€25), whichever is the
highest, in lieu of criminal proceedings, by signing an agreement.
The signing of this agreement, which may be entered into up to the
date of delivery of the final judgment by the Court, shall also mean
that the person is renouncing any claim he may have against the
Commissioner or the Attorney General resulting from the case. In
the absence of such agreement, the person concerned shall on
conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) of fifty euro (€50) and the
Court shall order the confiscation of the sum of not less than twenty
per cent (20%) but not more than fifty per cent (50%) of the sum
carried in excess of ten thousand euro (€10,000). This confiscation
shall be carried out by the Commissioner.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (6), if
the sum mentioned in sub-regulations (1) and (3) which is falsely
declared or not declared is of a value of more than thirty thousand
euro (€30,000), the person referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall on
conviction, be liable to a fine (multa) of one hundred euro (€100)
and, the Court shall order the confiscation, which shall be carried
out by the Commissioner, of not less than twenty percent (20%) and
not more than fifty (50%) of the sum carried in excess of ten
thousand euro (€10,000)
Provided that in the absence of an agreement in terms of
paragraph (a) or where the value is of thirty-thousand euro
(€30,000) or more, the Commissioner shall detain the cash, or the
equivalent, exceeding ten thousand euro (€10,000), or the whole
amount where the cash is indivisible, and deposit that amount in the
Depository as provided for in sub-regulation (10)
Provided further that in assessing what percentage is to
be applied when imposing the confiscation, the Court shall take into
account the sum which was falsely declared or not declared, the
manner in which the amount in excess was concealed and any attempts
to avoid detection, any assistance or cooperation with the authorities,
and any other circumstance which the Court deems appropriate.
(c)
In the case where the sum carried
or
unaccompanied is of precisely ten thousand euro (€10,000)
(i)
and an agreement takes place as provided
for in paragraph (a), then the penalty shall be twenty-five euro
(€25);
(ii)
and there is a conviction, then a fine
(multa) of fifty euro (€50) shall be imposed by the Court.
(d)
All amounts of cash collected as a result of the
agreement with the person as provided for in paragraph (a) shall
belong to the Commissioner;
(e)
All amounts imposed under these regulations as
penalty in an agreement or as fine (multa) in a judgement shall be
rounded up to the nearest euro (€1).
(6)
No criminal proceedings for an offence under these
regulations shall be commenced without the consent of the Attorney
General.
(7)
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of sub-
regulation (5), and in relation only to the circumstances mentioned in
that paragraph, in the case where an offence is committed in breach of
these regulations, the person shall only be given one opportunity to
enter into an agreement. If the same person commits an offence in
breach of these regulations for the second or subsequent time, the
relevant criminal proceedings shall be proceeded with.
(8)
The Commissioner shall record the entry into, exit from
or transit through Malta of any cash, whether it is being carried by a
person or unaccompanied, and which is below the sum of ten thousand
euro (€10,000), where there are indications that that cash is related to
any criminal activity. The Commissioner shall also record the details
required in the relative cash declaration form.
(9)
The Commissioner shall detain any cash, whatever its
value, whether it is being carried or it is unaccompanied, and whether
it has been declared or not, where there are indications that the cash is
related to criminal activity. The Commissioner shall deposit this cash
in the Depository and sub-regulation (10) shall apply.
(10) (a)
There shall be a fund known as the Depository
which shall be administered by the Commissioner. The Depository
shall only receive cash detained in accordance with these regulations.
The Commissioner shall give a receipt for every deposit made in the
Depository.
(b)
Any cash deposited in the Depository shall be
kept there for a period which shall not exceed thirty (30) days
from the day the cash was detained. After the competent
authorities carry out a thorough assessment of the necessity and
proportionality of a further period of detention, this period may
be extended by the Commissioner to a maximum period of
ninety (90) days from the day the cash was detained. If during
the thirty (30) or ninety (90) day period, as the case may be, no
court proceedings are instituted regarding the same cash, the
cash shall be immediately released in favour of the person from
whom they were detained
Provided that if during the thirty (30) or ninety (90) day
period, as the case may be, the Commissioner receives an order in
writing issued under any other law on the initiative of a competent
authority impeding the Commissioner from releasing of the cash to the
owner, the Commissioner shall keep that cash in the Depositary under
that order beyond the thirty (30) or ninety (90) day period, or deal with
the cash in accordance with the order.
(c)
(i) During the period of detention of cash, the
Commissioner shall inform the competent authorities about the cash
deposited and give them information about the person carrying it, and
they shall determine whether any criminal offence has been
committed, is being committed or is about to be committed by means
of that cash under any law excluding these regulations and if so,
criminal proceedings shall commence within the period of detention of
the cash.
(ii)As soon as a decision is taken that the cash will
be detained because criminal activity has been detected, the person
shall be notified and the reason for the detention of the cash shall be
given.
(iii)For the duration of the criminal proceedings
for the non-declaration of cash under these regulations, as well as for
the duration of the criminal proceedings under any other law, the cash
shall continue to be detained in the Depository for the duration of the
proceedings until final judgement, unless it is exhibited in court or
unless it is otherwise dealt with in accordance with an order of the
competent court.
(iv) At the termination of criminal proceedings for
non-declaration of cash, whatever the outcome, any cash exhibited in
court shall be released to the Depository.
(d)
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of
sub-regulation (10), before the cash is released from the Depository, it
shall be ascertained that any fine or penalty due by the person under
the provisions of these regulations has been paid, and in default, the
amount of fine or penalty due shall be deducted from the cash
deposited, before it is released.
(ii)
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b)
of sub-regulation (10), if there is no request or no collection of the
money within one year from when the cash was released, then the
money deposited in the Depository shall belong to the Commissioner
Provided that the period of one (1) year may be
extended by the Commissioner by a further period of six (6) months
when this is reasonably required
Provided also that a representative may collect the
cash on behalf of the person to whom the cash has been released.
(1)
The Commissioner shall compile and maintain a
database containing
(a)
the details of the declarations made under sub-
regulation (1) and (3) of regulation 3; and
(b)
details of breaches of these regulations.
(2)
The Commissioner shall pass on to the Financial
Intelligence Analysis Unit the details mentioned in sub-regulation (1)
on a regular basis.
The Commissioner shall be empowered to exchange and
transmit information in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1889/
2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October
2005 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community, and from
the 3 rd June 2021 in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of
the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018.
(a)
In giving effect to the provisions of these
Regulations, the Commissioner may share information with competent
authorities according to law, and may deal with the cash detained in
accordance with relevant legislation besides these regulations, and in
accordance with any order of the competent court.
(b)
In order to better give effect to the provisions of
these regulations, the Commissioner is also empowered to share
information with interested authorities.
The Court shall authorise that a cheque that was held by
the Commissioner under these regulations is cashed by a person
different from the one it is addressed to, so that it may be disposed of in
accordance with the provisions of these regulations. The Court may also
give those other required provisions, so that it gives effect to these
regulations.
Signature
I declare that all the details provided are correct. I understand
Signature and stamp of the competent authority
that if the information provided is incorrect or incomplete, the
obligation to declare shall not be deemed fulfilled and I am liable
to penalties according to the applicable national legislation.
Signature
Name of the signee
տ Yes տ No
DD
MM
YYYY
Customs declaration
Date
Town
Country
Customs declaration number
Place
տ Yes
Customs office that performed the control
Total number of additional
Endorsed copy requested
sheets used
*If applicable or available. If not applicable or available, indicate ‘N/A’.
NOTES ON COMPLETION
GENERAL INFORMATION
The obligation to declare cash on entering or leaving the EU is part of the EU’s strategy to prevent money laundering and to fight
terrorism financing. This declaration form must be completed when entering or leaving the EU and carrying EUR 10 000 or more (or
the equivalent in other currencies) in cash (Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council).
If incorrect or incomplete information is provided, or if the cash is not made available for control, the carrier is not considered to
have met their obligation and is liable to penalties under the applicable national legislation.
Information and personal data shall be recorded and processed by the competent authorities and shall be made available to the
Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672. In the cases referred to in Articles 10 and
11 of that Regulation, the data will also be made available to the authorities mentioned there. The competent authorities of the
Member State where the declaration is submitted act as controllers of the personal data obtained and will keep personal data
collected in line with Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672, by default for 5 years. The processing of personal data takes place only
for the purposes of the prevention and fight against criminal activities. For complete information, including on your rights, see
attached privacy statement/ link to Member State data protection online information .
EXPLANATION OF USED TERMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION (EU) 2018/1672
Carrier means any natural person entering or leaving the EU carrying cash on their person, in their luggage or in their means of
transport.
Currency means banknotes and coins that are in circulation as a medium of exchange or that have been in circulation as a medium
of exchange and can still be exchanged through financial institutions or central banks for banknotes and coins that are in circulation
as a medium of exchange.
Bearer-negotiable instruments means instruments other than currency, which entitle their holders to claim a financial amount upon
presentation of the instruments without having to prove their identity or entitlement to that amount. Those instruments are
(a) traveller’s cheques; [and]
(b) cheques, promissory notes or money orders that are either in bearer form, signed but with the payee’s name omitted, endorsed
without restriction, made out to a fictitious payee, or otherwise in such form that title thereto passes upon delivery.
Commodities used as highly-liquid stores of value
(a) coins with a gold content of at least 90 %; [and]
(b) bullion such as bars, nuggets or clumps with a gold content of at least 99,5 %.
x All fields in the form are mandatory fields and must be completed. Fields in the form marked with an asterisk (*) must be
completed, where applicable or available.
x All parts in white must be completed in block capital letters and dark ink. Forms must not contain crossing out, overwritten
words or other alterations.
x The parts marked ‘for official use’ must remain blank.
x Personal identification number (i.e. personal tax, social security or similar unique personal identification number), address,
postal code / ZIP code, telephone number and email address must be filled in, if applicable. If not applicable, indicate ‘N/A’
instead.
x Value Added Tax (VAT) number and Economic operator registration and identification Number (EORI Number -which is a
unique number, across the EU, assigned by a customs authority in a Member State to economic operators involved in customs
activities) must be filled in where available. If not available indicate ‘N/A’.
x Where information is not known to the carrier, indicate ‘unknown’.
x The form must be completed in one of the official languages of the EU accepted by the competent authorities of the Member
State where the declaration is made.
Section 1: Entering or leaving the EU
Tick the appropriate box to indicate if the carrier is entering or leaving the EU. A declaration on entering and on leaving, is required
also if transiting through the EU.
Section 2: Details of the carrier of the cash
The carrier’s personal data must be filled in this section as they appear on their ID document.
Where the carrier of the cash is not legally capable of signing the declaration, the declaration is submitted by the carrier’s
legal representative.
Section 3: Transport details
Information on the country of first departure, the country of final destination and the means of transport must be provided.
Information on the transit country or countries through which the carrier transfers cash and the transport company must be
specified, if applicable.
- Tick box ‘Air’ if entering or leaving the EU by aircraft. The type of aircraft (commercial flight, private jet, other) must be
provided. The flight number or aircraft registration number (in case of a private jet) must be provided in field ‘Reference
number’.
-
Tick box ‘Sea / Fluvial’ if entering or leaving the EU by sea or river. The type of vessel (commercial vessel, yacht or other)
must be provided. The vessel’s name must be provided in field “Reference number” and shipping line details must be
provided under “Transport company”.
-
Tick box ‘Road’ if entering or leaving the EU by any kind of motorised road vehicle. The type of road transport (truck, car,
bus, other) must be provided. The country code and licence plate of the vehicle must be provided in the field ‘Reference
number’.
-
Tick box ‘Rail’ if entering or leaving the EU by train. The train number must be provided in the field ‘Reference number’
and the train company must be provided under ’Transport company’.
-
Tick box ‘Other’ if none of the other transport modes is used and specify the type of transport (e.g. pedestrian traffic,
bicycle).
Section 4: Details of the cash
The total amount of cash carried by the carrier must be filled in this section. ‘Cash’ is defined under ‘General Information’. At least
one of the options [(i) currency; (ii) bearer-negotiable instruments or (iii) commodities used as highly-liquid stores of value] must be
filled in.
If there is insufficient space on the declaration form, the additional sheets must be used to provide the details of the cash. All
information provided constitutes a single declaration and all additional sheets must be numbered and signed.
Section 5: Economic provenance and intended use of the cash
Subsection 5.A must always be filled in if the carrier is a sole owner or if there is only one owner to indicate the relevant economic
provenance.
Subsection 5.B must always be filled in if the carrier is also the sole owner and the sole intended recipient or where there is only
one recipient to indicate the intended use of the cash.
It is possible to select more than one option in each Subsection. If no option is applicable, tick box ‘other’ and specify the details.
If there is more than one owner or more than one intended recipient, the relevant information about the economic provenance and
intended use of the cash for the owners and/or intended recipients must be filled in on additional sheets as mentioned below. In
this case, tick box ‘other’ and specify ‘additional sheets’.
Section 6: Owner of the cash
One owner only
If the carrier is the sole owner of the cash, tick the appropriate box and continue to Section 7.
If the carrier is not the sole owner, specify whether the sole owner is another natural person or a legal person and tick the
appropriate box. The details must be filled in Subsection 6.A (for a natural person) or Subsection 6.B (for a legal person) and
continue to Section 7. If the carrier is a natural person, the personal details must be filled in as they appear on their ID document.
More than one owner
If there is more than one owner, the total number of owners must be filled in the appropriate box. For each additional owner
separate additional sheets must be filled in giving their details, the amount of cash owned and its economic provenance and its
intended use. If the carrier is one of the owners, an additional sheet must be filled in for them as well, with the amount of cash
owned by the carrier and its economic provenance and its intended use. All information provided constitutes a single declaration
and all additional sheets must be numbered and signed.
Section 7: Intended recipient of the cash
One intended recipient only
Indicate whether the carrier is the sole intended recipient of the cash. If that is the case, tick the appropriate box and continue to
Section 8.
If the carrier is not the sole intended recipient, tick the appropriate box to specify if the sole intended recipient is another natural
person or a legal person. The information must be filled in Subsection 7.A (for a natural person) or Subsection 7.B (for a legal
person) and continue to Section 8. In case of natural person, the personal data must be filled in as they appear on their ID
document.
More than one intended recipient
If there is more than one intended recipient, the total number of intended recipients must be filled in the appropriate box. For each
intended recipient separate additional sheets must be filled in giving the details of each intended recipient, the amount of cash to
be received and its intended use. If the carrier is one of the intended recipient an additional sheet must be filled in for them as well,
including the amount of cash received by the carrier and its intended use. All information provided constitutes a single declaration
and all additional sheets must be numbered and signed.
Section 8: Signature
Enter the date, place and name and sign the declaration form. Indicate the total number of additional sheets used. If none has been
used, indicate zero (0). The carrier can tick the appropriate box to request an endorsed copy of the declaration.
Cash Declaration Form Intra – Community
(Regulation 3)
CASH DECLARATION
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 233.07
For official use
Reference number
տ entering Malta (MT)
տ leaving Malta (MT
1. I am
2. Details of the carrier of the cash
First name(s)
Nationality
Last name(s)
Personal identification number*
street
number
տ male
տ female
տ other
Gender
Address
Street* and number *
DD
MM
YYYY
Date of birth
Town
town
country
Place of birth
Postal / ZIP code*
տpassport
տID card
տother(specify)_____________
ID document
Country
ID document number
Telephone number*
Country of issue
Email address*
DD
MM
YYYY
Date of issue
3. Transport details
DD
MM
YYYY
Country of first departure
Departure date
DD
MM
YYYY
Country of final destination
Arrival date
DD
MM
YYYY
Via (transit country/-ies)*
Transit date*
տ SEA
տ OTHER ( specify )
܆ AIR (specify)
Means of transport
տ commercial flight
տ commercial vessel տ yacht
տ private jet
տ cruise
տ other
տ other
Itinerary of transport
Name/place of the first airport/port of departure
Name/place of the final airport/port of arrival
Name/place of the airport/port of transit
Reference number ( e.g. flight number, ship identification, country code and license plate)
Transport company*
4. Details of cash
Currency
Value
Currency
Value
Currency
(banknotes and coins)
1)
3)
2)
4)
Bearer negotiable
Type of bearer negotiable instrument
Value
Currency
instruments
Commodities used as highly-
Type
Quantity
Total weight (in grams)
Value
Currency
liquid stores of value
(i.e. gold)
*If applicable or available. If not applicable or available, indicate ‘N/A’.
5. Economic provenance and intended use of the cash (more than one option is possible in each Subsection 5.A and 5.B)
5.A. Economic provenance (This Subsection is filled in when there is only one
5.B. Intended use (This Subsection is filled in when there is only one intended
owner. If there is more than one owner, the information must be filled in using
recipient. If there is more than one intended recipient, the information must be
additional sheets. In this case, tick ‘other’ and specify ‘additional sheets’)
filled in using additional sheets. In this case, tick ‘other’ and specify ‘additional
sheets’)
տ Labour profits (income, retirement, income from entrepreneurship etc.)
տ Labour expenses (salary payments, investment business etc.)
տ Capital profits (dividends, investment profits, interest, insurance etc.)
տ Capital investment (deposits to bank account, insurance payments etc.)
տ Sale of real estate property
տ Funds for purchasing real estate
տ Sale of moveable property
տ Funds for purchasing moveable property
տ Loan granted by a natural person
տ Repayment of loan granted by a natural person
տ Loan granted by a legal entity (credit institution, bank or company)
տ Repayment of loan granted by a legal entity (credit institution, bank or company)
տ Lottery / gambling
տ Lottery / gambling
տ Gift / donation
տ Charity
տ Inheritance
տ Cash to shipmaster/ board cash
տ Vacation / recreation
܆ Other (specify)_________________________________
տ Transfer of cash by professional cash couriers (currency exchange companies)
տ Transfer of cash by professional cash couriers (other)
տ Other (specify)_________________________________
6. Owner of the cash: Are you the sole owner of the cash?
7. Intended recipient of the cash : Are you the sole intended recipient of the cash?
Æ Go to Section 7
Æ Go to Section 8
տ Yes, I am the sole owner
տ Yes, I am the sole intended recipient for all cash
Æ Fill in Subsection 6.A
Æ Go to Section 8
տ No, the sole owner is another natural person
տ No, the sole intended recipient is the sole owner
Æ Fill in Subsection 6.B
Æ Fill in Subsection 7.A
տ No, the sole owner is a legal person
տ No, the sole intended recipient is another natural
person
Æ Fill in the total number of
Æ Fill in Subsection 7.B
տ No, there is more than one owner
տ No, the sole intended recipient is a legal person
owners below and use
Æ Fill in the total number
տ No, there is more than one intended recipient
additional sheets to fill in
of intendent recipients
their details. Go to Section
below and use additional
7. sheets to fill in their
details. Go to Section 8.
Total number of owners
Total number of intended recipients
6.A. Sole owner is a natural person
7.A. Sole intended recipient is a natural person
First name(s)
First name(s)
Last name(s)
Last name(s)
տ male
տ female
տ other
տ male
տ female
տ other
Gender
Gender
DD
MM
YYYY
DD
MM
YYYY
Date of birth
Date of birth
town
country
town
country
Place of birth
Place of birth
տpassport
տID card
տother(specify)
տpassport
տID card
տother(specify)
ID document
ID document
ID document number
ID document number
Country of issue
Country of issue
DD
MM
YYYY
DD
MM
YYYY
Date of issue
Date of issue
Nationality
Nationality
Personal identification number*
Personal identification number*
street
number
street
number
Address
Address
Street* and number*
Street* and number*
Town
Town
Postal / ZIP code*
Postal / ZIP code*
Country
Country
Telephone number*
Telephone number*
Email address*
Email address*
*If applicable or available. If not applicable or available, indicate ‘N/A’.
6.B. Sole owner is a legal person
7.B. Sole intended recipient is a legal person
Name
Name
Registration number
Registration number
Name of register
Name of register
Registration country
Registration country
VAT identification number*
VAT identification number*
Economic Operators Registration
Economic Operators Registration
and Identification (EORI) number *
and Identification (EORI) number *
street
number
street
number
Address
Address
Street* and number*
Street* and number *
Town
Town
Postal / ZIP code*
Postal / ZIP code*
Country
Country
Telephone number *
Telephone number *
Email address*
Email address*
For official use
8. Signature
I declare that all the details provided are correct. I understand
Signature and stamp of the competent authority
that if the information provided is incorrect or incomplete, the
obligation to declare shall not be deemed fulfilled and I am liable
to penalties according to the applicable national legislation.
Signature
Name of the signee
տ Yes տ No
DD
MM
YYYY
Customs declaration
Date
Town
Country
Customs declaration number
Place
տ Yes
Customs office that performed the control
Total number of additional
Endorsed copy requested
sheets used
*If applicable or available. If not applicable or available, indicate ‘N/A’.
NOTES ON COMPLETION
GENERAL INFORMATION
The obligation to declare cash on entering, leaving or transiting through Malta is part of the EU’s strategy to prevent money
laundering and to fight terrorism financing. This declaration form must be completed when entering, leaving or transiting through
Malta and carrying EUR 10 000 or more (or the equivalent in other currencies) in cash (Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the
European Parliament and of the Council).
If incorrect or incomplete information is provided, or if the cash is not made available for control, the carrier is not considered to
have met their obligation and is liable to penalties under the applicable national legislation.
The information contained in this cash declaration form and its additional sheets will be processed in accordance with Malta
Customs Department Data Protection Policy, which can be accessed using the link https://customs.gov.mt/other-links/data-
protection. Information and personal data shall be recorded and processed by the competent authorities and shall be made
available to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672. In the cases referred to in
Articles 10 and 11 of that Regulation, the data will also be made available to the authorities mentioned there. The competent
authorities of the Member State where the declaration is submitted act as controllers of the personal data obtained and will keep
personal data collected in line with Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672, by default for 5 years. The processing of personal data
takes place only for the purposes of the prevention and fight against criminal activities. For complete information, including on your
rights, see attached privacy statement/ link to Member State data protection online information .
EXPLANATION OF USED TERMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION (EU) 2018/1672
Carrier means any natural person entering or leaving the EU carrying cash on their person, in their luggage or in their means of
transport.
Currency means banknotes and coins that are in circulation as a medium of exchange or that have been in circulation as a medium
of exchange and can still be exchanged through financial institutions or central banks for banknotes and coins that are in circulation
as a medium of exchange.
Bearer-negotiable instruments means instruments other than currency, which entitle their holders to claim a financial amount upon
presentation of the instruments without having to prove their identity or entitlement to that amount. Those instruments are
(a) traveller’s cheques; [and]
(b) cheques, promissory notes or money orders that are either in bearer form, signed but with the payee’s name omitted, endorsed
without restriction, made out to a fictitious payee, or otherwise in such form that title thereto passes upon delivery.
Commodities used as highly-liquid stores of value
(a) coins with a gold content of at least 90 %; [and]
(b) bullion such as bars, nuggets or clumps with a gold content of at least 99,5 %.
x All fields in the form are mandatory fields and must be completed. Fields in the form marked with an asterisk (*) must be
completed, where applicable or available.
x All parts in white must be completed in block capital letters and dark ink. Forms must not contain crossing out, overwritten
words or other alterations.
x The parts marked ‘for official use’ must remain blank.
x Personal identification number (i.e. personal tax, social security or similar unique personal identification number), address,
postal code / ZIP code, telephone number and email address must be filled in, if applicable. If not applicable, indicate ‘N/A’
instead.
x Value Added Tax (VAT) number and Economic operator registration and identification Number (EORI Number -which is a
unique number, across the EU, assigned by a customs authority in a Member State to economic operators involved in customs
activities) must be filled in where available. If not available indicate ‘N/A’.
x Where information is not known to the carrier, indicate ‘unknown’.
x The form must be completed in one of the official languages of the EU accepted by the competent authorities of the Member
State where the declaration is made.
Section 1: Entering or leaving Malta
Tick the appropriate box to indicate if the carrier is entering or leaving Malta. A declaration on entering and on leaving, is required
also if transiting through Malta.
Section 2: Details of the carrier of the cash
The carrier’s personal data must be filled in this section as they appear on their ID document.
Where the carrier of the cash is not legally capable of signing the declaration, the declaration is submitted by the carrier’s legal
representative.
Section 3: Transport details
Information on the country of first departure, the country of final destination and the means of transport must be provided.
Information on the transit country or countries through which the carrier transfers cash and the transport company must be
specified, if applicable.
-
Tick box ‘Air’ if entering or leaving Malta by aircraft. The type of aircraft (commercial flight, private jet, other) must be
provided. The flight number or aircraft registration number (in case of a private jet) must be provided in field ‘Reference
number’.
-
Tick box ‘Sea’ if entering or leaving Malta by sea. The type of vessel (commercial vessel, yacht or other) must be provided.
The vessel’s name must be provided in field “Reference number” and shipping line details must be provided under
“Transport company”.
-
Tick box ‘Other’ if none of the other transport modes is used and specify the type of transport (e.g. pedestrian traffic,
bicycle).
Section 4: Details of the cash
The total amount of cash carried by the carrier must be filled in this section. ‘Cash’ is defined under ‘General Information’. At least
one of the options [(i) currency; (ii) bearer-negotiable instruments or (iii) commodities used as highly-liquid stores of value] must be
filled in.
If there is insufficient space on the declaration form, the additional sheets must be used to provide the details of the cash. All
information provided constitutes a single declaration and all additional sheets must be numbered and signed.
Section 5: Economic provenance and intended use of the cash
Subsection 5.A must always be filled in if the carrier is a sole owner or if there is only one owner to indicate the relevant economic
provenance.
Subsection 5.B must always be filled in if the carrier is also the sole owner and the sole intended recipient or where there is only
one recipient to indicate the intended use of the cash.
It is possible to select more than one option in each Subsection. If no option is applicable, tick box ‘other’ and specify the details.
If there is more than one owner or more than one intended recipient, the relevant information about the economic provenance and
intended use of the cash for the owners and/or intended recipients must be filled in on additional sheets as mentioned below. In
this case, tick box ‘other’ and specify ‘additional sheets’.
Section 6: Owner of the cash
One owner only
If the carrier is the sole owner of the cash, tick the appropriate box and continue to Section 7.
If the carrier is not the sole owner, specify whether the sole owner is another natural person or a legal person and tick the
appropriate box. The details must be filled in Subsection 6.A (for a natural person) or Subsection 6.B (for a legal person) and
continue to Section 7. If the carrier is a natural person, the personal details must be filled in as they appear on their ID document.
More than one owner
If there is more than one owner, the total number of owners must be filled in the appropriate box. For each additional owner
separate additional sheets must be filled in giving their details, the amount of cash owned and its economic provenance and its
intended use. If the carrier is one of the owners, an additional sheet must be filled in for them as well, with the amount of cash
owned by the carrier and its economic provenance and its intended use. All information provided constitutes a single declaration
and all additional sheets must be numbered and signed.
Section 7: Intended recipient of the cash
One intended recipient only
Indicate whether the carrier is the sole intended recipient of the cash. If that is the case, tick the appropriate box and continue to
Section 8.
If the carrier is not the sole intended recipient, tick the appropriate box to specify if the sole intended recipient is another natural
person or a legal person. The information must be filled in Subsection 7.A (for a natural person) or Subsection 7.B (for a legal
person) and continue to Section 8. In case of natural person, the personal data must be filled in as they appear on their ID
document.
More than one intended recipient
If there is more than one intended recipient, the total number of intended recipients must be filled in the appropriate box. For each
intended recipient separate additional sheets must be filled in giving the details of each intended recipient, the amount of cash to
be received and its intended use. If the carrier is one of the intended recipients an additional sheet must be filled in for them as
well, including the amount of cash received by the carrier and its intended use. All information provided constitutes a single
declaration and all additional sheets must be numbered and signed.
Section 8: Signature
Enter the date, place and name and sign the declaration form. Indicate the total number of additional sheets used. If none has been
used, indicate zero (0). The carrier can tick the appropriate box to request an endorsed copy of the declaration.
Form – Unaccompanied Cash Disclosure Declaration
(Regulation 3)