http://www.immihelp.com/immigration/sample-us-customs-declaration-form-6059b.pdfOkay, lets say I write down the value of all my shit and its $50,000 on that form.
Since the cash is less than $10,000 do I need to make a new form? Or is that the end of it? Do I need to go to a special line? Is there anything wrong with or different about brining in $50,000 worth of stuff? Do I have to pay taxes on the spot or something?
http://www.fincen.gov/forms/files/fin105_cmir.pdfThis form seems to only count for money and money type things.
If all I have to do is just tell them how much I have on put it on that card and just keep going I really don't care. I just want to know what happens if they look down and see I have a $50,000 Thai watch.
Thanks guys for your help, never done anything like this before.
Are you considered a US resident? If not then you don't declare EVERYTHING you are bringing into the country you only declare what you are "leaving" in the United States.
See line 15 on the form and the "important info" on the back.
15) Visitors - the total value of all articles that will remain in the United States is[/b]
...
Visitors (Non-residents) - declare the value of all articles that will remain in the United States.
Also yes if you are traveling together the declaration must be joint. The cash limit is per household/declaration so $10K total for all members of your household on a single flight. If you ARE taking the same flight don't try to have you and your spouse go through customs seperately with $10K ea, unless you are looking for a free prostate exam. They match flight manifest against customs declarations and screen for likely split households (i.e. man & woman on same flight with same surname, going through customs individually both with large amounts of cash). Yes it is stupid and pointless but . If you travel separately on different flights arriving at different times then you can each file a declaration and bring in $10K ea. So stupidly easy to bypass one would think they would just make the limit $10K per person in the household by no, that is sheer awesomeness of our government hard at "work".
https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/195/~/currency-%2F-monetary-instruments---amount-that-can-be-brought-into-or-leave-theSummary:
1) If you are a visitor only declare
the value of good you will be leaving in the US. You will pay a duty only on the value of goods (not cash) declared.
2) There is no duty on cash but you need to declare it (any amount).
3) The limit on cash is $10K per declaration. $1, $900, $9,999, $10,000 are all fine, no problem, and no duty. $10,000.01 or more you will have a bad day.
3) The declaration should be done per household if traveling together.
4) #3 only really matters when it relates to cash limit as you can bring as much property as you want individually or jointly so there is no change there, they duty is only due on what you leave behind.