TRAVELLERS AWARENESS
When arriving to Italy by plane
Starting from the 1st March 2009 all passengers coming to Italy from non Eu-countries by plane can carry in their hand luggage without paying any VAT fees or customs duties, goods for a maximum amount of € 430,00 (that is € 150,00 for the minors of 15 years). To this amount do not anyway belong cigarettes (which can carried for a maximum amount of 200 pieces), tobacco (maximum amount of 250 g) and cigars (maximum amount of 50 pieces). Please remember that smoking cannot carried by children minor than 17 years old. Should you exceed these mentioned maximum amounts, then you'll have to pay the custom duties."
(Decree n. 32 of 6th March 2009)
Bring cash to/within European Community Countries
In order to prevent money laundering and terrorism finance, EU has introduced new rules for carrying money in its territory. Starting from the 1st January 2009 any natural person entering, leaving or travelling within the European Community and carrying cash of a value of EUR 10.000 or more shall declare that sum to the competent authorities. The amount of 10.000 € has to be considered both separately as well as a whole.
The declaration shall be submitted by filling a form either to a custom authority (one office in each of the main airports), a bank, a postal office or a Revenue Guard Corps Headquarter (Comando di Guardia di Finanza) within 48hours after the entrance or before the departure. A copy of the declaration submitted shall carried always with.
Under "cash" is to understand the currency, as banknotes and coins, as well as bearer-negotiable instruments including monetary instruments in bearer form such as travellers cheques, negotiable instruments that are either in bearer form, endorsed without restriction, made out to a fictitious payee, or otherwise in such form that title there to passes upon delivery and incomplete instruments signed, but with the payee's name omitted.
These rules do not however concern the securities, especially for personal and non negotiable bank drafts, banker's and postal cheques, as well as for the carnet, but not signed.
In the event of failure to comply with the obligation to declare have been introduced penalties for a maximum seizure of 40% of the exceeding amount and a maximum pecuniary sanction of 40% of the exceeding amount.
Laws:
- @ COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering (91/308/EEC)
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lang=it&lng1=it,en&lng2=bg,cs,da,de,el,en,es,et,fi,fr,hu,it,lt,lv,mt,nl,pl,pt,ro,sk,sl,sv,&val=172888:cs&page=1&hwords=
- Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lang=it&lng1=it,en&lng2=bg,cs,da,de,el,en,es,et,fi,fr,hu,it,lt,lv,mt,nl,pl,pt,ro,sk,sl,sv,&val=417756:cs&page=1&hwords =
- Decreto Legislativo 19 novembre 2008, n. 195
http://www.camera.it/parlam/leggi/deleghe/testi/08195dl.htm
- Prot. n. 69089 /RU Roma, 23.12.2008 COMUNICAZIONE MODIFICHE E INTEGRAZIONI ALLA NORMATIVA VALUTARIA
http://www.agenziadogane.it/wps/wcm/connect/resources/file/eb415446890f5b6/vct-20081223-68089-modifiche_valuta.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
- DICHIARAZIONE DI TRASFERIMENTO DI DENARO CONTANTE DI IMPORTO COMPLESSIVO PARI O SUPERIORE AL CONTROVALORE DI € 10.000 (Reg. CE/1889/2005 - Dlgs. n. 195/2008)
http://www.agenziadogane.it/wps/wcm/connect/resources/file/eb4153468908921/modello%20di%20dichiarazione.pdf?MOD=AJPERES
