Entry rules
Customs: cash declaration (US$10,000)
Checked · pressThese details come from published press or travel articles; we haven’t confirmed them directly.
Anyone entering or leaving Panama with US$10,000 or more in cash, negotiable instruments or valuables must file a sworn traveller declaration. Undeclared cash is regularly seized at Tocumen.
Good to know
Families travelling together should count combined cash per traveller carefully and declare if in doubt.
Details
- Form
- Declaración Jurada de Viajero (digital)
- Applies
- Entry and exit
- Penalties
- Retention of funds, fines, possible criminal charges
- Legal basis
- ANA Resolución 013 de 2025 (Gaceta Oficial, 21 Jan 2025)
- Threshold (USD)
- 10000
- No declaration needed below threshold
- Yes
Sources
- web.archive.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- telemetro.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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