March 18, 2025 from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the PRC during the inspection of personal belongings of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan revealed undeclared cash in the amount of 39,800 U.S. dollars.

According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan from March 14, 2022 № 830, it is prohibited to export cash foreign currency in an amount exceeding the equivalent of 10,000 thousand U.S. dollars.

Individuals have the right to import or export without customs declaration cash foreign and national currency and traveler's checks in a total amount equal to or not exceeding the equivalent of ten thousand U.S. dollars.

The amount exceeding the equivalent of 10,000 thousand US dollars is subject to mandatory customs declaration.

Currently, the case materials have been sent to court.

We remind you that for violation of the above norms of carrying cash, the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Administrative Offenses” provides for liability under Part 3 of Article 551 in the amount of 25% of the undeclared or inaccurately declared amount of cash and (or) the value of monetary instruments with confiscation of undeclared or inaccurately declared cash and monetary instruments.

For reference: In the period for 2024, 206 facts of illegal movement of funds were revealed, more than 5.8 million tenge of administrative fines were imposed, the amount of undeclared funds amounted to 3.2 million US dollars.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kgd-zhetysu/press/news/details/969713?lang=kk