French Customs exploits currency declaration rule
Business aircraft passengers and crews are facing fines and delays after inadvertently falling afoul of French Customs regulations on currency.

Business aircraft passengers and crews are facing fines and delays after inadvertently falling afoul of French Customs regulations on currency. According to FBOs at Paris Le Bourget Airport, customs officers there are rigidly enforcing the requirement to declare currency in excess of £7,622 ($8,239) when arriving in or departing from France.

Several senior executives and members of Middle Eastern royal families have found themselves detained for hours after failing to make such a declaration. French Customs authorities have so far resisted suggestions that they should explain the requirement on signs and on their own paperwork. The customs form for the U.S., for example, clearly highlights the requirement to declare amounts in excess of $10,000.