Currency Declaration Form (CDF)

Currency Declaration Form (CDF)

CURRENCY DECLARATION FORM (CDF)
(Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973)
Instructions for passengers:
1. This form need not be completed in cases where the aggregate value of the foreign exchange
brought in by the passenger in the form of currency notes, bank notes, or travellers cheques
does not exceed U.S.$ 10,000/- or its equivalent and/or the value of foreign currency notes
does not exceed U.S.$ 5,000 or its equivalent.
2. Passengers are advised to produce this form to a bank authorised to deal in foreign exchange
or money changer at the time of conversion of foreign exchange into Indian rupees or
reconversion of rupees into foreign exchange.
3. Visitors to India may please note that in case they do not wish to encash all the foreign
exchange declared above they should retain this form with them for production to the
Customs at the time of their departure from India to enable them to take with them the
unutilised balance.
4. Details of travellers’ cheques/currency notes need not be furnished.
5. Foreign tourists need not indicate their address.