Action required in Kuwait
Undeclared cash will be seized at departure.
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Kuwait
4 rules, checked against Kuwait’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.
Before anything else
One rule here carries a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.
The final decision rests with the officer.
Look up anything
You do not have to be bringing it.
Cash and monetary instruments
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Plugs and power
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Plug types
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C, G
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From the Gulf Cooperation Council
Kuwait applies these alongside its own rules. A national rule that states its own figure wins.
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Alcohol, any kind
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Beer
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Alcohol allowance 17.04 liters
arriving · age 18+
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Cash declaration threshold
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AED 60,000
age 18+
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Cigarettes
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Cigars
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Tobacco allowance 50
arriving · age 18+
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Duty over the allowance
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5%
arriving
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Gift allowance
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AED 3,000
arriving
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Gold
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Gold and other precious metals or stones are not a separate declaration category: they are included, alongside cash, cheques, promissory notes, and payment orders, in the single monetary-instrument threshold a passenger must declare.
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How you declare
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Red and green channels
arriving
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Loose tobacco
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Tobacco allowance 500 grams
arriving · age 18+
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What counts as cash
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Cash, Cheques, Promissory notes, Payment orders, Precious metals, Precious stones
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When cash is declared
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Arriving and leaving
age 18+
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Who the threshold counts
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Each traveler
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