Visitors
should obey Ukraine's customs
formalities and regulations.
When you cross the Ukrainian
border you must fill out a
customs declaration. It's
recommended to declare valuable
items and money you bring
with you in Ukraine.
You
can freely bring money if
it doesn't exceed $10,000.
If your cash-in-hand is more
than $1,000, the sum must
be declared in writing. If
you need to bring more than
$10,000 in cash you will have
to obtain a special form from
the National Bank of Ukraine.
The process can take up to
several days. Note that you
cannot leave the country with
a sum more than stated in
the declaration you have filled
out upon arrival. The export
of local currency is limited
to UAH 85. Do not loose your
entry declaration, as a custom
office has the right to confiscate
all your valuable items, including
cash.
It's
important to remember that
one cannot send money through
the international mail. Money
sent this way can be a subject
to confiscation.
You can
bring the following items
with you in Ukraine duty-free:
alcohol (1 liter of spirits
and 2 liters of wine); cigarettes
(200 cigarettes or 200 grams
of tobacco or cigars); foodstuff
for private use; personal
belongings and toiletries;
gifts. Note that only persons
over 20 years of age can bring
alcohol to Ukraine.
Items
of high artistic and historical
value cannot be exported without
a permission issued by the
Ministry of Culture of Ukraine.
This applies to art collections
or separate works of art,
archeological or numismatic
items, precious metals and
jewels, manuscripts, books
published before 1966, furniture
made before 1945, hand-made
carpets, samovars and some
other things. When buying
artwork, it's advisable to
request a special certificate
attesting to its value and
artistic significance. The
Ministry of Culture office
on Prorezna Street can issue
such certificates, but the
process can be quite complicated.
There
is a list of prohibited items
you cannot import or export.
The list includes weaponry,
radioactive and other harmful
materials; printed materials,
films, records, scripts and
other stuff containing propaganda
of war, racism, discrimination,
etc.; objects prohibited to
import or export by Ukrainian
laws.
Upon
departure from Ukraine your
customs declaration will be
carefully examined. So it's
better not to forget to declare
all your valuable items upon
arrival and to keep all the
receipts for purchases in
Ukraine and other countries
if you just transit the country.
