The Netherlands Customs Service (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba)
[Regeling vervallen per 01-07-2012]
Instructions
[Regeling vervallen per 01-07-2012]
General Instructions
[Regeling vervallen per 01-07-2012]
This report is required by article 2 of the Law Reporting of international transportation
of currency or monetary instruments. You should complete each line. If a line does
not apply to you please state not applicable (n.a.).
Who must file
[Regeling vervallen per 01-07-2012]
Each person (or a group of persons travelling together) who physically transports,
mails, or ships, or causes to be physically transported, mailed or shipped currency
or monetary instruments in an aggregate amount exceeding USD 10.000 at one time from
any of the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius or Saba to any other of these islands
or to any place outside these islands, and each person who receives in Bonaire, Sint
Eustatius or Saba currency or other monetary instruments in an aggregate amount exceeding
USD 10.000 at one time, which have been transported, mailed, or shipped to the person
from any place outside Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
When and where to file
[Regeling vervallen per 01-07-2012]
Travelers carrying currency or other monetary instruments with them shall file this
report at the time of entry into the jurisdiction of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
or at the time of departure from the jurisdiction of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
with the Customs officer in charge at any Customs port of entry or departure. This
report must be filed before entering the Customs control zone. During absence of Customs
officers, reports must be filed at the immigration desk.
Definitions
[Regeling vervallen per 01-07-2012]
Monetary instruments:
Coin of currency of any country, travellers cheques in any form, negotiable instruments
(including cheques, promissory notes, and money orders) in bearer form, endorsed without
restriction, made out to a fictitious payee, or otherwise in such form that title
thereto passes upon delivery, incomplete instruments (including cheques, promissory
notes, and money orders) that are signed but on which the name of the payee has been
omitted and securities in bearer form or otherwise in such form that title thereto
passes upon delivery.
Monetary instruments do not include:
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– Credit cards
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– Warehouse receipts
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– Bills of lading
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– Diamonds.
Person:
An individual, a corporation, a partnership, a trust or estate, a joint stock company,
an association a syndicate, joint venture or other unincorporated organization or
group, all entities cognizable as legal personalities.
Bank:
Each agent, agency, branch of office within the jurisdiction of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius
and Saba of any person doing business in one of more capacities listed:
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– a commercial bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius
and Saba;
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– a private bank, a savings association, savings and loan association, and building
and loan association organized under the laws of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba;
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– a savings bank, industrial bank or other thrift institution, a credit union;
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– any other organization chartered under the banking laws of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius
and Saba.
Penalties
[Regeling vervallen per 01-07-2012]
Failure to file a report, filing a report containing a material omission or misstatement,
or filing a false of fraudulent report is punishable by a fine of not more than USD
560.000 and imprisonment of not more than four years. In addition the currency or
monetary instrument may be subject to seizure and forfeiture. See article 5 and 7
of the Law Reporting of international transportation of currency or monetary instruments.
Note! In Part III of the report the total amount / value must be stated in US dollar.