Customs & Cash — Chile
What travelers need to know about customs & cash in Chile. What is legal at home can be a serious crime here — each rule links to its official source.
Customs & Cash in Chile: restricted — there are real limits travelers must follow.
You must declare cash or bearer instruments over USD 10,000 (or equivalent) when entering or leaving Chile.
Failing to declare is treated as the crime of smuggling (contrabando) — Customs retains the entire amount on detection.
§ UAF — Gobierno de ChileVerified Jul 20, 2026
Declare all agricultural items on your Chilean customs form when arriving — including packaged food, fruit, seeds, and plants — or you can be detained and heavily fined.
Detention and heavy fines for undeclared agricultural items (Government of Canada).
§ Government of Canada — ChileVerified Jul 20, 2026