Under certain circumstances, you may not be able to pay with cash in Germany. Please answer the following questions to find out whether you are allowed to pay with cash.
With the help of this map, you can find out what the cash limit is for your desired country. Please click on your desired country to get more information. You can find more information about your desired country below.
Belgium:
The cash limit for goods and services is €3,000. The cash limit does not apply to consumers.
The following special features apply in Belgium:
– Real estate may not be purchased with cash.
– Copper cables may not be sold to a business owner for cash.
– Scrap metal and items containing valuable materials may not be sold for cash between businesses.
– Consumers may only sell valuable materials to a business owner up to €500 in cash.
– The above rules do not apply under the supervision of a bailiff.
Bulgaria:
The cash limit is approximately €5,108 (10,000 leva).
Denmark:
Consumers/private individuals: There is no cash limit for private individuals.
Entrepreneurs: The cash limit is approximately €2,689 (20,000 Danish kroner).
The following special features apply in Denmark:
– You cannot use 500-euro notes and 25-ore coins.
– You may only pay with a maximum of 25 coins.
– You can only pay with coins up to a value of approx. €129 (DKK 962.50).
Germany:
There is no cash limit.
The following peculiarities exist in Germany:
– Real estate may not be purchased with cash.
– Companies that own real estate cannot be bought with cash.
– For payments of €10,000 or more in cash, you have to show identification and prove the origin of the cash with bank statements, gift agreements and/or certificates of inheritance.
– For payments of €2,000 or more in cash for precious metals, you have to provide identification.
Estonia:
There is no cash limit.
The following special features exist in Estonia:
– Payments with 50 coins or banknotes may be refused.
Finland:
There is no cash limit.
There are the following special features in Finland:
– There is no legal requirement for merchants to always accept cash payments.
France:
In France, the following cash limits apply:
– €1,000 for taxpayers resident in France
– €15,000 for non-resident taxpayers acting in a consumer capacity
– €3,000 for property purchase contracts
– for contracts between private individuals, there is no cash limit (an invoice must be issued for amounts over €1,500)
– 300 € for tax payments
The following special features apply in France:
– Merchants are obliged to accept cash.
– Payments with 50 coins may be refused.
Greece:
The cash limit is €500. There is no cash limit when buying a car.
Iceland:
There is no cash limit.
Ireland:
There is no cash limit.
Italy:
The cash limit is €5,000.
Croatia:
The cash limit is €10,000.
Latvia:
The cash limit is €7,200.
There are the following peculiarities in Latvia:
– Real estate may not be purchased with cash.
Lithuania:
The cash limit is €5,000.
Luxembourg:
There is no cash limit.
The following special features apply in Luxembourg:
– For payments of €10,000 or more in cash, you have to show identification.
Malta:
There is no cash limit.
There are the following peculiarities in Malta:
– Antiques, real estate, jewelry, precious metals, pearls, precious stones, motor vehicles, boats and works of art may only be paid for in cash up to €10,000.
Netherlands:
There is no cash limit.
The following special features apply in the Netherlands:
– For cash payments of €10,000 or more, the seller must carry out a detailed check of the customer.
– Sellers are obliged to accept cash.
– There is a reporting requirement for suspicious payments of €2,000 or more in cash.
Norway:
In Norway, the following cash limits apply:
– There is no upper limit for private individuals.
– approx. €3,841 (40,000 Norwegian kroner) for sales contracts for goods if a company is involved
– approx. €958 (10,000 Norwegian kroner) for service contracts involving a business owner
The following special features apply in Norway:
Payments with 25 coins may be refused.
Austria:
There is no cash limit.
Poland:
In Poland, the following cash limits apply:
– There is no cash limit for natural persons.
– For business owners, the cash limit is around €3,300 (PLN 15,000).
Portugal:
In Portugal, the following cash limits apply:
– €1,000 for a person who is liable for income or corporation tax in Portugal
– €10,000 for consumers who are not resident in Portugal
– €500 for tax payments
Romania:
The following cash limits apply in Romania:
– approx. €1,016 (5,000 Romanian lei) per day for payments to entrepreneurs
– approx. €2,033 (10,000 Romanian lei) per day for goods and services
– approx. €10,165 (50,000 Romanian lei) per day for consumers
Slovakia:
The cash limit is €15,000.
Slovenia:
Companies are only allowed to accept cash payments of up to €5,000 in cash.
Spain:
In Spain, the following cash limits apply:
– The cash limit is €1,000.
– The cash limit is €10,000 for consumers who are not resident in Spain.
Sweden:
There is no cash limit.
The following special features apply in Sweden:
– Payments in cash can be refused. This must be clearly communicated in good time, e.g. by putting up a sign outside a shop.
Czech Republic:
The cash limit is approximately €10,509 (270,000 Czech koruna) per day.
There are the following peculiarities in the Czech Republic:
– You can only pay with a maximum of 50 coins.
Hungary:
The following cash limits apply in Hungary:
– Consumers have no upper limit for cash.
– approx. €41,695 (HUF 1.5 million) per month for entrepreneurs
United Kingdom:
There is no cash limit.
The following special features apply in the United Kingdom:
– Dealers must register as “High Value Dealers” if they accept cash in excess of €10,000.
– With coins in the denominations of 50p, 25p and 20p, you can pay amounts up to £10, with 10p and 5p up to £5, and with 2p and 1p up to 20p.
Cyprus:
There is no cash limit.
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