Decision on the terms and the amount of cash domestic currency, checks and monetary gold permitted to be taken in or out of the Republic of North Macedonia

Pursuant to Article 47 paragraph 1 item 6 of the Law on the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No. 158/10, 123/12, 43/14, 153/15, 6/16 and 83/18 and Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia No. 110/21, 74/24 and 16/25) and Article 29 paragraph 2 of the Law on Foreign Exchange Operations ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No.) 34/01, 49/01, 103/01, 54/02, 51/03, 81/08, 24/11, 135/11, 188/13, 97/15, 153/15 and 23/16 and Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia No. 110/21 and 37/25), the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia Council has adopted the following DECISION on the terms and the amount of cash domestic currency and checks and monetary gold permitted to be taken in or out of the Republic of North Macedonia (Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia No. 225/25)
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. This Decision shall set forth the conditions and the amount of cash domestic
   currency (hereinafter: cash in domestic currency) and checks and monetary gold permitted to be taken in or out of the Republic of North Macedonia.
   II. CONDITIONS AND AMOUNT OF CASH IN DOMESTIC CURRENCY AND
   CHECKS AND MONETARY GOLD PERMITTED TO BE TAKEN IN AND OUT OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
2. Residents and non-resident may when traveling from and to abroad, take in
   or out of the Republic of North Macedonia cash in domestic currency in the amount up to Denar 120,000.00 per person and checks denominated in denars in the total amount of up to Denar 120,000.00. Non-residents may when traveling from and to abroad, take in or out of the Republic of North Macedonia cash in domestic currency in the amount exceeding the amount specified in paragraph 1 of this item, only by presenting a document that the cash in domestic currency has been purchased from or withdrawn from an account with a payment service provider in the country or abroad. The document under paragraph 2 of this item may not be older than 30 days from the issuance date and the non-residents shall be obliged to declare it to the competent customs authority for certification upon exiting or entering the Republic of North Macedonia.
3. Workers in a means of transportation involved in international transport,
   may take out, or take cash in domestic currency in the Republic of North Macedonia in the amount exceeding the one specified under item 2 of this Decision, if generated by products sold to natural persons.

2
4. Residents and non-residents may take in jubilee coins and jubilee banknotes
issued in the Republic of North Macedonia without limitation.
The jubilee coins and jubilee banknotes issued in the Republic of North Macedonia may be taken out of the Republic of North Macedonia only by presenting a document proving that they have been purchased with the authorized seller in the Republic of North Macedonia, i.e. by enclosing a document issued by the customs authorities that they had been declared upon entry into the Republic of North Macedonia
5. By way of derogation of item 2 of this Decision, cash in domestic currency
exceeding the amount specified in item 2 of this Decision may be taken out of the Republic of North Macedonia after previously obtained approval from the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia (hereinafter: the National Bank). The National Bank shall issue the approval under paragraph 1 of this item if the following is taken out:
 cash in domestic currency only for numismatic and collector purposes in all denominations,  cash in domestic currency necessary for banknote testing and money counting machines, provided that the application for obtaining approval is accompanied by a bank guarantee from the foreign company that after the testing is completed, and no later than 6 (six) months from the date of receipt of the cash domestic currency, it will be returned to the Republic of North Macedonia;  cash in domestic currency that is physically or chemically destroyed abroad.
6. The restriction specified in item 2 of this Decision shall not apply to a
payment service provider in the country when selling or purchasing cash in domestic currency to/from a foreign payment service provider, based on an agreement for the sale/purchase of cash in domestic currency concluded with the foreign payment service provider. When taking the cash in domestic currency out of, i.e. in the Republic of North Macedonia, the payment service provider shall be obliged to submit three copies of the payment order to the competent customs authority, developed and filled-in as defined in the National Bank bylaw pertaining to execution of payment transactions. The payment service provider in the country shall be obliged to submit a notification to the National Bank of taking out, i.e. taking in cash in domestic currency of/to the Republic of North Macedonia within one business day.
7. Taking the cash in domestic currency in and out of the Republic of North
Macedonia for the National Bank may be carried out only by a person who has a written authorization from the Governor of the National Bank.
8. Monetary gold may be taken in or out of the Republic of North Macedonia
without restriction only by the National Bank.

3
Taking the monetary gold in or out of the Republic of North Macedonia may be carried out only by a person who has a written authorization from the Governor of the National Bank.
III. TRANSITIONAL AND CLOSING PROVISIONS
9. By entering into force of this Decision, the Decision on the terms and the
amount of cash domestic currency, checks and monetary gold permitted to be taken in or out of the Republic of Macedonia (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No. 41/07 and 184/18) shall become void.
10. This Decision shall enter into force on the eighth day of its publication in
the Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia.
No. 02-35008/3
30 October 2025
Skopje
Governor and Chairperson of the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia Council Trajko Slaveski, PhD