Currency unit and currency regulations.
Currency unit in the Republic of Bulgaria — Lev (plural
form – leva /levs/) or BGN.
1 lev = 100 stotinkas
Currency board. Pegged exchange rate: DEM 1 = BGN 1.
Foreigners may export and import Bulgarian banknotes and
coins in circulation to the amount of up to BGN 10,000.
Sums exceeding this amount may be imported and exported
only with a permit by the BNB (Bulgarian National Bank),
valid for a period of up to 90 days of its issuance date.
“Foreign currency” is a foreign banknote or coins that
is a legal payment means in the country of its issuance.
“Foreign convertible (hard) currency” is the currency for
which the BNB announces a central exchange rate every working
day.
“Foreign currency in cash” apart from banknotes and coins
are also the traveller checks issued in a foreign currency.
The foreign natural persons may export convertible (hard)
currency in amounts that do not exceed the amount of the
foreign currency they had imported and declared. They can
import unlimited amounts of foreign currency, which is to
be declared.
Upon entering and exiting the customs territory of the
Republic of Bulgaria foreigners obligatorily fill in a declaration
after a sample for the following currency value they carry:
Bulgarian banknotes and coins in circulation in amounts
over BGN 10,000;
Bulgarian coins in circulation of numismatic value;
foreign currency equal to more than US$ 1,000;
shares issued by foreign entities in foreign currency, obligation
notes, treasury-bonds, investment and depository certificates,
cheques, bills of exchange, order bills, credit letters
and other similar valuable papers;
noble metals and precious stones and products of these other
than the usual amounts for personal and family use – in
type, weight, and value;
coins, containing gold, silver and platinum – in type, weight,
and value;
other (hard) currency values.
The import is prohibited of articles, coins of gold, silver,
and platinum of historic, archaeological, artistic, and
numismatic value included, except for the cases when there
is a permit issued by the Minister of culture.
Foreigners leaving the customs territory of the Republic
of Bulgaria may export noble metals in the form of ingots,
articles made of them and precious stones, as well as coins
containing noble metals within the amounts imported and
declared, as well as articles purchased within the country,
whose equivalence does not exceed the amount of the foreign
convertible (hard) currency imported and declared by them.
For more information about Bulgarian
Notes and Coins !
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| ANBIO |
2.13 +1.43% |
| BLABT |
19.00 |
| BTH |
24.80 +2.39% |
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