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http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1§ion=0&article=96565&d=24&m=5&y=2007 Thursday, 24, May, 2007 (07, Jumada al-Ula, 1428) Travelers Must Declare Jewelry, Cash to Customs Arab News RIYADH, 24 May 2007 - Under a new regulation announced by the Ministry of Finance that will take effect on June 2, people coming into and going out of the Kingdom will have to declare to customs officials at exit and entry points the amount of cash, precious stones and jewelry that they carry with them, the Saudi Press Agency reported yesterday. "The regulation stipulates that every passenger going out or coming into the Kingdom declare at the Saudi Customs financial instruments, precious metals or cash exceeding SR60,000 or its equivalent in foreign currency," said a statement issued yesterday by the Customs Department in Riyadh. The statement warned that travelers who fail to make the declaration would be liable for punishment and made to pay fines at the time of their return. Meanwhile, the Committee of Travel Agencies at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) issued a warning to people taking holidays abroad to remain on the lookout for fake travel agencies and wary of advertisements about holiday packages in local newspapers. Muhaidab Al-Muhaidab, head of the RCCI committee, also called on the Civil Aviation Authority to observe and punish travel agents that operate in an unscrupulous manner, saying that such organizations make up around two percent of the total travel agents operating in the Kingdom. "It is a sickness that has been appearing every year for more than 10 years now," said Al-Muhaidab, adding that many fake operators are known to affiliate themselves with reputable travel agencies to dupe unsuspecting customers. "By doing this, they manage to make huge amounts of money and vanish, leaving tourists with problems while abroad," said Al-Muhaidab. "They advertise low prices. Their deceiving tacticts have placed many clients in trouble as have been unveiled recently," he added. Al-Muhaidab said people should only refer to travel agents that have official licenses and that look after customer rights. He also called on reputable companies to not be lured by fake travel agents to rent out their premises to them.
