Russia to bar individuals from taking over $100,000 in rubles to EAEU countries as April 1 - decree

MOSCOW. March 26 (Interfax) - Russian restrictions on the export of cash rubles to fellow Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries will go into effect on April 1, 2026, according to a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin and posted on the official website for legal information.

The decree, which also introduces restrictions on exports of gold bars, prohibits individuals from taking rubles equivalent to upwards of $100,000 at the Central Bank exchange rate on the current date to EAEU countries. Legal entities and individual entrepreneurs will not be able to export currency regardless of the amount as of April.

The decree makes exceptions for currency exports through Russian international airports designated by the government that are accompanied by bank statements certified by the issuing bank and confirming the withdrawal of Russian rubles from the bank accounts (deposits) of the individuals, legal entities and individual entrepreneurs exporting the currency, or if there are other documents, a list of which will be compiled by the government.

Russia's fellow EAEU members are Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.