{"id":3974,"date":"2026-05-28T15:32:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steensenpartners.nl\/?post_type=knowledge-base&#038;p=3974"},"modified":"2026-05-28T15:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:32:39","slug":"base-fine-of-e10000-for-cash-payments-of-e3000-or-more","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/www.steensenpartners.nl\/en\/kennisbank\/base-fine-of-e10000-for-cash-payments-of-e3000-or-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Base fine of \u20ac10,000 for cash payments of \u20ac3,000 or more"},"featured_media":3874,"template":"","kb-category":[27],"class_list":["post-3974","knowledge-base","type-knowledge-base","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kb-category-business-economics"],"acf":{"hero":{"image":3939},"blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text-fields","text":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"Starting January 1, 2026, Dutch merchants may no longer make or accept cash payments of \u20ac3,000 or more. The base amount of the fine for violating this prohibition is a fixed amount of \u20ac10,000."},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","title":"Cash payments of \u20ac3,000 or more"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"For businesses that buy or sell goods, cash payments of \u20ac3,000 or more will no longer be permitted starting January 1, 2026. It does not matter whether the business is buying from or selling to another business or to a private individual. In all cases, cash payments of \u20ac3,000 or more are prohibited.\r\n<p class=\"warningrtf\"><strong><span class=\"warningrtf-title\">Please note!\r\n<\/span><\/strong>A private individual may accept a cash payment exceeding \u20ac3,000 from another private individual, for example, when selling on a marketplace.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe \u20ac3,000 limit is intended to make it more difficult to launder cash derived from illegal transactions and thereby also combat terrorism. The limit is also intended to ensure that payment transactions remain accessible."},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","title":"Base fine amount: \u20ac10,000"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"The fine for violating the ban is set at a fixed base amount of \u20ac10,000. The Financial and Economic Integrity Service (DFEI), part of the Ministry of Finance, oversees compliance with the ban."},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","title":"Lower or higher fine"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"Special circumstances, such as financial capacity, may justify reducing the fine. On the other hand, repeated violations of the prohibition may justify increasing the fine. For example, a fine of \u20ac20,000 may be imposed if the prohibition is violated again within five years of a previous fine.\r\n<p class=\"warningrtf\"><strong><span class=\"warningrtf-title\">Please note!\r\n<\/span><\/strong>Criminal proceedings may also be initiated under the Economic Offenses Act.<\/p>"}]}],"taxonomy_for_related_articles":27,"sidebar":[{"acf_fc_layout":"team-member","team_member":3859},{"acf_fc_layout":"related-articles","type":"category","articles":null}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Base fine of \u20ac10,000 for cash payments of \u20ac3,000 or more - Steens &amp; Partners<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.steensenpartners.nl\/en\/kennisbank\/base-fine-of-e10000-for-cash-payments-of-e3000-or-more\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Base fine of \u20ac10,000 for cash payments of \u20ac3,000 or more - Steens &amp; 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