Send Money To France
Situated in Western Europe, France is the
second-largest country of the continent that shares border with the six most
important countries of Europe including Germany,
Belgium and Luxembourg to the northeast, Switzerland and Italy to the southeast
and Spain to the southwest, while The United Kingdom borders France via English
Channel. Due to the geographical importance of the land, France is considered
as a gateway to Europe, as there are several large international airports in
the country.
Every year, the natural beauty, soothing
climate and culturally enriched land attracts millions of visitors from every
corner of the globe. With the total population of 64,884,610, France makes on
22nd position in the world on the basis of population, while 82% of
the residents are Roman Catholic.
Major industries of France include
automobile, electronic and chemicals.
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Currency Used
The French Franc was used as the national
currency until euro was introduced in the country in 1999 became operational in
the year 2002. However, each member of The EU have adopted euro as their official
currency which express unity, harmony and prosperity among countries. Moreover,
France is the sixth-largest economy of the world and second-largest in Europe.
Due to the union among the European
countries, the currency of each state have same design on one side of the coin,
while the other side represents the culture and historic moments of the
specific country.
Coins are denominated in 2 and 1 Euro, along with 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 cents.
Bills are denominated in 500, 200, 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 Euros and they vary in colour
and size.
Send Money with Bank Deposit
As being a part of the Eurozone, France applies the same
cash control regulations as the rest of the countries of EU. According to which
if the transaction exceeds to €10, 000 then it be must be declared to the customs. However
if you are transferring money across the border of EU countries, then banks in
France would let you know the charges
that has to be provided by the sender in order to make the transfer. Moreover,
if the transference of money is in euros, then banks would charges as minimal
as they would charge for national transaction of the
same value in euros.
In France banking hours may vary from
town to town, but general banking hours are Monday to Friday from 9:00 am –
5:30 pm, while some banks remain open on Saturdays. However each French bank is
free to apply the charges on the transference of the money, €30 is the minimal amount that has been charges by the banks,
or in some cases the charges can be increased.
Moreover, in order to send or receive the
money through French banks, the payer needs to open up an account in the bank
as per the laws governed by the European Anti Money
Laundering laws. Additionally, the payers must provide the information
regarding:
·
Account holder’s full name
·
IBAN
·
Swift Code
·
Payer’s ID card
However, while visiting France, it is
advisable to carry plastic money for easier payments, including credit or debit
cards majorly Visa and MasterCard. Additionally it is advisable to carry some
euros in hands, to pay for smaller things in case if the trader does not accept
card. It is best to obtain low denomination notes €20
or less. Moreover many shops in France does not accept notes larger then €50.
Send Money Through Cash Pickup
In order to deposit the money in the
recipient’s French bank account, the sender must have to provide receiver’s
full name, bank account number, ID card, telephone number and full address to
the money transferring agency. WorldFirst, TransferWise and PayPal are
considerably the best option while sending or receiving the money through an
instant transfer.
Moreover,
the citizens tends to rely on the money exchange broker, as they offer
attractive and competitive money exchange rate as compared to banks. Additionally,
if you are a regular user of the service and transfer a large sum on regular
basis, then using a currency broker is the best option to send or receive money
from France.
The
sender is required to provide IBAN, account number, SWIFT code and country code
if you are making an international transfer. It
is better to substantial steps to get hands on the rules and policies of the
brokers. Once you get registered with broker, they allow you to use account
with free of cost. However, in France frequently mislead travellers by
convincing them that they are not charging for the transference of money, in
contrast they does not charge for fixed commission but they may mislead you by
giving you unfavourable conversion rate for the transference.
Money Transfer Regulations
France
is the economic hub of Europe and has played a vital role in the building the
European economy. The country has no regulations or currency controls for the
transference of money. However, residents and non-residents of France are not
restricted for the transference of money.
However,
in 1970 France imposed regulations on transfer of money in order to protect
Franc (former currency of France). The implication of euro as official currency
has allowed France to follow the footstep of Eurozone’s single payments systems
for all member states.
Being
the second most traded currency as well as the second largest reserve currency
of the world, France applies the same rules for transfers as the rest of the EU
members, including:
Transfers
over €10,000 to and from non-Eurozone must be
declared to the European Union authorities, as well as the French authorities.