About limits when using Apple Pay in shops – Apple Support (UK) (2024)

In some countries and regions, if your transaction exceeds a certain amount when paying in shops with ApplePay, you may need to enter your PIN. In some cases, you may need to sign a receipt or use a different payment method.

Merchants and card issuers set limits for some transactions. Here are the transaction limits for contactless payments in shops, including ApplePay:

Africa

Morocco

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over MAD 400.

South Africa

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over ZAR500.

Asia-Pacific

Australia

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over AUD200.

China mainland

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases.

Hong Kong

You may not be able to use ApplePay for purchases over HKD500.

Japan

In some shops, you may not be able to use ApplePay or you may need to enter your PIN. In other shops, you may not be able to use ApplePay for purchases over JPY20,000.

Macao

You may need to sign a receipt or enter your PIN for purchases.

Malaysia

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over RM 250.

New Zealand

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over NZD200.

Singapore

You may need to sign a receipt or enter your PIN. In some shops, you may not be able to use ApplePay for purchases over SGD200.

South Korea

You may need to provide a signature for purchases over KRW 50,000.

Taiwan

You may need to provide a signature for purchases over NTD1,000.

Vietnam

You may need to sign a receipt or enter your PIN for transactions above 1M VND.

Europe

Armenia

You may not be able to use ApplePay for purchases over AMD20,000.

Austria

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR25.

Azerbaijan

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases overAZN80.

Belarus

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over BYN120 (Visa) or BYN100 (Mastercard).

Bulgaria

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over BGN100.

Croatia

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over HRK100.

Cyprus

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR50.

Czechia

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over CZK500.

Denmark

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over DKK350.

Estonia

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR50.

Finland

You may not be able to use ApplePay for purchases over EUR50.

France

You may not be able to use ApplePay for purchases over EUR50.

Georgia

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over GEL160 (Visa) or GEL100 (Mastercard).

Germany

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR25 (Visa) or EUR50 (Mastercard).

Greece

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR50.

Hungary

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over HUF15,000.

Iceland

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over ISK7,500.

Ireland

You may not be able to use ApplePay for purchases over EUR50.

Italy

You may need to sign a receipt or enter your PIN for purchases over EUR25.

Kazakhstan

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over KZT25,000 (Visa) or KZT20,000 (Mastercard).

Latvia

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR50.

Liechtenstein

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over CHF40.

Lithuania

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR50.

Luxembourg

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR25 (Visa) or EUR50 (Mastercard).

Malta

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR50.

Moldova

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over RON1,000.

Montenegro

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR25.

Netherlands

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR50.

Norway

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over NOK400 (Visa) or NOK500 (Mastercard).

Poland

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR100.

Portugal

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR50.

Romania

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over RON100.

Serbia

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over RSD4,000.

Slovakia

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR20.

Slovenia

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over EUR15.

Spain

You may need to enter a PIN for purchases over EUR20 (Visa) or EUR50 (Mastercard).

Sweden

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over SEK400.

Switzerland

You may need tosign a receipt or enter your PIN for purchases over CHF80.

Ukraine

You may need to sign a receipt or enter your PIN for purchases over UAH15,000 (Visa) or UAH1,000 (Mastercard).

United Kingdom

You may not be able to use ApplePay for purchases over GBP100.

Latin America and the Caribbean

Argentina

You may not be able to use ApplePay for purchases over ARS8,000.

Brazil

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over BRL50.

Colombia

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over COP95,000.

Costa Rica

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over CRC30,000.

Ecuador

You might need to sign a receipt for purchases.

Mexico

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over MXN1,000.

Peru

You may not be able to use ApplePay for purchases over PEN150.

Middle East

Bahrain

You may not be able to use Apple Pay for purchases over BHD50.

Israel

You may not be able to use ApplePay for purchases over ILS300.

Jordan

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over JOD 150.

Kuwait

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over KWD 25.

Palestine

You may not be able to use ApplePay for purchases over USD/ILS75.

Qatar

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over QAR300.

Saudi Arabia

You may need to enter your PINfor purchases overSAR300.

United Arab Emirates

You may need to enter your PIN for purchases over AED100.

North America

Canada

You may not be able to use ApplePay for purchases over CAD250.

United States

You may need to provide a signature for purchases over USD50.

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