Abstract: This article examines the set of social relations emerged due to the application of regulations establishing criminal liability for smuggling contraband money. Despite a significant period of time passed after the introduction of the Articles 104.1 and 200.1 into the criminal law, there are still certain difficulties in its practical implementation requiring solution. Currently, there is no universal scientific or practical approach towards the confiscation of contraband money, which are the subject matter of the crime stipulated by the Article 200.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The subject of this study is the statutes of the criminal law, case law, judicial interpretations, legal literature related to the question of confiscation of contraband money. The scientific novelty of the conducted research is defined by fact that the author is one of the first to analyze the regulations establishing liability for smuggling contraband money, generalize the problems of application of confiscation of contraband items, as well as based on the comprehensive systemic study of criminal legislation, formulate recommendations on their solution. The author also substantiates the propositions in improvement of the criminal legislation.