Travellers having to stay in quarantine hotels in England will be charged £1,750 for their stay, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.
The measures apply to UK and Irish residents returning from 33 so-called red list countries.
Those who fail to quarantine in a government sanctioned-hotel face fines of up to £10,000, Mr Hancock said.
And those who lie on their passenger locator forms about visiting a red list country face up to 10 years in jail.
Mr Hancock said similar measures were being looking at for the devolved nations.
He told the Commons 16 hotels have been contracted for the programme, which begins on Monday.
He also confirmed a new "enhanced testing" regime for all international travellers would also begin on Monday, with two tests required during the quarantine process.
The health secretary told MPs: "People who flout these rules are putting us all at risk.
"Passenger carriers will have a duty in law to make sure that passengers have signed up for these new arrangements before they travel, and will be fined if they don't, and we will be putting in place tough fines for people who don't comply.
"This includes a £1,000 penalty for any international arrival who fails to take a mandatory test, a £2,000 penalty for any international arrival who fails to take the second mandatory test, as well as automatically extending their quarantine period to 14 days, and a £5,000 fixed penalty notice - rising to £10,000 - for arrivals who fail to quarantine in a designated hotel."
Passengers required to stay in a quarantine hotel will need to reserve a room online in advance.
Mr Hancock said the booking system opens on Thursday.
The £1,750 fee for an individual includes the hotel, transfer and testing.
These travellers will only be allowed to enter the UK through a "small number of ports that currently account for the vast majority of passenger arrivals", Mr Hancock added.
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