
Belize Port
Authority Entry
Requirements
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Any small non-commercial sea vessels entering Belize must follow certain protocols.
Ships’ documents may be submitted at the Authority’s Headquarters during normal working hours from Monday – Friday for ships that are scheduled to enter on weekends and holidays at our Main Headquarters. Arrangements must be made by 4:00 pm of the preceding workdays for services.
Effective 1 April, 2019:
A portal has been created shipdocumentation@gmail.com for electronic submission of shipping documents which shall include cruise and cargo ship information such as:
- Notice of Arrival within 48 hours
- Departure Notice
- Certificate of Clearance
- Pilotage and Boarding Report
- Import and Export Cargo Manifests
- Ship’s Registry
- International Ship Security Certificate (on initial visit or annually)
- Protection and Indemnity Certificate (on initial visit or annually)
- Continuous Synopsis Record (on initial visit or annually)
- Tender manifests
Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 listed above are to be submitted in paper form in duplicates or triplicates as requires for proper authentication.
Upon boarding, only documents listed below are to be provided to Boarding Officers of the Belize Port Authority:
- Arrival Declaration
- Nil List
- Clearance from Last Port of Call
- .Pilot Card
- Discrepancy Report (if any)
APPLICATION WAIVER FEES
Tariffs to be charged for private pleasure yachts visiting the seaports in Belize are to include a fee for the waiver of pilotage the fees to be charged are stated below:
Pilot Waiver Fees | Standard Rate |
Vessels less than 50 GT | Not Applicable |
Vessels more than 50 GT But less than or equal to 100 GT | $ 150.00 |
Vessels more than 100 GT But less than or equal to 500 GT | $ 250.00 |
Vessels more than 500 GT But less than or equal to 2000 GT | $ 500.00 |
Vessels more than 2000 GT | $ 750.00 |
TARIFF REGULATIONS
Charges | Particulars | Cost |
Administrative Charges | For Boarding and clearance | 100.00 |
Boarding for entry | For ships not more than 100 GT | 30.00 |
for ships more than 100 GT | 75.00 | |
Clearance | For ships more more than 100 GT | 30.00 |
For ships not more than 100 GT | 50.00 | |
Navigational Aids | Per call per vessel | $1.50 per GT (with a maximum of 875.00) |
Port Dues: | First 48 hours | Each 24 hrs thereafter |
On ships not more than 100 GT | $ 30.00 | $ 10.00 |
On ships more than 100 GT but no more than 500 GT | $ 40.00 | $ 15.00 |
On ships more than 500 GT but not more than 2,000 GT | $ 80.00 | $ 20.00 |
On ships more than 2,000 GT But not more than 5,000 GT | $ 140.00 | $ 45.00 |
On ships more than 5,000 GT but not more than 10,000 GT | $ 200.00 | $ 50.00 |
On ships more than 10,000 GT but not more than 15,000 GT | $ 240.00 | $ 60.00 |
On ships more than 15,000 GT but not more than 20,000 GT | $ 320.00 | $ 100.00 |
On ships more than 20,000 GT | $ 400.00 | $ 120.00 |
Port Security (ISPS) Fees: | Standard Rate | |
For cruise ships | 0.60 per pax | |
For Cargo ships on ships between 0-500 GT | $ 300.00 | |
On ships more than 501 GT but not more than 5,000 GT | $ 700.00 | |
On ships more than 5,001 GT But not more than 15,000 GT | $ 1,400.00 | |
on ships more than 15,001 GT | $ 2,000.00 |
Have a Question?
Visit the Belize Port Authority
Email us at shipdocumentation@gmail.com or bzportauth@btl.net.
Phone Numbers:
• Belize City Headquarters: (501)-222-5665/5666/5663/5662
• San Pedro Branch: (501)-222-5665/5666/5663 Ext. 259 Mobile: (501) 610-4977
• Big Creek Branch: (501)-222-5665/5666/5663 Ext. 257
• Placencia: (501)-222-5665/5666/5663 Ext. 258
• Punta Gorda Branch: (501)-222-5666/5665/5663 Ext. 256