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:

1. Notice of Arrival within 48 hours
2. Departure Notice
3. Certificate of Clearance
4. Pilotage and Boarding Report
5. Import and Export Cargo Manifests
6. Ship’s Registry
7. International Ship Security Certificate (on initial visit or annually)
8. Protection and Indemnity Certificate (on initial visit or annually)
9. Continuous Synopsis Record (on initial visit or annually)
10. 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.

1. Arrival Declaration
2. Nil List
3. Clearance from Last Port of Call
4. .Pilot Card
5. Discrepancy Report (if any)

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

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