Overview
The Border Management Agency is the responsible administrative entity for the management of Belize’s border complex, including immigration, police, customs, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and free zone areas. Mayor border movement to Mexico is related to crossing of pedestrians. The Free Zone is active and more frequented than the one located at the western entrance point to Guatemala. Administration of the Free Zone is under shared responsibility of a Belizean private group and governmental agencies.
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Border Crossing Location and Contact |
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Name of Border Crossing |
Belize: Santa Elena |
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Province or District |
Corozal District |
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Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing |
Corozal (10 km) |
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Latitude |
18.48555556 |
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Longitude |
-88.39916667 |
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Managing Authority / Agency |
Border Management Agency |
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Contact Person |
Misses Naivi Campos |
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Travel Times |
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Nearest National Airfield |
Aeropuerto Corozal (Ranchito) (13 km) Truck Travel Time: 18 minutes Car Travel time: 18 minutes |
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Nearest Port |
Belize City (120 km) Truck Travel Time: 3 ¼ hours Car Travel time: 3 ¼ hours |
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Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Orange Walk (50 km) Truck Travel Time: 1hour Car Travel time: 1 hour |
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Other Information
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Road in good condition from Belmopan (main city of Belize), with fuel stations in Corozal and Santa Elena. The Free Zone area to Mexico is very active in terms of commerce. Storage capacity of approx. 2,322 m2 (25,000 ft.2) in the Free Zone area is available for exports to Mexico. |
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Hours of Operation |
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Mondays |
24 hours |
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Tuesdays |
24 hours |
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Wednesdays |
24 hours |
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Thursdays |
24 hours |
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Fridays |
24 hours |
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Saturdays |
24 hours |
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Sundays |
24 hours |
Opening hours of customs offices are from Monday to Friday 8:00 to 17:00.
Daily Capacity
Due to the existing free zone, there is a lot a traffic during the weekends from people coming more from the Mexican side. Most of these people stay during the weekend. Belizeans are excluded from the free zone but have a separate entrance where they do not affect the normal transit to customs facilities and border offices.
Customs Clearance
Trucks are charged with a parking fee per day. The price is relative to the size of the vehicle and starts from USD 30, which is the only additional charge made by the border authority. Importation duties are relative to the value of the goods imported. All importation paperwork can be done and clearance can be obtained within one day at the customs offices at the border. All vehicles are inspected before getting customs clearance.
For more information on customs in Belize, please see the following link: 1.3 Belize Customs Information.
For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Belize Government Contact List.
