2.3.6 Cambodia Border Crossing of Bavet
Overview Customs Clearance Other Relevant Information
Overview
Border Crossing Location and Contact
Name of Border Crossing Cambodia: Bavet Vietnam: Moc Bai
Province or District Svay Rieng Province
Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing Svay Rieng Town (25 km)
Latitude 11.0735
Longitude 106.1660
Managing Authority / Agency Provincial Governorate
Contact Person Mr Khiev Saroeun, Chief of Customs Branch in Svay Rieng Province
Travel Times
Nearest International Airport Name: Phnom Penh International Airport
Distance in km: 178 km
Truck Travel Time: 4:50 hrs
Car Travel time: 3:50 hrs
Nearest Port Name: Phnom Penh Port
Distance in km: 171 km
Truck Travel Time: 4:50 hrs
Car Travel time: 3:30 hrs
Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production Name: Svay Rieng Market capacity Distance in km: 25 km
Truck Travel Time: 25 hrs
Car Travel time: 15 hrs
Other Information Fuelling stations are available
Hours of Operation
Mondays 07:30 – 11:30 a.m.
01:30 – 05:00 p.m.
Tuesdays 07:30 – 11:30 a.m.
01:30 – 05:00 p.m.
Wednesdays 07:30 – 11:30 a.m.
01:30 – 05:00 p.m.
Thursdays 07:30 – 11:30 a.m.
01:30 – 05:00 p.m.
Page 1 Fridays 07:30 – 11:30 a.m.
01:30 – 05:00 p.m.
Saturdays 07:30 – 11:30 a.m.
01:30 – 05:00 p.m.
Sundays 07:30 – 11:30 a.m.
01:30 – 05:00 p.m.
National Holidays Follow the Government schedule. Schedule as below link.
http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/cambodia/2017.php
Seasonal Constraints Winter months, rainy season, etc.
Daily Capacity
There is normally no major problem with traffic, and not much activity.
Customs Clearance
Border crossing procedures between both countries apply to rules and regulation of each country. In non-conflict times, there is are no major delays in custom clearance procedures if transporter/consignee complete the documentation as described below.
Medication requires an import approval from the Ministry of Health.
Custom clearance procedures as below:
After the Customs Permit is approved by HQ of Customs in Phnom Penh, the customs clearance procedure at border crossing are as follows:
Entering the customs declaration Running the customs formalities Request the police cargo release note Request the CAMCONTROL cargo release note Request the customs cargo release note
Documents requirements:
Transport Note/Bill Trucking Commercial Invoice or WFP No Charge Invoice Packing List Certificate of Origin Certification of Health Phytosanitary Certificate Other
For more information on customs in Cambodia, please see the following link: 1.3 Cambodia Customs Information .
Other Relevant Information
Time to clear cargo is approximately 8 hours with multiple inspections by Customs and Camcontrol.
For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Cambodia Government Contact List .
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