Dubrovnik (Gruž): clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Croatia.
Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.
Services
Clearing out possible here
Good to know
Permanent maritime border crossing point (Croatian decree, 2023 version). Border police; harbour master for the vignette.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Contrôle frontière du port de Gruž (en face de la marina Frapa Dubrovnik)
CustomsImmigration
Opening hours : 24 h/24, 7 j/7
Border control post at Gruž harbour, opposite Marina Frapa; go here first.
Lučka kapetanija Dubrovnik (Harbourmaster's Office Dubrovnik)
Harbour office
Vukovarska 16, 20000 Dubrovnik
Harbour master: cruising vignette and crew list, after the border police check. Maritime traffic 24/7: +385 20 418 989.
Directions
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Sources
- zakon.hr/cms.htm?id=44917
- dubrovacko-neretvanska-policija.gov.hr/o-nama/sluzba-za-granicu/granicni-prijelazi-pu-dubrovacko-neretvanske-4138/4138
This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.