Ukraine - Clearance
Note: Due to Russia annexing the Crimea and the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, cruising boats wishing to visit the country must confine visits to the ports under the control of the official Ukrainian government.
It is the law that an agent is used for clearance and it is advisable that a reliable one is identified in advance of arrival.
It is important that all your paperwork is in order as any problems that are discovered will cause considerable difficulties. However, formalities generally are still lengthy and cumbersome and one must be prepared to accept bureaucracy as a fact of life.
All officials will visit the yacht. Captain and crew must remain on board until formalities are completed.
On arrival at the port of entry, a yacht should request a Customs document that covers all the ports to be visited in Ukraine. This may take some time but it is worthwhile as at each subsequent port Immigration will only look at the paper or can be called by VHF if on the anchor.
Be prepared for the coastguard to track the yacht’s position on radar and request information each time one moves. Take care not to leave Ukraine territorial waters while cruising the coast.
The authorities must be given 24 hours’ notice of departure. Entry and exit formalities must be carried out at every port where officials are present and permission obtained to visit harbours where there are no officials.
An ecological certificate must be obtained in the port of departure stating that the vessel had not been guilty of polluting the sea or environment.
It is recommended that yachts enter and leave at Odessa as considerable difficulties with officialdom are likely to be experienced at other ports.
Last updated: July 2018.
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