Aduana Bolivia | Customs and Immigration

November 27th, 2023 by Betina

Super easy going lady. Very good done all. Got 90 days like inmigration. Only wanted to see the VIN. No check with the dog at all. The " other circulaton paper" is a cheat. Not needed to drive.

July 16th, 2023 by The Silent Traveller

Easy border crossing. The staff at Aduana was polite and did all the paperwork. Needed passport with stamp from immigration, papers for the bike and his colleague took a look at it outside. Checked the chassis number. Done.

The circulation permit from the police I got across the street. If it is a legit document or to better up payment of the local police, I don't know. As well polite officer. Put in the states of Bolivia I want to travel through and the number of my driver's license. Cost 30 Bolivianos. Done.

July 7th, 2023 by Ruteandoporamerica

hicimos aduana y migraciones sin problema alguno..y con respecto al "PERMISO DE CIRCULACIÓN" aduana no tiene nada que ver sino que este papel te lo dan enfrente en la comisaria o estación de policía..ES GRATIS pero te quieren cobrar 100 bob... le dijimos que sabíamos que era gratis y que no nos pueden cobrar por este documento oficial gratuito y que si van a cobrar tendrían que darme un COMPROBANTE o factura impresa... dónde claramente es dinero en negro se evidencia que es una coima.. nos dieron el permiso de circulación sin pagar nada.. nos lo pidieron más adelante..

March 16th, 2023 by Juanchopp

here all ok. when you finish papers, must to get the "circulation permission" by the police office, in front of aduana.
when complete the form, they ask for money as a bribe (100 Bolivian pesos).
after alot of talking, we don't pay anything. it's not correct. besides, they says than others road controls, ask for the paper, and if you don't have the seal,just to pay a ticket.dont feed corruption.

January 23rd, 2023 by milene

For exiting Bolivia and going to Brasil, first pass through Migraciones and then come back here to cancel TIP.
You fill in one form, then park your car in the aduana parking. Then go upstairs and wait until someone comes and take you to the parking to take a photo of your car and VIN number, get a stamp on the TIP and then take out the car.
For some reason they made us go inside the parking, take a photo, take out the car and then go back again in the parking for another photo 🤷‍♀️
Took about 30mins, they didn’t ask for any photocopies.

January 15th, 2023 by jamie_b019

There are two Aduanas Bolivia. One is here together with Brazil Aduanas and the other is across the road from Imagration Bolivia.

This one here is open Sunday 8:30am to -9:00pm
The other one across from Bolivia Imagration is closed Sundays.

June 30th, 2022 by Lord_Ford

To leave Bolivia you need 2 copies of everything.... All the car papers, the tip plus passport and exit stamp, but there are numerous copy shops around. She even checked the serial number of our car. Be aware that they have lunch break at 1 or 2.

February 4th, 2020 by dgrolfe

Easy entry into Bolivia. Park in lot to the right...behind guard house. Give copies of Title, Registration, drivers license, passport photo page and entry stamp page for Bolivia. Copy shops across the road. Fill out form at desk.

December 12th, 2019 by ryrotv

Blew past aduana and migración. Entered Brazil before we realized and turned back to cancel our tip. Requested copies of passport front page, exit stamp page, and tip. Officer reviewed VIN and off you go.

November 3rd, 2019 by oldhorse1

No one's here to cancel TIP, the only officer here took our TIP and we made a video in front of Aduana to prove that we did come here but nobody's at work.
If you can make it here that is, countless roadblocks from Santa Cruz, I don't suggest anyone coming to this border right now.
we got stucked behind three piles of trucks which queued up for couple of kilometres, we made a right turn to drive off the road and got ahead of the traffic.
2 minutes before the border, roadblocks again, this time with chains. We were desperate, tried to persuade them let us go. After half an hour, the head of the group agreed to let us pass.
The immigration office at Bolivia side was empty, door locked no body at work for days. We're told- it's ok, just go. So we left Bolivia just like that. The Brazil police was surprised to see us, he hasn't seen a foreign car pass for weeks.
We came back next day and got our Bolivia exit stamp.

September 29th, 2019 by LauLasCordobas

Just some information interesting about the condition roads are in all Bolivia, it’s a government web site, it is updating daily:
transitabilidad.abc.gob.bo/mapa/

Información interesante para saber el estado de las rutas en todo Bolivia, es una web del gobierno que se actualiza a diario:
transitabilidad.abc.gob.bo/mapa/

September 22nd, 2019 by linzibo

We came to exit on Sunday 22nd Sept. it closed for lunch but reopened by 1.30. No-one else around and the process took about 5 minutes. After getting the exit stamp in the passport, they need a photocopy here, alongside the TIP document, but that was all. The lady took some photos of the van but didn't check inside. She was very friendly and efficient.

July 23rd, 2019 by jasminebentley_nm

Forgot to mention: there is a bathroom with showers in the back on the outside of the place. Might be nice To rinse off if you’re American and they made you spend 12 hours running around in their hot as balls town.

July 23rd, 2019 by jasminebentley_nm

Unbelievably quick compared to the absurdities we were put through at migración. Come prepared with the copies of your passport and drivers license, copies and original car registration, copies of the passport page with stamps out of Brazil and into Bolivia, the sivetur registration #. They come out and look at your car and take pics on their cell phone for ‘proof’ (haha). At least they’re actually nice ish here...the key is to come after lunch when the end of their day is nearing and they’re fat & happy...

February 20th, 2019 by two_on_tour

Since recently they require a online registration for custom.. The internet shops across the road do it for about 6 US dollars in local currency. With the printout you go back to customs where they do the final formalities. The bordercrossing took us 6 hours!!!!

November 25th, 2018 by reisephant.blogspot.ca

When entering Bolivia with a car you first have to complete the form Sivetur online. After completing you get a number on the screen which you have to write down and give to the aduana. Otherwise the process is as described before.

September 14th, 2018 by DrivenToWander

Exiting Bolivia and canceling TIP. Arrived around noon on Friday, and took about 30 minutes to have someone come down check the VIN and cancel the Bolivian TIP. Might not be needed, but since we are returning to Bolivia, wanted to do it properly!

August 23rd, 2018 by Sigi

To find policía de tránsito 13 km further in iOverlander, make sure you have ‘checkpoint’ turned on in your filter. You need it for the ordén de circulación.

August 23rd, 2018 by Sigi

Take a reading or puzzle book with you and make it yourself as comfortable as possible on the chairs provided as you will need to wait more or less 1 hour...

April 23rd, 2018 by kurtkampen

Slow slow slow and picky. Even though I had made copies of all neccesary documents they forced me to go back to the copy shop and make a copy of something completely unneccesary as the side 2 of my vehicle rego paper. Its in norwegian so Im sure they understand all of it. Made me fill out incoming data sheet several times as they werent pleased with my first tries. More interested in cleaning their glasses and look in their phones than helping me. So totally different than entering Bolivia at La Quiaca last year. Spend almost 2 hours there and there were hardly any others there.

March 18th, 2018 by roadtotuk.de

We crossed from Brazil to Bolivia on a sunday. At the brazilian side there are two different lines for entering and exiting Brazil which end up in the same office, but the line for exiting was much shorter. We waited about 1h. The immigration itself was hassle free. No extra paperwork for the car required.
On the Bolivian side, immigration was quick with no line and easy. We then went to aduana to get the import permit for the car. We needed copies of the passport, of the page with the Bolivian entry stamp and of the paper slip they give you at immigration, as well as the car title. There was no line at aduana and two friendly officers. One went with us to the car and wanted to see the vin number. He then took a quick look inside the car and asked if we only carried personal things. It took about 1h altogether until we had the temporary import paper.
Don't forget that you need to go afterwards to the policia de transito in Puerto Suarez to obtain a traslado de transito, which allows you to drive the car in Bolivia. We did not know it and were sent back by the road police. There is a seperate entry on iOverlander on the policia de transito in Puerto Suarez.

March 17th, 2018 by benprater28

Closes 4:30pm on the weekend. process took around 30 mins to get a tip.

December 4th, 2017 by rpetersson

RUM: Hier mußten wir wieder eine Stunde warten und nachdem wir die Kopien gemacht hatten, wollten sie die Fahrgestellnummer sehen. Es regnete heftig und so verzog sich der Herr sehr schnell ohne zuschauen und dann kam die Aussage..Er müsse zum Mittagessen. Nun durften wir zwei Stunden warten. Punkt halb drei waren wir wieder da und nun durften wir wieder eine Stunde warten. FAZIT...hier braucht man v I e l Geduld.

September 28th, 2017 by justonestep.ch

Here is the aduana for your car. Park here and then you can go for the paperwork. the "Orden de translado" is the temporary importpaper which you get here. (So you have to show this Odt/TIP to the police if they ask and they will stamp it) Be sure you are not too late, because of the opening hours. It took us 2 hours. it wasn't possible that both of us can drive, only the carowner is permitted...

June 29th, 2017 by worldvetadventures.blogspot.com

Pain in the butt border. We parked two blocks away and then got Bolivian entry stamps and made copies, as other Overlanders have already outlined. Then we had to get the vehicle back to this place, and with the huge line of vehicles waiting to cross into Brazil, had to take a zig zag pattern of side roads to get back. If you can, just pull in to your right immediately after the Aduana Nacional building (red brick, metal fence). There are about 8 spots to park there. Despite being there at 11:30, they weren't finished by 12:30, and we had to wait until 2:30. They wouldn't do the last 5 minutes of work, despite my repeated (calm) requests. When we got the paperwork back, only my fiancé (the title owner of the vehicle) was listed as a driver. Again, repeated (calm) requests to have me added as a driver, no can do. Hopefully the rest of Bolivia improves from here.

May 8th, 2017 by adventure-logs.com

Hours are M-F 830-1230, 1430-1830
Sat, Sun, holidays 830-1630

March 19th, 2017 by marilynlongden

Spoke some English. Took 15 mins. Didn't check inside the van, just the VIN no & documents. DON'T forget to go somewhere with wifi where you can put your vehicle details into the computer & print it out BEFORE crossing the bridge to the Brazilian migration etc as they would not let us use their computers over there. e to the Brazilian migration.Website is www.edbv.receita.fazenda.gov.br

September 3rd, 2016 by l.pfenning87

Very easy. No line. New opening time for Saturday, Sunday and Holidays until 16:30

August 24th, 2016 by ramos.helene

Cheap photocopies in front, the Old lady takes reals, bolivianos, USD and chilean pesos. They checked the chassis number in three different places... grumpy officers.

July 7th, 2016 by www.practicingforretirement.com

make sure you read the opening hours that some kind overlander has posted so you don't have to wait for 1.5 hours like us! printing across the road costs 4 bol she also took reals. cambios are just one block up from the migration office

July 2nd, 2016 by kasbah.ch

It looks like the customs document you get from the Aduana Nacional de Bolivia depends on where you enter the country — and there are subtle differences that you should be aware of:
- In Yacuiba (May 2016) entering from Argentina, we received a document titled "Acuerdo Boliviano-Argentino" that was divided into sections titled "Datos *Personales*", "Datos del Vehiculo", etc. It was valid for 6 months.
- In Puerto Quijarro (July 2016) entering from Brazil, we received a document titled "Ingreso y Salida de Vehiculos Turisticos" that was divided into sections titled "Datos del *Conductor* (=driver)", "Datos del Vehiculo", etc. It was valid for 1 month only.
In Santa Cruz the police hassled us for infringing the law because I was listed as the Conductor (see second case, above) while my partner was driving. If they issue the second type of document to you and you are several people driving the car, you may want to insist they list the additional drivers on that form before you sign it.

Also the police hassled us for not carrying an "Orden de Traslado", a specific permit issued by local police stations that authorizes a given foreign vehicle to drive from A to B. (N.B. This document is not a phantom, I've see Brazilian drivers carrying it!). We got away by claiming that the customs officer (aduanero) explicitly stated we were free to travel around the country and didn't need any other documents other than what he issued us with — and by standing our grounds for up to 20 minutes. Don't pay tips, bribes or fines if hassled. Be polite and show that you have infinite time to ride this one out. Never admit any law infringement unless they point you to the relevant paragraph and you understand that paragraph and you actually did do something wrong.

June 29th, 2016 by Tucks' Truck

Had to wait an hour due to busy time and some difficult people in front of us. Two officers on duty. When our turn came, it was reasonably efficient. The car owner will need one photo copy each of: passport personal details page and the page with your brazil exit stamp; driving licence both sides; border entry paper-slip; and vehicle registration document. You can get the copies easily and cheaply in the tour offices over the road. Minimal vehicle search for us, but locals were getting very thorough searches.

May 23rd, 2016 by staceyskitt

Slowest and worst organised aduana in south america! One guy to process all cars and coaches entering the country, running between the border checkpoint and the aduana office! Huge que and picky officer wanting multiple copies of driving liscence, passport stamps, immigracion forms etc checking chassis numbers took 2 hours!

March 18th, 2016 by Only the Wind Knows

A block away from immigration. Open 7 days a week. Hours Monday - Friday are 8:30 - 12:30 and 14:30 - 18:30. Saturdays, Sundays, holidays open 8:30 - 14:30