Concession for direct Herm/Sark travel for Jersey resident boatowners
Published 01:00 on 14 Jul 2024
The email below has been received from the Guernsey Customs and Excise Division with regards to a concession for direct Herm/Sark travel for Jersey resident boatowners.
"Good afternoon,
Following our meeting with the Committee for Home Affairs, as advised we have been working on a solution for Jersey resident boatowners to travel from Jersey directly into Herm or Sark without first attending at an approved port. I am pleased to inform you that we have granted a concession for this travel starting with immediate effect and operating on a trial basis until the end of the year. We will also be conducting compliance checks to ensure the requirements are being adhered with properly.
This concession is only available to Jersey boatowners resident in Jersey and only for travel from Jersey directly into Herm or Sark. If you are coming from anywhere else from outside the Bailiwick i.e. France, UK, you must arrive into an approved port in Guernsey or Alderney as the concession is not valid for this travel.
If you have any goods to declare when arriving in the Bailiwick, this must be documented on the online form, and you may be requested to attend at an approved port. I have attached the direct link below to the form which is found on our website.
Local and Jersey Residents Pleasure Craft Arrivals - States of Guernsey (gov.gg)
The form can be accessed by going to www.gov.gg/gba and following the link for Private vessels and aircraft and then the link for Declaring passengers and goods private vessels. At the bottom of the page on the right there is a green box entitled Local and Jersey Residents Pleasure Craft Arrivals.
As part of the trial, we would also appreciate any initial feedback and then we will be in touch again at the end of the season."
Kind regards
Emma Webb
Head of Customs & Excise Division
Guernsey Customs and Immigration
BSc (Hons), CMgr MCMI