robertj
Active member
Does anyone know where you can get stamped out in Brest, is it close to a Marina etc?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
how do you contact them?Last year we were able to stamp out on the pontoons on a Sunday. You need to ask for an appointment on the pontoon. They have staff on duty over the weekend, it is just the office that is shut.
Ask at the marina where their office is I presume?It‘s 5 minutes walk from the Marina du Chateau. On the aptly named Quai de la Douane. Alternatively, about 25 mins from the Moulin du Blanc marina. The staff are very friendly and helpful.
Closes on Friday pm so, if you arrive after that, you get a couple of free Schengen days before your first stamp in opportunity on the Monday.
For the same reason, don’t plan to stamp out on the weekend.
bse-brest@douane.finances.gouv.frhow do you contact them?
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https://www.digimap.gg/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Brest-Formulaire-douanes.pdfA log you’re a top person
Being a bit pedantic, but that's an immigration form. Customs deals with controlling and taxing goods on the way in to a country and are not generally worried about people. Customs will take your pork pies, but they won't stop you entering the country.
True, But you still need to complete the form and take it to the office if it is your first port of call.Being a bit pedantic, but that's an immigration form. Customs deals with controlling and taxing goods on the way in to a country and are not generally worried about people. Customs will take your pork pies, but they won't stop you entering the country.
Is that a new thing? Last year and this May we just swanned in with our papers and no mention was made of the Preavis - iirc we were told explicitly last September that Brest didn’t do pre-notification - but I often don’t rc!True, But you still need to complete the form and take it to the office if it is your first port of call.
Same in Dieppe. This year & last.Is that a new thing? Last year and this May we just swanned in with our papers and no mention was made of the Preavis - iirc we were told explicitly last September that Brest didn’t do pre-notification - but I often don’t rc!
Not sure how you got on, but for information the office is open Monday-Friday 08:00-16:00 and Saturday 08:00-12:00. We sent the Previs form in and asked for an appointment, they suggested a time and when we turned up everything ran smoothly. The only thing they wanted to check was that we were heading directly to the UK and not up to Roscoff (where we had entered).I’ll let tHe forum know how it works out.