The international traffic of goods and passengers across the border crossings between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia will continue to take place temporarily over the new bridge in Gradiška, after the positions of the delegations of BiH and Croatia have been agreed, announced the Indirect Taxation Administration (ITA) BiH.
“After the signing of the agreement on border crossings between BiH and Croatia and the agreed position of the delegations of BiH and Croatia – the traffic will continue. This includes the traffic of goods and passengers over the new bridge between Gradiška and Gornja Varoša,” the announcement stated.
The Chairperson of the Council of Ministers Borjana Krišto and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković signed the agreement between BiH and Croatia on border crossings in Sarajevo today.
Krišto clarified that according to the previous contract from 2013, only two crossings had the status of border inspection station (BIP), while according to the new one, that status has five crossings – Svilaj, Izačić, Kamensko, Bijača and Gradiška. She added that crossings for international road and rail traffic, as well as crossings that are only for residents of border areas, are defined.
“According to this agreement, all border crossings have been moved to a higher category,” Kristo pointed out and stated that there is still work to be done on the implementation of the contract because both sides need to hire additional capacities.
Plenković said that the agreement represents a significant step forward in facilitating the movement of people and goods between the two countries due to the recategorization of crossings.
He emphasized that it is a comprehensive agreement that follows the recent adoption of the Law on Foreigners in Croatia, which facilitated the issuance of long-term visas to BiH citizens.
Plenković expressed his belief that the new arrangement with border crossings will enable further progress in economic exchange, which reached a record four billion euros in 2025.
