Gradiska Crossing on New Bridge Now at Full Capacity
From this morning, October 14, the crossing at the new bridge runs under its own code, while customs at the old crossing waits for repairs to the approach bridge.
The Gradiska border crossing at the new bridge in Gornji Varos began running at full capacity and under its own code this morning, October 14, 2026. Until now it had operated on a temporary basis since May, when customs had to move from the old crossing to the new bridge. The start of operations was announced by the Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina (UIO).
What made the start of operations possible?
On October 7, the UIO Governing Board approved amendments to the Authority’s rulebook on internal organization. According to the statement, this secured the staffing and organizational conditions needed for the new crossing to start and run at full capacity. The Authority adds that it continues to take the steps within its remit so that border crossings operate efficiently and passengers and goods move without delays, in line with current regulations and the obligations it has taken on.
The statements give no figures on the number of staff at the crossing, the number of lanes or the working hours, so they do not say what “full capacity” means in numbers.
How did the crossing end up on the new bridge?
The customs office at the Gradiska crossing was temporarily moved to the new bridge site at 7 p.m. on May 19, 2026. The reason was damage to the bridge over the Sava, which had halted international passenger and freight traffic. The UIO acted on a decision of the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which designated a temporary border crossing at the new bridge location.
The move was meant to last until the bridge was repaired, and no later than 7 p.m. on August 19, 2026. Customs officers were assigned to the new location and work continued as before: under the existing Gradiska crossing code, the crossing’s official stamp and the Ex Disc IT application. The statements do not say what happened to the August deadline, and the crossing stayed temporary until this morning.
What about the old crossing?
Customs is still not working at the old Gradiska-Stara Gradiska crossing. The condition is that work is completed on the section of the approach bridge that collapsed earlier. The UIO says it is ready for that day:
The Indirect Taxation Authority is fully ready to start the work of the customs service at the old Gradiska-Stara Gradiska border crossing as soon as the necessary conditions are met, that is, once work on the section of the previously collapsed approach bridge is completed.
The statements give no date for resuming work at the old crossing. We have already written about the Gradiska crossing, in a report on the arrest of four customs officers carried out by the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA).
