December, 2019 - Wild Banat

What you need to know before entering Serbia?

What you need to know on entering Serbia

General information

Serbia is situated in South-East Europe. Northern part – Vojvodina region is mainly lowland, while Central Serbia is characterized by hilly and mountain relief. The Capital is Belgrade. Climate is continental. Time zone: GMT+1. International calls to Serbia +381.

To make your visit a pleasurable experience and avoid possible misunderstandings and unnecessary delays at the border, it would be useful to remind you of the main rules to be followed and the obligations to be complied with in going through the customs.

Entry and transit of weapons

by private individuals in the Republic of Serbia is prohibited, except when it comes to the hunt organized by authorized organizations (Hunting tourism agencies ). Hunting tourism agencies provides tourists the “invitation letter”.

If you carry hunting weapons, at the border crossing, upon arrival in Serbia, the presence of agency representative is necessary. You must declare hunting weapons and show “invitation letter”, to the border police at border crossing points.

Members of border police at border crossing points are issued to foreign nationals in these cases, “Approval for the possession and carrying of hunting weapons and ammunition during his stay in Serbia”, which is done by charging a fee (about 35 EUR).

Cost Accounting and Payment

A foreign citizen may take into and out of Serbia the effective foreign currency up to the amount of 10.000 EUR without declaring it. If someone takes into the country the amount exceeding 10.000 EUR, he/she shall be required to fill in the confirmation form, certified by the authorized customs authority. The confirmation shall be considered valid until he exits the country for the first time. After presenting the confirmation to the customs authority, a foreign citizen shall be allowed to take out of Serbia, the effective foreign currency up to the amount stated.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN HUNTING

1. Hunting dates are considered booked only after the reservation in writing (e-mail) and the receipt on the advanced payment made (if required), based on the invoice.
Unless the client makes the advanced payment, within the deadline as stated in the perform invoice, it will be considered to quit the reservation of the requested dates and game for hunting.

2. Reservation shall include: Name and surname of each hunters, Passport No., Place and date of birth, type of hunting, period of hunting days, type of accommodation, date, place and time of arrival (car or airplane), weapon details (type, serial number,
caliber) and contact.

3. Prior to the entry to the hunting grounds, each hunter shall carry following valid identification papers: passport, hunting license as well as the permit to carry weapons.

4. Agency may require deposit payment (from 10 to 50 %) to confirm your booking.

5. If the booked hunting is cancelled by hunters within the period that is longer than 60 days, only administrative cost of advance payment is charged (bank transfer costs,) and if it is cancelled within the period of less than 60 days, the advance payment is retained.

6. The pricelist in EUR presents only the approximate prices. The only valid pricelist is the one in national currency (RSD) (1 € ). The RSD exchange rate is subject to constant changes. The hunt is charged in dinars (RSD) and if the invoice is paid by remittance from abroad, the calculation is made based on re-calculation of dinar prices in EUR according to the official exchange rate of the National Bank of Serbia on the date of invoice issuing.

7. Trophies will be provided with a trophy certificate. Trophies are calculated according to weight or length.

8. The hunting is organized pursuant to the legal provisions, i.e. currently valid hunting calendar of the Republic of Serbia. A tourist-hunter can shoot the selected big game only after permission of the professional hunting guide – game warden.

9. For the temporary import of hunting rifles you need to have a permission issued by your police for being eligible to bring hunting weapons into Serbia as well as the invitation issued by the organizer, which must contain all data about the weapons. Tax on weapon of cca 35 EUR must be paid at the customs by each hunter. One tourist-hunter shall be allowed to temporarily import maximum two hunting rifles of different calibres, the maximum of 200 ammunition pieces, i.e. 40 rounds of carbine ammunition to Serbia. If the tourist-hunter arrives by plane, the assistance of the guide-interpreter or organizers representative is requested at the border crossing.

10. Hunting Dogs. If tourist-hunters takes into the country up to 3 hounds, each hound must have its own passport. The hunter must provide the veterinary certificate on examination of the animals before the trip.

11. All instructions and decisions given by stalkers and gamekeepers are final. Failure to comply with such instructions or decisions may result in the cancellation of the booking with no right to a refund or compensation.

12. Agency reserves the right to cancel any hunting with a full refund given for all costs.

13. Agency do not accept corporate responsibility for any injury or death or any accident that can happen on any shooting ground that we promote.

14. Agency takes responsibility for your time, giving its best efforts to provide you memorable hunting holidays. We are very happy to receive testimonials and recommendations from our many happy clients from all over the Europe.

15. A tourist-hunter shall receive the shot game trophy. When hunting without trophy, the tourist-hunter shall pay the shooting price. The trophy price, as well as the shooting price, shall not include the shot game meat that is (if the tourist- hunter wants to take
it) additionally calculated in (in roe-deer, red-deer, fallow and mouflon game weight without head, entrails and legs, and in wild boar game without entrails) according to the Price-list of the big game meat

16. Weight of trophy is acquired from the weight of the trophy with whole skull and the upper jaw, without cutting within the 24 hours after boiling (in roe deer 90 gr shall be deducted).

Short introduction to Serbia hunting

Hunting grounds in Serbia cover around 96% of the country’s total area.

Apart from settlements, historical structure sites, industrial centers and transportation routes, hunting is allowed in almost all other parts of Serbia.

Hunting areas are established on the entire territory of Serbia in order to implement a unified hunting policy and appropriate measures for protection and nurturing.

Hunting grounds are also used by approximately 80,000 Serbian hunters, which is around 1% of the total population.

Almost 80% of hunting grounds are managed by hunting clubs. Average size of hunting ground in Serbia is 22,000 ha which are established as open range or fenced.

Hunting clubs are organizations that manage most hunting ground areas in Serbia. First founded in late 19th century are considered as the first forms of hunting management in Serbia.

Biggest hunting clubs have over a thousand members. Most prominent are mainly in Northern Serbia – Vojvodina, that have
long tradition and developed hunting tourism.