A border checkpoint is a location on an international border where travelers or goods are inspected and allowed (or denied) passage through. Authorization often is required to enter a country through its borders. Access-controlled borders often have a limited number of checkpoints where they can be crossed without legal sanctions. Arrangements or treaties may be formed to allow or mandate less restrained crossings (e.g. the Schengen Agreement). Land border checkpoints (land ports of entry) can be contrasted with the customs and immigration facilities at seaports, international airports, and other ports of entry.
Johor Bahru Checkpoint (Malaysia) and Woodlands Checkpoint (Singapore) on the Malaysia–Singapore border handles the busiest international land border crossing in the world, with 350,000 travellers daily.[1][2]
Checkpoints generally serve two purposes:
To prevent entrance of individuals who are either undesirable (e.g. criminals or others who pose threats) or simply unauthorized to enter.
To prevent entrance of goods that are illegal or subject to restriction, or to collect tariffs.
In some countries (e.g. China) there are border checkpoints for both those entering and those exiting the country, while in others (e.g. U.S. and Canada), there are border checkpoints only when entering the country. (There are also United States Border Patrol interior checkpoints.)
Italian-Swiss border post – since Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008, this checkpoint is solely for customs formalities
The SchengenBorders Code, which forms part of the law of the European Union, defines some terms as follows (particularities with respect to the EU are left out, in order to emphasize general usability of those definitions):[3]
"Border crossing point" means any crossing point authorized by the competent authorities for the crossing of external borders (Article 2 sec. 8 of the Schengen Borders Code);
"Border control" means the activity carried out at a border, [...] in response exclusively to an intention to cross or the act of crossing that border, regardless of any other consideration, consisting of border checks and border surveillance (Article 2 sec. 9 of the Schengen Borders Code);
"Border checks" means the checks carried out at border crossing points, to ensure that persons, including their means of transport and the objects in their possession, may be authorised to enter the territory [...] or authorised to leave it (Article 2 sec. 10 of the Schengen Borders Code);
"Border surveillance" means the surveillance of borders between border crossing points and the surveillance of border crossing points outside the fixed opening hours, in order to prevent persons from circumventing border checks (Article 2 sec. 10 of the Schengen Borders Code).
"Second line check" means a further check which may be carried out in a special location away from the location at which all persons are checked (first line)
These definitions mean that a place where a road crosses an internal Schengen border is legally not a "border crossing point".
Busiest checkpoints in the worldedit
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This is a list of the busiest land border checkpoints in the world, handling more than 35 million travelers in both directions annually. These travelers (or individual crossings) comprise pedestrians, drivers and vehicle passengers. International border checkpoints are in green.
Notes:
As the United States does not have border checkpoints for outgoing traffic, incoming traffic figures are doubled to give a fair comparison. See detailed notes in table.
This is a list of the busiest airports in the world, by international passenger traffic, as of 2018. Airports serving international passengers are effectively checkpoints, and have the proper customs, immigration and quarantine facilities. Airports Council International's (January–December) preliminary figures are as follows.[9]
This is a list of the busiest seaports in the world, with proper customs, immigration and quarantine facilities to be deemed as maritime checkpoints. Although figures simply represent total passenger traffic, most (if not, all) of the passengers served at these ports are bound for other countries and have to pass through checkpoint (i.e. the port is not a domestic one). This list only includes ports that handle more than 4 million passengers annually.
Note:
The four passenger ports in China, Hong Kong and Macau in this list operate services to and from each other. These passenger ports are effectively checkpoints, as they have the proper customs, immigration and quarantine facilities.
An African road border entering Niger from Benin at Gaya
Old border post on the France–Spain border (both countries now part of the Schengen Area)
The Pont Saint-Ludovic / Ponte San Ludovico border checkpoint between Menton, France, and Ventimiglia, Italy (both countries are part of the Schengen Area)
Looking into Austria from Liechtenstein, with a joint border station. Since Liechtenstein joined the Schengen Area in 2011, this border station is for customs formalities only.
^ abSan Diego / Tijuana: Northbound individual crossings are recorded, as listed in a workbook 2019-07-15 at the Wayback Machine by the USDOT. As southbound border crossings counts are not formally produced and publicly available, it is estimated that a similar number of crossings occurs from San Diego to Tijuana, as has previously been done in a report 2021-04-29 at the Wayback Machine by the SANDAG. Since this is an estimate, the resulting figure has been rounded off to the nearest 100,000.
^ abcdSchengen Area: This airport or seaport is located in the Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished (particularly land borders), though there can be temporary checkpoints or passport requirements at check in. Thus, flights/ships within the area may have a large number of international passengers travel wholly within this area without passing through permanent border checkpoints within the airport or seaport facility, with those passengers potentially counted in domestic totals. The figures for airports and seaports in these tables represent international passengers, per breakdown data supplied by Airports Council International, and it is unclear whether these figures include or exclude intra-Schengen Area passengers as international.
^Taipa Ferry Terminal: annual average of 2013 to 2017 five year total
Referencesedit
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^ abLim, Yan Liang (2013-10-13). "A Look at Woodlands Checkpoint". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
^"Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)". 2006-04-13. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
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^"Govt to spend 80 million on upgrading Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal". Macau News. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
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Not to be confused with Border control Frontier post and Border post redirect here For the Pakistani newspaper see The Frontier Post For the 2006 Serbo Croatian film see The Border Post For the South African village see Border Post South Africa A border checkpoint is a location on an international border where travelers or goods are inspected and allowed or denied passage through Authorization often is required to enter a country through its borders Access controlled borders often have a limited number of checkpoints where they can be crossed without legal sanctions Arrangements or treaties may be formed to allow or mandate less restrained crossings e g the Schengen Agreement Land border checkpoints land ports of entry can be contrasted with the customs and immigration facilities at seaports international airports and other ports of entry Sultan Iskandar BuildingWoodlands CheckpointJohor Bahru Checkpoint Malaysia and Woodlands Checkpoint Singapore on the Malaysia Singapore border handles the busiest international land border crossing in the world with 350 000 travellers daily 1 2 Checkpoints generally serve two purposes To prevent entrance of individuals who are either undesirable e g criminals or others who pose threats or simply unauthorized to enter To prevent entrance of goods that are illegal or subject to restriction or to collect tariffs Checkpoints are usually staffed by a uniformed service sometimes referred to as customs service or border patrol agents In some countries e g China there are border checkpoints for both those entering and those exiting the country while in others e g U S and Canada there are border checkpoints only when entering the country There are also United States Border Patrol interior checkpoints Contents 1 Definitions in European Union Schengen law 2 Busiest checkpoints in the world 2 1 Land 2 2 Air 2 3 Sea 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesDefinitions in European Union Schengen law edit nbsp Italian Swiss border post since Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008 this checkpoint is solely for customs formalitiesThe Schengen Borders Code which forms part of the law of the European Union defines some terms as follows particularities with respect to the EU are left out in order to emphasize general usability of those definitions 3 Border crossing point means any crossing point authorized by the competent authorities for the crossing of external borders Article 2 sec 8 of the Schengen Borders Code Border control means the activity carried out at a border in response exclusively to an intention to cross or the act of crossing that border regardless of any other consideration consisting of border checks and border surveillance Article 2 sec 9 of the Schengen Borders Code Border checks means the checks carried out at border crossing points to ensure that persons including their means of transport and the objects in their possession may be authorised to enter the territory or authorised to leave it Article 2 sec 10 of the Schengen Borders Code Border surveillance means the surveillance of borders between border crossing points and the surveillance of border crossing points outside the fixed opening hours in order to prevent persons from circumventing border checks Article 2 sec 10 of the Schengen Borders Code Second line check means a further check which may be carried out in a special location away from the location at which all persons are checked first line These definitions mean that a place where a road crosses an internal Schengen border is legally not a border crossing point Busiest checkpoints in the world editLand edit This is a list of the busiest land border checkpoints in the world handling more than 35 million travelers in both directions annually These travelers or individual crossings comprise pedestrians drivers and vehicle passengers International border checkpoints are in green Notes As the United States does not have border checkpoints for outgoing traffic incoming traffic figures are doubled to give a fair comparison See detailed notes in table El Paso Port of Entry has been excluded as its total represents the sum of six individual checkpoints at the end of six separate bridges with no single checkpoint meeting the minimum number of crossings required for this list 4 5 Rank Border checkpoints Annual Travelers Notes1 Gongbei Port nbsp China nbsp Macau Posto Fronteirico das Portas do Cerco 134 000 000 2018 6 2 Sultan Iskandar Building nbsp Malaysia nbsp Singapore Woodlands Checkpoint 127 750 000 2012 2 Note 1 3 Luohu Port nbsp China nbsp Hong Kong Lo Wu Control Point 81 707 959 2017 7 4 Puerto Fronterizo El Chaparral nbsp Mexico nbsp United States of America San Ysidro Port of Entry 69 300 000 2018 8 Note 2 5 Futian Port nbsp China nbsp Hong Kong Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point 59 464 480 2017 7 6 Shenzhen Bay Port nbsp China nbsp Hong Kong Shenzhen Bay Control Point 45 118 797 2017 7 7 Huanggang Port nbsp China nbsp Hong Kong Lok Ma Chau Control Point 37 059 848 2017 7 8 Puerto Fronterizo Mesa de Otay nbsp Mexico nbsp United States of America Otay Mesa Port of Entry 35 400 000 2018 8 Note 2 Air edit Main article List of busiest airports by international passenger traffic This is a list of the busiest airports in the world by international passenger traffic as of 2018 Airports serving international passengers are effectively checkpoints and have the proper customs immigration and quarantine facilities Airports Council International s January December preliminary figures are as follows 9 Rank Airport Annual Passengers1 Dubai International Airport nbsp United Arab Emirates 88 885 3672 London Heathrow Airport nbsp United Kingdom 75 306 9393 Hong Kong International Airport nbsp Hong Kong 74 360 9764 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol nbsp Netherlands 70 956 258 Note 3 5 Seoul Incheon International Airport nbsp South Korea 67 676 1476 Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport nbsp France 66 383 494 Note 3 7 Singapore Changi Airport nbsp Singapore 64 890 0008 Frankfurt Airport nbsp Germany 61 774 663 Note 3 9 Suvarnabhumi Airport nbsp Thailand 50 868 84610 Ataturk International Airport nbsp Turkey 48 978 770Sea edit This is a list of the busiest seaports in the world with proper customs immigration and quarantine facilities to be deemed as maritime checkpoints Although figures simply represent total passenger traffic most if not all of the passengers served at these ports are bound for other countries and have to pass through checkpoint i e the port is not a domestic one This list only includes ports that handle more than 4 million passengers annually Note The four passenger ports in China Hong Kong and Macau in this list operate services to and from each other These passenger ports are effectively checkpoints as they have the proper customs immigration and quarantine facilities Rank Port Annual Passengers Notes1 Taipa Ferry Terminal nbsp Macau 24 000 000 2017 10 Note 4 2 Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal nbsp Hong Kong 17 317 037 2017 7 3 Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal nbsp Macau 15 000 000 2013 11 4 Port of Helsinki nbsp Finland 12 300 000 2017 12 Note 3 5 Port of Dover nbsp United Kingdom 11 700 000 2017 13 6 Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal nbsp Hong Kong 7 074 940 2017 7 7 PortMiami nbsp USA 4 800 000 2017 14 8 Port Canaveral nbsp USA 4 500 000 2016 15 Gallery edit nbsp United States Mexico border checkpoint at Nogales Arizona nbsp The car traffic on the Finnish side of the Russian border at the Nuijamaa Border Crossing Point in Nuijamaa Lappeenranta Finland nbsp The Vietnam Cambodia border west of Tay Ninh Province from the Vietnamese side nbsp An African road border entering Niger from Benin at Gaya nbsp Old border post on the France Spain border both countries now part of the Schengen Area nbsp The Pont Saint Ludovic Ponte San Ludovico border checkpoint between Menton France and Ventimiglia Italy both countries are part of the Schengen Area nbsp Looking into Austria from Liechtenstein with a joint border station Since Liechtenstein joined the Schengen Area in 2011 this border station is for customs formalities only nbsp Nekhoteevka customs on the Russia Ukraine border nbsp Border checkpoint on the Slovenia Croatia border nbsp The former checkpoint in Johor Bahru Malaysia at the Johor Singapore Causeway It was replaced by the much larger Sultan Iskandar Building 1 km further inland in 2008 nbsp Gongbei Port on the mainland side of the Zhuhai Macau border nbsp Posto Fronteirico das Portas do Cerco on the Macanese side of the Zhuhai Macau border nbsp The former customs and immigration station along the Canada United States border at Noyes Minnesota built in 1931 one of the earliest purpose built border stations in the United States and listed on the National Register of Historic Places See also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Border crossings Alcabala Border Border control Border outpost Checkpoint Charlie and the Berlin Wall Customs Frontier Closed Area is the border area in Hong Kong with China Garitas in Mexico Israeli checkpoint Schengen Agreement The United States Mexico border and Canada United States border List of Canada United States border crossings List of Mexico United States border crossingsNotes edit Sultan Woodlands sum of 2012 daily average a b San Diego Tijuana Northbound individual crossings are recorded as listed in a workbook Archived 2019 07 15 at the Wayback Machine by the USDOT As southbound border crossings counts are not formally produced and publicly available it is estimated that a similar number of crossings occurs from San Diego to Tijuana as has previously been done in a report Archived 2021 04 29 at the Wayback Machine by the SANDAG Since this is an estimate the resulting figure has been rounded off to the nearest 100 000 a b c d Schengen Area This airport or seaport is located in the Schengen Area in which internal border checks have largely been abolished particularly land borders though there can be temporary checkpoints or passport requirements at check in Thus flights ships within the area may have a large number of international passengers travel wholly within this area without passing through permanent border checkpoints within the airport or seaport facility with those passengers potentially counted in domestic totals The figures for airports and seaports in these tables represent international passengers per breakdown data supplied by Airports Council International and it is unclear whether these figures include or exclude intra Schengen Area passengers as international Taipa Ferry Terminal annual average of 2013 to 2017 five year totalReferences edit Clearing the Causeway 2018 06 09 Retrieved 2019 02 07 a b Lim Yan Liang 2013 10 13 A Look at Woodlands Checkpoint The Straits Times Retrieved 2019 06 13 Regulation EC No 562 2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders Schengen Borders Code 2006 04 13 Retrieved 2007 11 25 Point of Entry El Paso 2018 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Border Crossings Entry Data Annual Data 2018 USDOT Macau Gongbei Border crossings in 2018 highest ever in China Zhuhai Gov t Macau Business 2019 01 03 Retrieved 2019 06 14 a b c d e f Immigration Department Annual Report 2017 www immd gov hk Retrieved 2019 06 14 a b Workbook Border Crossing Annual Data explore dot gov Archived from the original on 2019 07 15 Retrieved 2019 06 14 ACI World releases preliminary 2018 world airport traffic rankings Passenger traffic Passenger traffic remains resilient but cargo hubs see volume growth weaken India becomes world s third largest aviation market for passenger traffic www aci aero 2019 03 13 Archived from the original on 2020 05 17 Retrieved 2019 04 10 Taipa Ferry Terminal Now Operational Macao Government Tourism Office June 2017 Retrieved 15 June 2019 Govt to spend 80 million on upgrading Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal Macau News 25 July 2013 Retrieved 15 June 2019 Tekniikka amp Talous 17 January 2018 The Port of Helsinki takes the top spot among European passenger ports Port of Helsinki Retrieved 5 October 2019 About Performance Port of Dover Retrieved 10 July 2018 Forgione Mary 25 July 2017 World s busiest cruise ports are in Florida latimes com Retrieved 16 June 2019 Barth Cindy 16 November 2017 Port Canaveral posts record cruise numbers for FY 2017 bizjournals com Retrieved 16 June 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Border checkpoint amp oldid 1191594477, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
