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Entering by boat: Bermuda

What to do to enter Bermuda by sea: the procedures, the papers to present and the ports where you can clear in.

Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.

Before you arrive

  • Online procedure: SailClear (avis d'arrivée douane) + Bermuda Arrival Card (chaque personne) — sailclear.com

The steps

  1. Before departure: complete SailClear (vessel, crew, arrival notice) and the Bermuda Arrival Card for each person.
  2. At 30 miles: call Bermuda Radio (VHF 16/27), which guides you in through Town Cut.
  3. Moor at the Customs dock, north-east corner of Ordnance Island, Q flag flying.
  4. One Customs officer handles customs, immigration and health on board; pay the passenger tax.
  5. On departure: notify Customs (SailClear) and Bermuda Radio on VHF 16.

Papers to have on board

  • Passports for the whole crew
  • Visas, if your nationality requires them
  • Crew list
  • Boat papers (registration certificate)
  • Maritime declaration of health
  • Outward clearance from the previous country
  • Papers for animals on board

Good to know

  • Call Bermuda Radio on VHF 16 or 27 at 30 miles out and keep in contact during the approach.
  • Arriving between midnight and 08:00: anchor at Powder Hole (quarantine) and report to Customs at 08:00.
  • A per-person passenger tax is collected on board by the Customs officer (USD 35 per the tourism authority; higher amounts reported by cruisers).
  • Foreign fruit and vegetables may not be landed: they stay on board.

Ports of entry

The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.

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Sources

This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.