Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (port de plaisance et Port Napoléon): clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Metropolitan France.
Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.
Services
Clearing out possible here
Good to know
Eligible marina (not a border post): ask the harbour office for permission and send it the form 24 h ahead; checks by la douane de Fos-Port-Saint-Louis.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Bureau de douane de Fos - Port-Saint-Louis
Customs
Centre tertiaire Graveleau, 13230 Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône
Opening hours : Lun-ven 8h-19h
Designated service checking yachts at Port-Saint-Louis and Port Napoléon.
DirectionsCapitainerie du port de plaisance de Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône (Nautismed)
Harbour office
VHF : 12
Eligible marina: ask the harbour office for permission and send it the border-control form at least 24 h before arrival; checks by Fos-Port-Saint-Louis customs.
Directions
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Sources
- douane.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/2026-07/06/Liste-ports-de-plaisance-eligibles.pdf
- douane.gouv.fr/actualites/verifications-aux-frontieres-des-plaisanciers-en-provenance-ou-destination-dun-pays-hors
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.