Entering by boat: Honduras
What to do to enter Honduras 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
- Notify the authorities 48 hours before arrival.
- Online procedure: Notification d'arrivée en ligne (Marina Mercante, VUTM) — marinamercante.gob.hn/
The steps
- File the online arrival notice 48 h ahead.
- Q flag; report first to immigration.
- Then the port captain (cruising permit).
- On departure: zarpe and exit stamp at immigration.
Papers to have on board
- Passports for the whole crew
- Crew list
- Boat papers (registration certificate)
- Outward clearance from the previous country
Good to know
- Online arrival notice to the Marina Mercante (DGMM) at least 48 h ahead; keep a printed copy.
- Entry fees vary by port, especially in the Bay Islands; keep receipts (clearing out is free).
- Agent optional (≈ USD 250-500).
Ports of entry
The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.
Roatán
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- tsc.gob.hn/web/leyes/Acuerdo-DGMM-010-2020.pdf
- marinamercante.gob.hn/
- v2.noonsite.com/place/honduras/view/clearance
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.