Entering by boat: Indonesia
What to do to enter Indonesia 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: YachtERS (Yacht Electronic Registration System, douanes indonésiennes) : permis de navigation et déclaration d'admission temporaire avant d'entrer dans les eaux indonésiennes — yachters.beacukai.go.id
The steps
- Apply on YachtERS (yacht, crew, entry and exit ports, itinerary, insurance).
- Arrive at one of the 29 designated ports, Q flag up.
- Quarantine (health), customs (temporary import declaration endorsed after inspection), immigration.
- Harbour master (syahbandar): clearance and sailing approval between ports (SPB).
Papers to have on board
- Passports for the whole crew
- Visas, if your nationality requires them
- Crew list
- Boat papers (registration certificate)
- Insurance certificate
- Photo of the boat
- Value of the boat
- Outward clearance from the previous country
- General declaration
- Maritime declaration of health
Good to know
- 29 ports or terminals designated for entry and exit of foreign yachts (Ministry of Transport regulation PM 14/2023, list reviewable every six months).
- Register on YachtERS before entering Indonesian waters; the permit covers a single entry and the declared crew.
- Immigration circular of 20 October 2025: a 'ship guarantor' (agent, operator or captain) is required; no passenger changes during domestic legs; tourism use only.
- Visas: 30-day non-extendable exemption for 169 nationalities; visa on arrival USD 35 (30 days + 30); social visa for long stays.
- Formalities in order: quarantine, customs, immigration, harbour master (CIQP); bring several printed copies.
Ports of entry
The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.
Ambon (Moluques)
Batam (îles Riau)
Biak (Papouasie)
Bintan (îles Riau)
Bornéo (Kalimantan central)
Bornéo (Kalimantan du Nord)
Java
Kei (Moluques)
Lombok
Papouasie occidentale
Siantan (Anambas)
Sulawesi
Sumatra
Timor occidental
Waigeo (Raja Ampat)
Yamdena (Tanimbar)
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- peraturan.bpk.go.id/Download/342414/2023pmkemenhub014.pdf
- indonesia.travel/gb-en/yacht/regulation/
- indonesia.travel/cruise/en/yachts
- noonsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/srikandi_file_1763123233243.pdf
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.