Entering by boat: New Caledonia
What to do to enter New Caledonia by sea: the procedures, the papers to present and the ports where you can clear in.
Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).
Before you arrive
- Online procedure: Formulaire « Formalités d’arrivée des navires » — douane.gouv.nc/sites/default/files/atoms/files/formulaire_clearance.pdf
The steps
- Before arrival: complete the customs form (boat, insurance, value, route, crew, animals, plants, weapons).
- Approaching Nouméa (only port of entry): call Port Moselle on VHF 67, yellow flag up.
- On arrival: passports to the border police, then the form to customs and biosecurity during inspection.
- Before leaving: clear out within 24 hours of departure.
Papers to have on board
- Passports for the whole crew
- Visas, if your nationality requires them
- Boat papers (registration certificate)
- Crew list
- Insurance certificate
- Value of the boat
- Papers for animals on board
Good to know
- After clearing out of Nouméa, no more stops at the Isle of Pines or the Loyalty Islands.
- No official notice period or e-mail found: customs +687 26 53 85, border police +687 24 32 00.
Ports of entry
The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.
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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.