Rabaul: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Papua New Guinea (island: Nouvelle-Bretagne).
Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.
Services
Clearing out possible here
Good to know
Declared port; Rabaul, not Kokopo, is the port of entry. Temporary Rabaul Yacht Club membership is charged.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
PNG Customs Service – Rabaul / Kokopo
Customs
Kokopo/Rabaul Road, Tammur Centre, PO Box 422, Kokopo, East New Britain (siège région Îles)
Opening hours : 7h45-16h06
Anchor off Rabaul for the quarantine inspection, then clear Customs and Immigration in Kokopo.
PNG Ports Corporation – Rabaul Port Control
Harbour office
PO Box 592, Kokopo, East New Britain
VHF : 16/12/82
Call "Rabaul Port Control" on approach; position is the port, not a building.
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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.