Vanimo: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Papua New Guinea (island: Nouvelle-Guinée (Sandaun)).
Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.
Services
Clearing out possible here
Good to know
Declared port near the Indonesian border; difficult immigration encounter reported (2018).
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
PNG Customs Service – Vanimo
Customs
Petit centre commercial en face de l'aérodrome, ~2 km du front de mer ; PO Box 172, Vanimo
Opening hours : 7h45-16h06
Office ~2 km from the anchorage (take a taxi); Customs and Immigration may board if arranged by email beforehand. Get stamped out at Immigration.
PNG Ports Corporation – Vanimo Port Control
Harbour office
PO Box 264, Vanimo, West Sepik Province
VHF : 16/12
Call "Vanimo Port Control" on approach; position is the port, not a building.
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- customs.gov.pg/newsroom/general/declared-ports-entry
- noonsite.com/place/papua-new-guinea/main-island/vanimo/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.