Entering by boat: Peru
What to do to enter Peru 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
- Notify the authorities 168 hours before arrival.
The steps
- Choose an agent and send papers 7 days ahead.
- Contact the maritime authority (TRAMAR) on VHF 16 when approaching.
- Capitanía, Migraciones, customs and health through the agent.
Papers to have on board
- Passports for the whole crew
- Crew list
- Boat papers (registration certificate)
- Outward clearance from the previous country
- Going through an agent
Good to know
- Agent mandatory; send all documents one week before arrival.
- Very expensive clearance, treated like a commercial ship: choose the port carefully (Callao easiest with Yacht Club Peruano).
- After entering the 200-mile zone, go directly to a port of entry.
Ports of entry
The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.
- Callao (Yacht Club Peruano, La Punta)CustomsImmigrationHealthHarbour officeAgent required
- ChimboteCustomsImmigrationHealthHarbour officeAgent required
- MataraniCustomsImmigrationHealthHarbour officeAgent required
- PaitaCustomsImmigrationHealthHarbour officeAgent required
- Pisco (General San Martín)CustomsImmigrationHealthHarbour officeAgent required
- SalaverryCustomsImmigrationHealthHarbour officeAgent required
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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.