Mataura: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of French Polynesia (island: Tubuai (Australes)).
Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.
Services
Clearing out possible here
Good to know
Designated first port of call; formalities at the gendarmerie. Position = island centre (approximate), pass on the north side.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Gendarmerie – Brigade de Tubuai (Mataura)
CustomsImmigration
Zone de Mataura, 98754 Tubuai
Opening hours : Lun 9h-12h / 14h-17h ; mar-ven 7h-12h / 14h-17h ; sam. 8h-12h / 14h-17h ; dim. et fériés 9h-12h / 15h-17h
Customs and immigration formalities at the island's gendarmerie.
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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.