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Papeete (Port autonome / Papeete Marina): clearing in by boat

Port of entry of French Polynesia (island: Tahiti).

Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.

Services

CustomsImmigrationHealthBiosecurityHarbour office

Clearing out possible here

VHF
12 (Port Control, autorisation d'entrée obligatoire)
Opening hours
Douane Papeete Port : lun-ven 7h-15h30

Good to know

Customs at the Papeete Port office, border police (STPAF) at Faa'a; outbound clearance is issued by the Port Authority. Position = harbour entrance.

Offices to visit

In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.

  1. Veille sanitaire (ARASS) – Déclaration maritime de santé

    Health

    The Maritime Declaration of Health is emailed at least 48 h before arrival.

  2. Police aux frontières (STPAF), aéroport de Tahiti-Faa'a

    Immigration

    Aéroport de Tahiti-Faa'a, Faa'a, Tahiti

    Passport control for arrivals in Tahiti; second address: dtpn987-stpaf-usg@interieur.gouv.fr.

  3. Douane – Bureau de Papeete Port (Motu Uta)

    Customs

    Motu Uta, BP 9006 Motu Uta, 98715 Papeete, Tahiti

    Opening hours : Lun-ven 7h-15h30

    Port customs office handling yacht entry, exit and duty clearance; the email is the regional directorate's (tel. +689 40 50 55 50).

  4. Direction de la biosécurité – cellules zoosanitaire et phytosanitaire

    Biosecurity

    Pets aboard: contact the animal-health unit before departure; plants: plant-health unit, tel. +689 40 54 45 85.

  5. Port autonome de Papeete – Port Control (Vigie du port)

    Harbour office

    Port de Papeete, Tahiti

    VHF : 12

    Call the Port Control tower on VHF 12 for permission to enter; the Port Authority issues the outbound clearance. Position = harbour entrance.

    Directions

  6. DPAM – Cellule de gestion des escales

    autre

    Immeuble SAT NUI n°12, voie M, Fare Ute, Papeete, Tahiti

    Opening hours : 7h30-13h sans rendez-vous ; 13h-15h30 sur rendez-vous

    French Polynesia maritime affairs: port-call declarations and mooring bookings (ESCALES).

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Sources

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.