Taiohae: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of French Polynesia (island: Nuku Hiva).
Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.
Services
Clearing out possible here
- Opening hours
- Gendarmerie : clearance des voiliers lun-ven le matin, avant 11h (rapport de plaisancier)
Good to know
Formalities at the gendarmerie near the dinghy dock. No-anchoring zone in the northern part of the bay.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Gendarmerie – Brigade de Nuku-Hiva (Taiohae)
CustomsImmigration
Zone de Taiohae, 98742 Nuku-Hiva
Opening hours : Lun-sam 7h-12h / 14h-17h ; dim. et fériés 9h-12h / 15h-17h (yachts reçus de 7h30 à 10h30 selon noonsite)
Opposite the post office, up the hill on the right; all crew must attend, then pay taxes at the town hall.
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- service-public.pf/dpam/formalites-arrivees-maritimes-pf/
- noonsite.com/place/french-polynesia/marquesas/nuku-hiva/
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.