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Entering by boat: Saint Barthélemy

What to do to enter Saint Barthélemy by sea: the procedures, the papers to present and the ports where you can clear in.

Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.

Before you arrive

The steps

  1. Fill in the online clearance declaration (démarches-simplifiées) before arrival.
  2. Keep the clearance certificate with the customs digital stamp (second e-mail), not just the submission receipt.
  3. Without internet: fill in and print the declaration at an approved clearance point.
  4. Do the same before leaving the French Antilles, and print the certificate for the next island.

Papers to have on board

  • Passports for the whole crew
  • Visas, if your nationality requires them
  • Crew list
  • Boat papers (registration certificate)
  • Outward clearance from the previous country
  • Insurance certificate

Good to know

  • Gustavia is the only port of entry.
  • Besides the customs online declaration, the Port of Gustavia has its own form (noonsite): check with the harbour office.
  • Call the harbour office on VHF 12 before entering the channel; manoeuvring is banned without permission during race finishes.
  • Nightly port dues depend on length and location (outer anchorage cheapest).

Ports of entry

The ports where you can clear in, and the services available there.

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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.