Port de Colombo: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Sri Lanka.
Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).
Services
Clearing out possible here
- VHF
- 16
Good to know
Large commercial port, poorly suited to yachts; noonsite mentions 3 ports of entry without naming them, Colombo being the likely third. Confirm with an agent.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
GAC Shipping Ltd (GAC Sri Lanka)
Agent
No. 284 Vauxhall Street, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka
An agent is mandatory to enter any Sri Lankan port; GAC covers Colombo, Galle, Trincomalee and Hambantota. Head office in Colombo.
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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.