Chaguaramas (bureau de clearance): clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Trinidad and Tobago (island: Trinidad).
Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).
Services
Clearing out possible here
- VHF
- 16 (garde-côtes)
- Opening hours
- Lun-ven 8h-12h et 13h-16h hors fériés ; douane joignable 24 h/24 (supplément hors heures)
Good to know
Hub of boatyards and marinas; clearance office on site (customs at Crews Inn in 2017). Position is Chaguaramas (Wikipedia).
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Bureau de clearance – Customs Dock, CrewsInn Marina
CustomsImmigrationHealth
Customs Dock, CrewsInn Hotel & Yachting Centre, Chaguaramas, Trinidad
Opening hours : 24 h/24 ; heures normales lun-ven 8h-12h et 13h-16h hors fériés, supplément en dehors (compté à l'heure d'entrée dans les eaux)
VHF : 16 (garde-côtes, à l'arrivée)
Customs dock beside CrewsInn, below the red-striped lighthouse: tie up there even with a reserved berth. Port Health sits next to Customs and Immigration since April 2026.
Immigration Division – siège, Port of Spain
Immigration
67 Frederick Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Immigration head office (extensions, special cases).
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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.