South Pacific yacht customs guides, step by step

Each guide is a numbered checklist. Every step links straight to the official site and tells you when to do it, what to have ready, and what it cost us. Where the official rules and real life don’t match, we tell you both. Every guide shows the date we last checked it. Each one also says which ports we cleared at ourselves, and which we didn’t. The forms and steps for the other ports are still there.

French Polynesia customs and clearance guideMandatory online declaration, biosecurity, immigration, and bringing dogs. We cleared in at Taiohae, Nuku Hiva. Pugs inspected aboard on Tahiti. Cook Islands customs and clearance guideAitutaki check-in, biosecurity, and dogs that stay aboard. We cleared in at Arutanga. We haven’t cleared in at Rarotonga. Tonga customs and clearance guideNeiafu check-in, in Vava’u. No Sunday clearance, and you check in with each island group. We haven’t cleared the other ports. Fiji customs and clearance guideEntry requirements, biosecurity, and bringing pets into Suva, Lautoka, Vuda, Denarau or Savusavu. We haven’t cleared in yet.

Questions

Where do I start for French Polynesia customs?

The French Polynesia customs and clearance guide. We cleared in at Taiohae, Nuku Hiva. Tahiti was the vet visit, not a second clearance.

Where do I start for Cook Islands or Aitutaki customs?

The Cook Islands customs and clearance guide. We cleared in at Aitutaki. We haven’t cleared in at Rarotonga.

Where do I start for Tonga or Fiji customs?

Tonga customs and clearance guide: we cleared in at Neiafu. Fiji customs and clearance guide: we haven’t cleared in yet.

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Best efforts, not legal advice. Rules change and every boat’s experience is a bit different. Check with the officials before you rely on anything here. We never file paperwork for anyone.