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Customs
Services for Yachtsmen and Small Craft Owners
Customs and Immigration clearance
facilities for yachts and small craft are, currently, only available
at Little Bay. Please proceed by sea to the Little Bay for clearance
before landing passengers, crew or any cargo as it is an offence
under the Customs Management Act 1994 to land passengers, crew or
cargo before clearance has been granted.
The Customs Office at Little Bay is located in the main Transit Shed
within the port complex. The office is manned from 8am - 4pm Monday
to Friday. Please report to the officer on duty who will arrange
Customs clearance and advise on Immigration requirements.
If you wish for clearance out of normal office hours or at weekends
or Public Holidays, please report to the Port Security Officer, give
the name of your vessel and request Customs clearance. The Port
Security Officer will contact Customs and Immigration on your
behalf. You may then return to your vessel or remain within the port
complex. However, no crew or passengers may be landed until
clearance has been granted. There is a fee for Customs attendance
out of hours.
You are required to complete a declaration form for Customs
purposes. This should be completed in triplicate and handed to the
Customs Officer. On completion of formalities the Officer will grant
clearance and you will be handed an authorized copy of the
declaration which you should retain on board for production to the
Marine Police or others if requested. If your stay is for 72 hours
or less a separate outward declaration is not required. If your stay
is for more than 72 hours or the information provided changes please
contact Customs again before you leave to complete outward
clearance.
Bonded stores, firearms or ammunition on board must not be landed in
Montserrat without authority. .Montserrat also has strict penalties
for the importation or exportation of illegal drugs. Please check
with the Customs Officer if you have any other queries in relation
to import or export matters.
Volcanic activity means there are exclusion areas on land and at sea
around Montserrat and you are advised to check the current volcanic
situation on the MVO website and avoid entering the current
exclusion zones without specific authority.
Embarkation Tax is not payable, unless passengers or crew depart
Montserrat other than on the arriving vessel.
Thank you for your compliance and have a great stay on Montserrat
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