Recommendations for Foreign Yachters

 Entry Rules

•  A minimum of 24 hours must be given prior to the arrival so that harbor master, immigration, quarantine and customs are notified of your arrival and have the prepared documentation. This process should enable the entry process to be completed within two hours.

•  On arrival, code flag (Q) must be raised. Yachts should anchor or moor at their nominated port of entry specified on the vessel declaration after completing the yachts registration online.

•  The yachts owners or appointed representative should then report to quarantine and provide a completed medical declaration.

•  The captain and crew should then report to the nearest immigration office and provide 3 (three) copies of a crew list, valid passports and vessel declaration ready to be stamped.

•  The captain must then report to customs and provide 2 (two) copies of the signed vessel declaration certificate and passport copies.

•  Customs officers will inspect the vessel and then provide a stamped copy of the vessel declaration and a customs clearance certificate.

•  The harbor master should then be given the stamped vessel declaration and customs clearance certificate and signed crew list from immigration.

•  Once this procedure is complete your yacht is free to move about Indonesia without reporting to another harbor masters until you are ready to exit from Indonesia permanently.

•  Yachts are free to move about the Indonesian archipelago up to 3 years but the captain or his representative is required to report to customs by email at the entry port of first arrival every six months.

• Exit Rules

•  Yachts should report to Immigration and have their passports signed.

•  Customs should then be visited and advised and a customs clearance will be issued.

•  The harbor Master will them provide a harbor clearance from Indonesia