Marina Internal Regulations (PDF)
Below you will find the internal regulations of Rivière-Sens Marina, officially approved and validated by the legal authority of the Prefecture of Guadeloupe.
Customs regulations
The following information concerns private and commercial recreational boating within the waters of the French Overseas Departments (DFA), including Guadeloupe.
Whether or not you are in possession of goods subject to customs regulations, you can file a clearance with an authorised establishment on arrival or departure.
At the Harbour Master’s Office of the Marina de Rivière-Sens, you have the possibility to carry out this procedure.
For your information, these formalities can now be completed directly online via the following website: https://www.demarches.numerique.gouv.fr/commencer/declaration-clearance-antilles"
All vessels or pleasure craft for personal or professional use, regardless of nationality or port of registry:
➢ arriving from a foreign port, a foreign maritime area or from the high seas and entering waters under French sovereignty in Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin or Saint-Barthélemy, for berthing alongside or anchoring;
➢ leaving a berth or anchorage in waters under French sovereignty in Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin or Saint-Barthélemy in order to transit to a foreign port, a foreign maritime area or the high seas;
must complete the required “clearance” formalities.
These formalities are handled by the French Customs Authority: DGDDI – Interregional Directorate Antilles-Guyane Regional Directorate of Martinique Economic Action Unit Plateau Roy-Cluny BP 81005 97247 Fort-de-France Cedex Email: sgi-antilles-guyane@douane.finances.gouv.fr .
These formalities justify the lawful entry into and exit from French territorial waters. In the absence of a declaration, offenders are liable to prosecution and penalties as provided for by Article 410 of the French Customs Code, Article 43 of Ordinance No. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016, and Article L.5242-2 of the Transport Code.
I/ If you have nothing to declare to customs
You may freely enter the French Overseas Departments (DFA) through a non-customs port or navigate in the Antilles-Guyana waters, provided that:
– you have nothing to declare to customs;
– you only carry personal effects admitted free of duties and without customs formalities;
– you comply with immigration regulations.
II/ If you carry goods subject to customs declaration
If you hold goods subject to declaration or taxation, you must:
* Dock in a customs port in the FADs provided :
– comply with immigration rules ;
– to fly the QUEBEC flag; ;
– present yourself at the customs office/brigade with the required regulatory documents (licence, permit, etc.), ........invoice, etc.).
– to make your declaration.
⚠️ Access to DFA ports or waters is strictly prohibited if you possess goods forbidden under French customs regulations.
Goods subject to declaration
Goods whose value or quantities exceed duty-free allowances.
Customs and tax exemptions in terms of value and quantity
Customs and tax exemptions in terms of value and quantity
Travelling to the West Indies
- Cash, securities or valuables equal to or exceeding €10,000
Mandatory declaration of cash, securities and valuables.
- Weapons and ammunition present on board the vessel.
Imports and exports of weapons and ammunition.
- Animals and plants listed in Annexes II and II of the Washington Convention, whether alive or dead, as well as parts (skins, feathers, teeth, etc.) and products thereof.
Species threatened with extinction
- Medicines imported for personal use, corresponding to a maximum of three months’ treatment without a prescription (larger quantities only with a prescription), do not have to be declared. Beyond these limits, importation is prohibited.
- Products of animal origin (meat, dairy products);
Health regulations do not apply to certain other foods, such as infant food or fishery products, under specific conditions.
- Works and objects of art.
Les œuvres et objets d'art
Goods strictly prohibited within the DFA include:
- Counterfeit goods;
- Specimens listed in Appendix I of the Washington Convention (CITES):
endangered species.
- Certain plants and plant products posing ecological risks; The regulatory reference for Guadeloupe is Order 96-323 of 10 April 1996 issued by the Guadeloupe Prefecture.
- Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (except with a prescription, medical certificate or import authorisation for medicines, substances or preparations classified as narcotics or psychotropics).
- Dangerous dogs classified under the first category and not registered in an official genealogical registry.
- Products or objects containing pornographic images or representations involving minors.
III/ Useful information :
Where can you buy fuel and under what tax regime? For Guadeloupe, this tax issue is the responsibility of each DFA:
Les bateaux peuvent s'avitailler auprès des Dépôts Spéciaux d'Avitaillement (DSA) installés en bordure du littoral guadeloupéen (Attention, tous les DSA ne délivrent pas du Gazole Et du Super sans plomb).
Fuel supply regulations depend on the fiscal regime applicable in each French Overseas Department.
Large pleasure craft and yachts (in port of call) may refuel with tax-exempt fuel in accordance with Guadeloupe Regional Council Resolution No. CR/14-580 relating to the Special Consumption Tax. Other vessels must refuel with fuel inclusive of all applicable taxes (dock dues, regional dock dues and Special Consumption Tax).
As a yachtsman, can you fish in DFA waters? This is a matter for each DFA, in the case of Guadeloupe:
Recreational fishing is regulated by prefectural decrees applicable in Guadeloupe and Martinique. Order No. 2002/1249/PFEF/SGAR/MAP.
The capture of protected species (marine turtles, corals, sea urchins, sponges and certain fish species) is strictly prohibited.
Can I bring my pet to Guadeloupe?
Entry into Guadeloupe with companion animals is permitted under specific conditions and subject to veterinary and customs regulations.
Customs at sea ensure the safety of national and European maritime areas, as well as the safety of pleasure boaters.
PAE Guadeloupe – 26/11/2015.