Permit· Nuku Hiva· French Polynesia: Tuamotus, Marquesas, Gambier & Australs

Nuku Hiva Biosecurity Officer (Pet and Import Inspections)

8° 54.6′ S · 140° 6.1′ W · approximate

French Polynesia's biosecurity service has an officer based on Nuku Hiva, which lets boats arriving with a dog or cat complete the import inspection here instead of in Tahiti.

TuamotusMarquesas

Practical

Position approx: plotted at the Wikipedia/GeoHack coordinate for Taiohae village (8°54'35"S 140°06'05"W); use the walking directions to find the building. A 2022 compendium report: email all pet documents and your expected arrival date to the local biosecurity officer before arrival, keep the animal aboard until inspected, then the officer and the Nuku Hiva veterinarian board for the check and issue the importation certificate. Rabies vaccination must be more than 6 months old on arrival; rules are at service-public.pf/biosecurite. Skipping registration risks the animal being destroyed for rabies testing and fines over 450,000 XPF. Contacts given in the compendium: yann.teikiteetini@biosecurite.gov.pf (Nuku Hiva) and animal.impex@biosecurite.gov.pf (general); gov.pf mailboxes rejected attachments over 5 MB. The area overview notes a 2026 requirement for a biosecurity boarding request at least 48 hours before arrival, with Nuku Hiva as one of the two inspection ports; verify locally.

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Bringing a pet into French Polynesia via the Marquesas

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