Permit· Basse-Terre· Leeward Islands
Deshaies Clearance Office
16° 18.4′ N · 61° 47.7′ W · approximate
Deshaies is an official French customs clearance point, the first port of entry most boats reach on the way south from Antigua or Montserrat. The town's port service handles the clearance computer since the long-time agent, the Le Pelican shop, stopped.
Practical
French customs' 2026 list of approved clearance points gives Deshaies as 'Mairie de Deshaies - Service portuaire', phone +590 690 25 37 80. Coordinate approx: the Mairie and municipal police (OSM way 41767073 and way 119340102) on Boulevard des Poissonniers just north of the dinghy dock. Cruiser reports (2024-2025): clearance is no longer done at Le Pelican; it moved to a grey building/customs container across the bridge, closed at weekends and around Mardi Gras; fee EUR10 without a printed copy or EUR5 with one (Feb 2025 comment). In Feb 2024 the municipal police cleared out boats on paper on Monday from 9am. You can complete the online French Antilles declaration in advance and only have the attestation endorsed here. Mairie hours in OSM: Mon-Fri 7:30am-2:30pm.
Best for
Clearing into or out of Guadeloupe at the north-west corner
Nearby
- Deshaies Village ProvisionsRight here
- Deshaies Waterfront RestaurantsRight here
- Festival de la Gastronomie de DeshaiesRight here
- Le Coin des Pecheurs (Deshaies)Right here
- Restaurant L'Amer (Deshaies)Right here
- Deshaies Fuel Dock0.1 NM away
- La Kaz du Douanier (Deshaies)0.1 NM away
- Note Bleue Plongee (Deshaies)0.1 NM away