Temporary Import of Private Yacht into the Seychelles

You can complete the process yourself but it is time consuming and involves trips to several offices across Victoria.

Customs will recommend you use an agent. There are several agents given glowing recommendation and others who have … not.

The whole process of using an agent was quoted to me as costing SCR 3000.00 that includes
– Temporary importation permit application
– Custom Division Temporary Admission application
– Import bill and export bill processing
– Agency fee

These three steps can be done by yourself… the first two just involving email. The process takes some time so start early .. as soon as you have checked in as you have one month before you need to have completed the process. They are different departments so you have to send everything to each of them (they don’t seem to connect electronically!)

Temporary Import Permit :FINANCE

Shabella Kohlhousen (Ms)
Senior Processing Officer | Trade Division
Ministry of Finance, National Planning and Trade
2nd Floor, Maison Esplanade, Victoria, P.O.Box: 313
Republic of Seychelles
 
Phone: +248 4382162

Send Shabella Kohlhousen (Ms)
s.niole@finance.gov.sc
an email requesting your temporary import permit along with the following :

– Registration certificate
– Copy of captain’s passport
– A document detailing the dimensions of the vessel
– Photos of vessel .. bow, stern, side (name of vessel visible)
– Bill of sale of vessel to you
– Builders Certificate
– Insurance of vessel
– Letter of intent stating : Purpose of visit: tourism Date of entry: Date of departure: Work done on vessel: Mooring location: Signed ..Name (owner of vessel) …Date
– Completed Application for Temporary Import form (we printed it off, filled it in and took a photo of it) (see below)

You will then be sent a stamped Import Permit when you are approved.

Custom Division Temporary Admission application SRC (Seychelles Revenue Commission)

Ms.  Sibila Fanchette
Customs Officer
Sunshine Building
3rd Floor, Room 307
Providence
Mahe, Seychelles

Send Ms Sibila Fanchette an email
sibila.fanchette@src.gov.sc
requesting temporary import of your boat along with the following:

– completed SRC temporary admission of vessel form (see below)
– Registration certificate
– Copy of captain’s passport
– A document detailing the dimensions of the vessel
– Photos of vessel .. bow, stern, side (name of vessel visible)
– Bill of sale of vessel to you
– Builders Certificate
– Insurance of vessel
– Letter of intent stating : Purpose of visit: tourism Date of entry: Date of departure: Work done on vessel: Mooring location: Signed ..Name (owner of vessel) …Date

When you are approved (this took several weeks for us) Ms Fanchette will send you an approval letter stating that you need to supply a bill of entry within 48 hours.

Data Capture POST OFFICE

You then need to go to the Post Office:
Raising the bill of entry
Contact person: Miss Rania Rosette
Address: P.O.B 60, Liberty House, Victoria
Tel: +(248) 2724369 4288555
Email: datacapture@seychellespost.gov.sc

Miss Rosette will ask you for a copy of all the above documents including the SRC approval letter and the Import Permit.
She will then work on raising a bill of entry for you. Once this is ready she will notify you and you need to go to see her at the Post Office and pay SRC 270 for data capture services and she will give you all your papers together with a print out of the bill of import all stapled together and an invoice for SCR 25 which you have to take to Customs House (SRC) (opposite the port offices on the other side of the road) and pay.

INLAND REVENUE

Once you have paid this invoice and given all the documentation to SRC at Customs House you can contact Danielle Camille at Inland Revenue
WhatsApp +248 2 723 089
inland.revenue@src.gov.sc
and Danielle can confirm when the process is complete!

Total cost of import SRC 295

Export of Private Yacht into the Seychelles

Contact Miss Rania Rosette at the Post Office at least three days before you wish to depart to request that she start the process of raising the Bill of Export.

(In the meantime you can go to SMSA (Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority) in Trinity House with a completed SMSA departure form and a crew list and pay SRC 200 to receive your documentation required by Immigration)

Advance notice of departure form for vessel leaving seychelles (3).docx

It took us more that three days because something got lost along the way but if all goes to plan Rania Rosette at Data Capture at the Post Office will email you to say the Bill of Export is ready and you need to go in to collect it, pay SCR 270 again and go to SRC to pay SCR 25 tax. After that Danielle will clear you at the Inland Revenue.

For departure you need then to visit Immigration, Accounts (where they will calculate your exit fees which you then pay) Harbour Master and last of all Customs who will give you your Zarpe.

Total cost of export SCR 295

So if you do the whole thing yourselves you will pay SCR 590 and spend a lot of time walking between town and the SRC and Port Authority for departure!