Miami - U.S. Customs and Border Protection will deploy teams of officers to specific marinas during the busy July Fourth weekend to process small vessel arrivals, including in-person immigration processing. CBP officers will be available at marinas, during specified days and times, to process small vessel arrivals. The master or person in charge of the boat must report their arrival to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This means any vessel not engaged in trade, or documented trade such as pleasure boats and yachts, regardless of size. This requirement applies to all boats regardless of country of registration.
When Reporting Is Required:
- After having visited any foreign port or place
- After having had contact with any hovering vessel
Reporting Procedure
The master or designee may go ashore only to report the arrival to U.S. Customs and Border Protection either in person or by telephone. No other person may leave or board the boat and no baggage or merchandise may be removed or loaded until the report of arrival is made and release granted by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer.
Masters, crew and passengers must report their arrivals immediately upon entering the United States by going to a designated reporting location or calling 1-800-432-1216, 1-800-451-0393
Designated reporting locations:
Miami Beach Marina 300 Alton Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 673-6000 | Sunday, July 04 Monday, July 05 | 12 noon - 7:30 PM 12 noon - 7:30 PM | LAT: N25.77.22 LONG: W80.13.96 |
Lauderdale Marina 1900 Southeast 15th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 (954) 523-8507 | Sunday, July 04 Monday, July 05 | 12 noon - 6 PM 12 noon - 6 PM | LAT: N26.10.31 LONG: W80.12.20 |
Sailfish Marina (Singer Island) 98 Lake Drive Palm Beach Shores, FL 33404 (561) 844-1724 | Sunday, July 04 Monday, July 05 Tuesday, July 06 | 12 PM - 7 PM 12 PM- 7 PM 12 PM- 7PM | LAT: N26.77.78 LONG: W80.03.93 |
South Florida Ports of Entry are as follows:
Key West Mon - Fri 8AM-6PM Sat-Sun 10AM - 6PM 301 Simonton Street, Suite 201 Key West, Florida (305) 296-5411 | Port of Miami 7 days a week 6AM - 10PM 903 South America Way, Term. H Miami, Florida (305) 536-4758 | Tamiami Executive Airport 7 days a week 11AM - 7PM 14720 SW 128th Street Miami, Florida (305) 969-7511 |
Opa Locka Airport 7 days a week 9AM - 9PM 4371 NW 150th Street Opa Locka, Florida (305) 687-5475 | Miami General Aviation Facility 7 days a week 24 hours a day 3371 NW 64 Ave Miami, Florida (305) 526-7155 | Port Everglades 7 days a week 7AM - Mid. 1800 Eller Drive, Suite 110 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (954) 761-2000 |
Ft. Lauderdale Exec. Airport 7 days a week 9AM - 9PM 5575 NW 15 Street Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (954) 356-7412 | West Palm Beach Monday through Friday 8AM-4PM 1 East 11th Street Riviera Beach, Florida (561) 848-6922 | Palm Beach Intl Airport 7 days a week 8AM - 8PM Bldg.1612 S. Perimeter Rd. West Palm Beach, Florida (561) 233-1083 |
Ft. Lauderdale General Aviation Facility 7 days a week 8AM - 12 Midnight Midnight to 8AM must call in advance 1050 Lee Wagner Blvd Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (954) 356-7946 | Ft. Pierce, St. Lucie County Intl. Airport 7 days a week 10AM - 6PM 2990 Curtis King Blvd Ft. Pierce, Florida (772) 461-1733 |
Failure to Report:
Failure to report can result in civil penalties as defined in Title 19, United States Code, Section 1436 to include a penalty of $5,000 for the first violation and $10,000 for each subsequent violation with the conveyance subject to seizure and forfeiture. In addition to being liable for a civil penalty, any master who intentionally commits a violation under subsection (a) of this section upon conviction is liable for a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprisonment for 1 year or both.
Fees:
All documented or registered vessels 30 feet in length or greater are required to pay an annual processing (user fee) of $27.50 in U.S. dollars if crossing the international border.
Decals may also be purchased on The Decal / Transponder Online Procurement System website. (DTOPS)
Reporting Suspicious Activities:
Please report any suspicious activities observed to 1-800-BE-ALERT 1-800-232-5378U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.