Senegal

Senegalese customs allows eligible non-residents to apply for temporary import of recreational craft for up to six months. The owner or user must arrive with the vessel under its own power, berth at a place with a customs office or post, and declare entry there. Approval, extensions and re-export or other disposal at expiry are subject to customs decisions.

The customs tourist guide specifically covers visiting recreational craft. The owner or user must bring the vessel from abroad under its own power, berth at a location with a customs office/post and declare entry there. The guide gives no complete fixed list of yacht ports. Confirm that the intended customs post currently clears foreign recreational craft before sailing.

Official reference: Senegal Customs tourist guide — recreational craft

Maritime law makes port-entry/departure approval subject to navigation safety, health, customs and port/maritime rules. The master must present customary vessel documents on entry or at the time specified by the authority, which may also require documents under the Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic. The customs rule requiring electronic cargo manifests at least 48 hours ahead concerns commercial cargo, not necessarily private yachts. No uniform national private-yacht notification deadline, form or email address was found. Confirm reporting methods and documents with the intended port's port, customs, immigration and health authorities.

Visa requirements depend on nationality and applicable rules. The 2023 official gazette provides for specified nationalities to apply for visas on arrival at official entry points, with the competent authority determining the nationality list. Visas may allow up to 90 days; visa-exempt visitors normally may not exceed three months, with lawful extensions possible. However, the foreign ministry's current website still displays 2015 consular application guidance, and 2026 media reports quote a ministry statement directing applicants to overseas diplomatic/consular missions. Public information is inconsistent on visas on arrival; it cannot guarantee seaport issuance for any nationality. Confirm each crew member's position with the nearest Senegalese mission and destination border authorities before departure. A March 2026 ministry update says yellow fever, DPT, measles and hepatitis A/B vaccinations are recommended for travellers from countries without outbreaks/endemic disease, with no mandatory vaccination booklet on entry; separate rules apply to arrivals from affected areas.

Customs guidance allows non-residents and eligible temporary residents to apply for recreational-craft temporary import. Arrive from abroad under the vessel's own power and declare at a customs office/post. Eligible applicants may obtain up to six months in total: an initial movement document for up to one month, followed by a temporary-import permit for up to five months. This is not an automatic duty-free entitlement; customs approval governs. Re-export or arrange another customs disposal before expiry. Sale, hire or commercial use is prohibited during temporary import.

Official reference: Senegal Customs tourist guide — recreational craft

Dakar has a maritime border-health service that may monitor or inspect arriving vessels according to public-health risks. Historic official port guidance required merchant ships to submit a Maritime Declaration of Health, the last ten ports and a crew list before arrival, with possible onboard health assessment. It concerned Dakar commercial shipping and the health situation then; it is not evidence of uniform current private-yacht rules. No public official yacht-specific food, pet, plant or rubbish quarantine checklist or current declaration form was found. Confirm with destination port health/quarantine before carrying animals or plants or disposing of food/rubbish.

Possession, transport, import and related activities involving narcotics are prohibited except for specially authorised medical/scientific purposes. Firearms and ammunition are controlled under Senegal's weapons regime; do not assume they may be carried aboard without the required permission. Public official material gives no complete private-yacht inventory rules, and spearguns, drones, personal controlled-medicine quantities and cash thresholds were not verified. Confirm permissions, declarations, sealing and recovery on departure for weapons/ammunition, controlled medicines and other potentially regulated items with customs and the relevant authorities.

The customs yacht guide requires arrival from sea under the vessel's own power and calls only at places with a customs office/post. The owner or user must personally declare entry there. Eligible applicants may receive a one-month movement document, followed by up to five months' temporary import, not exceeding six months in total. Hire, sale and commercial use are restricted under that regime. Confirm documents and approval with customs before arrival.

ANAM's official tariff lists yacht 'departure inspection or special inspection' charges of 50,000 for vessels shorter than 15 metres and 200,000 for vessels longer than 15 metres; that line does not specify currency. This is an ANAM inspection charge, not a total inward/outward-clearance bill. Confirm whether a visiting foreign yacht needs the inspection, the currency and actual amount with ANAM and the port before departure. Commercial foreign-trade shipping traffic tariffs should not be applied to recreational yachts.