Useful tips

Currency

The currency used in French Polynesia is the "Franc Pacifique" : Franc CFP ou XPF, like in New Caledonia. The exchange rate is fixed with the Euro.

1 euro = 119,33 XPF

10 000 euro = 1,1933 M XPF = +/- 1,2 MF

100 000 euro = 11,933 M XPF = +/- 12 MF

1000 XPF = 8,38 euro

1 M XPF = 8 380 euro

10 M XPF = 83 801 euro

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Phone, local time

The telephone international prefix of French Polynesia is 689. From foreign country, dial 00 689, then the 8 numbers.
Please take care to the time difference, our local time is GMT-10h.

New regulation from the 21st of May, 2014

Quotations from the decree of 2014/04/22:

"Your boat may stay in French Polynesia, without being clear through Customs and pay import taxes and duties for a maximum limit of 36 consecutive months, subject to the following conditions :

a./ Owner or user of the boat:
- must not be a resident in French Polynesia,
- must not work in the Polynesian territory.
b./The boat:
- must be registered outside the customs territory of French Polynesia,
- must be owned by a natural or legal person established outside the customs territory of French Polynesia,
- cannot be loaned nor rented.

The placement of a yachting boat for private use under the temporary admission regime can occur without any minimum time between two stays in French Polynesia subject to presentation before the authorities of a proof of departure from French Polynesia and entry into a foreign territory."

The sale of a private use yachting boat in temporary admission can be allowed upon demand by the customs administration for non-residents. In that case, the tax to have the vessel available on the local market, also known as "papeetization", will be paid by the resident buyer after the sale. If the vessel is sold to a non-resident, the boat will stay in temporary admission, with unchanged duration.

New law passed July 21 2014, applicable from 1 August 2014

The law provides for exoneration of customs duty for all pleasure boats (sailboats with or without auxiliary motor and motor boats other than outboard motor). Furthermore, the VAT rate is reduced to 5% for imports and sales of sailing boats or motor boats other than outboard.
The rate of papeetisation therefore passes to 7%.

Who should pay the "papeetisation" tax?

If you are becoming resident, or work in French Polynesia, the importation taxes called "Papeetisation" must be paid.

Raiatea Yacht can help sellers and buyers to solved taxes problems.

Selling tax

All boats registrated in French Polynesia (PY) must pay a selling tax of 5 % to the "Tresor Public", for the bill of sale registration. If the Boat is non flagged in French Polynesia, this tax is not due.

Affaires Maritimes Papeete (for the boat registrated in French Polynesia (PY))

Direction Polynesienne des Affaires Maritimes (DPAM) Tel : +689 40 54 45 00
www.maritime.gov.pf

Service des Affaires Maritimes (Etat Français)

SAM Tel : +689 40 54 95 25

Custom Papeete

Tel : +689 40 50 55 73

To Pay the registration tax (for the boat registrated in French Polynesia (PY))

Direction des affaires foncieres, Service des enregistrement, Tel : +689 40 47 18 90

You will find in Tahiti or Raiatea all the technical resources you need for boat maintenance and repair.

Dockyards

Shipschandlers

Rigging, sail repair

Watermaker (sale and installation)

Aluminium and stainless steel works, Raiatea

Marine mechanics / Electrics / Electronics

Marine Surveyor

Formation, training

Subsea work

Rescue

FEPSM , Fédération d'Entraide Polynésienne de Sauvetage en Mer, Tel : (689) 40 813 825 / (689) 40 311 830, fepsm@mail.pf

MRCC , Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in French Polynesia, VHF : channel 16, Tel :+689 40 54 16 16, mrccpapeete@mail.pf

Weather forecast

Météo France, www.meteo.pf

Météo Marine, www.meteo-marine.com

Windguru, www.windguru.cz

Cyclonextreme, www.cyclonextreme.com

in Fakarava

Faka Yacht services Tel : (+689) 40 98 41 72 / 87 75 34 84, fakayachtservices@gmail.com, VHF chanel 77

in Raiatea

Marina Apooiti Tel : +689 40 66 12 20

Marina d'Uturoa Tel : +689 40 60 26 09

in Tahiti

Marina Taina (Punaauia) www.marina-taina.com

Taravao Yacht Services (Taravao) www.taravao-yacht-services.com, Tel : (+689) 87 24 66 86, philippe@taravao-yacht-services.com

Toa Marina www.toamarina.pf

Yacht Club de Tahiti (Arue) www.yctahiti.org

in Moorea

Marina Vaiare Tel : +689 40 56 26 97

See the web site www.infotahiti.com/raiateaa.htm

Sunset Beach Hotel

Bungalows and camping beetween Marina Apooiti and the dockyards, Tel : +689 40 66 33 47, www.sunset-raiatea.pf

Raiatea Lodge Hotel

3 km above the dockyards. Swimming pool and restaurant, Tel : +689 60 01 00 ,raiateahotel@mail.pf, www.raiateahotel.com

Pension Temehani

www.vacances-tahiti.com qkroma@mail.pf, Tel : +689 40 66 12 88 / 87 77 54 87

Tiare/Europe Car

Bungalow, rent a car, Tel :+689 40 66 34 06

Hotel le Dauphin

Down town, near Marina Uturoa, Tel : +689 87 78 90 74

Hotel Hinano

Down town, near Marina Uturoa, bajoga-hinano@mail.pf. Tel :+689 40 66 13 13 / 87 70 82 40. www.hotel-hinano-tahiti.com

Pension Tepua

2 km above down town, Tel :+689 40 66 33 00, www.pension-tepua.com

Pension les 3 Cascades

Tel : +689 40 66 10 90, tpt@mail.pf www.pensionles3cascades.com

Air Tahiti

Local Air Compagny (fly from near all the island of French Polynesia). www.airtahiti.pf

Maupiti Express

Passenger boat between Raiatea, Bora Bora et Maupiti. Tel : +689 40 676 669

Taxi in Raiatea

Taxi Giovani. English speaker. Tel : +689 89 51 55 52