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Originally Posted by angeli  Hi,
We have a yacht coming in as cargo on board a large ship from the Philippines to West Palm Beach, Florida. From West Palm, we need to sail to Miami where the yacht will be docked. |
So ... you will sail the HK yacht from West Palm Beach, FL to Miami and maintain a permanent mooring/dock for it in the US?
What is the International Tonnage of the yacht?
Does it have any SOLAS documents aboard?
Will you be using it as a charter vessel?
These questions are important not for CBP but for the US Coast Guard. All foreign vessels arriving in the USCG Seventh District (FL is in the 7th District) are required to submit an Advance Notice of Arrival. SOLAS docs and charter info is a bigger deal ... if you plan to charter, PM me and I will discuss the requirements with you (I work for the USCG).
I have attached a CBP document lightly discussing cruising licenses ... here is a link to a CBP "Customs Directive" that my help:
http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/...t/3130-006.txt
Good luck.