Is there a U.S. Customs Office in Town?
There is a Customs Office at the entrace to the Cape Cod Canal, which is located in Sandwich The Port is a designated a Port-of-Entry only for aliens who are arriving in the United States as crewmen as that term is defined in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, with respect to vessels.. Vessels departing U.S. waters for Canada do not need to report to the U.S. Customs Office. Vessels coming in from a foreign port must check in with the U.S. Customs in person at the Cape Cod Canal. New Bedford is a Port of Entry at which a Customs and Border Protection officer is authorized to accept entries of merchandise to collect duties, and to enforce the various provisions of the customs and navigation laws (19 CFR 101.1).The telephone number for the U.S. Customs Office in New Bedford is 508-994-5158.

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1. Where can I reserve a mooring or slip for a night or a weekend?
2. Where can I tie up my boat for a few hours?
3. Where can I drop anchor in the Harbor?
4. Where can I tie up my dinghy?
5. Can I anchor or hook up to a mooring behind the breakwater?
6. Can I get a pump-out?
7. Where can I get gas for my boat?
8. What can I do if my boat is disabled or out of gas in the Harbor?
9. Can you jump-start a battery? Do you have a compressor to pump up my inflatable?
10. Is there a U.S. Customs Office in Town?
11. Where can I rent a boat?
12. Where can I launch my boat?
13. Where can I launch a jet ski?
14. Where can I buy charts of the area?
15. Where can I buy equipment for my boat?
16. Where can I buy ice?
17. Where can I buy bait?
18. Where can I charter a fishing boat?
19. Is there a car ferry to Boston?
20. Where do the Boston ferries dock?
21. Where can I buy a ticket for the ferry?
22. Can I park to pick up a passenger at the ferry dock?
23. Where can I park for a few hours?
24. Where are the Town beaches?
25. Are there public restrooms on MacMillan Wharf?
26. Where can I buy fresh seafood?
27. Who are the women pictured on the building at the end of Fisherman's Wharf?
28. How do I get a mooring? Is there a waiting list?
29. What can you do about a boat that may be abandoned on the beach?