Costs and Fees
How are VAT and taxes calculated when buying a boat?
The tax position depends on the boat’s flag, her age and how she is imported, so the same boat bought by different routes produces a different result. The purchase structure — who is buying, under which flag, from where — should be settled before price negotiation.
Why it works this way
General rules are unreliable here; the answer is specific to the file. Current legislation is verified on every transaction rather than assumed.
Related services
Serkan Kotel · independent yacht surveyor · IIMS · ABYC · MCA
