Boat VAT is liable on boats that have been cruised outside of the UK and EU for over three years

Brexit VAT: Your questions answered

August 2, 2022

Yachting Monthly experts help you unravel the new regulations in relation to the thorny issue of VAT following the end of the Brexit transition period

UK owners who bought EU VAT paid boats and kept them in the EU will still have to pay VAT again if they want to return their boats to the UK. Credit: Getty

Easing of restrictions for EU VAT paid yachts delayed

July 26, 2022

Currently, VAT has to be paid again on all EU-VAT paid yachts, based in the EU, which were purchased before 31 December 2020 and are brought into the UK

From 2023, all boat purchased in the EU and brought to the UK will require a Post-Construction Assessment to earn the UKCA mark. Credit: Luke Peters/Alamy Stock Photo

Second hand boats: CE mark headache for sailors?

April 29, 2022

The sale of second hand boats across the Channel has become more complicated. Alasdair Reay, CEO of HPi-CEproof Ltd, unravels the Brexit red tape

The time limit to qualify for Returned Goods Relief is expected to be dropped by 1 January 2022.

Returned Goods Relief conditions to be waived

December 9, 2021

The three year condition for Returned Goods Relief for recreational boats is to be dropped by the Government. It will only apply to vessels which have been based in the…

After Brexit, UK cruisers will experience limitations when cruising in Europe

Cruising after Brexit and sailing in Europe

August 1, 2021

As Europe begins to open up again for cruising, Lu Heikell looks at the implications of Brexit on UK sailors cruising to the EU, and what steps they need to…

Greek Customs has acknowledged that UK yachts can retain their EU VAT status when returning to Greece from outside EU waters. It does not apply to boats that were in the UK at the end of the Brexit transition period

Greek Customs confirms UK yachts can retain their EU VAT status

June 8, 2021

Greek Customs has acknowledged that UK yachts can retain their EU VAT status when returning to Greece from outside EU waters. It does not apply to boats that were in…

Following Brexit VAT regulations have changes for UK and EU boats

What are the Brexit VAT implications of keeping my boat in France and the UK?

May 11, 2021

Yachting Monthly experts help you unravel what the new regulations post-Brexit mean for UK and EU sailors

Brexit: What are the exceptional circumstances to avoid paying boat VAT again?

May 11, 2021

Are you confused about the boat VAT rules in the UK and EU following Brexit? Yachting Monthly experts help to unravel what the new regulations post-Brexit mean for sailors

Many UK registered boats in Spain will retain their EU VAT status if they were in the country at the time of Brexit

New guidance on Post-Brexit EU VAT status of second hand boats

May 4, 2021

Marine organisations in the UK and EU have come together to release guidance on the EU VAT status of second hand boats following Brexit

A petition has been set up to lobby Parliament about the HMRC UK VAT rules for UK flagged vessels returning to the UK from the EU

Petition launched over second UK VAT payments for boats

April 30, 2021

The petition calls on the UK Government to rethink its decision to charge some boat owners a second UK VAT payment when returning their boat from the EU