Clarification on taking your boat to the EU under new RGR rules

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Just reading March 2022 MB&Y mag (sorry if you haven’t got yours yet) and p14 is all about the Return Goods Relief (RGR) timeframe now being extended indefinitely.
But then it says “Great news for owners …..planning to take their vessels abroad “
I feel I should know the answer to this since I’ve been following it closely on this forum but doesn’t the EU expect you to pay VAT after a certain period?
 
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I don't know the answer to your question and I read the same article and nearly spat my coffee out. ??
I'm mighty pissed off having towed my rib back to sell in the UK due to these new VAT implications and now I hear they've changed their minds and I could have left it there. Maybe they'll send me a cheque to cover the £1000's it cost but I won't hold my breath?
 
Just found the answer to my own question, I guess no change from before because the EU rules stay the same despite UK concessions.
So the MB&Y “great news for owners taking their vessels abroad“ is a bit misleading to say the least.

British boat owners can keep a private boat in EU waters without paying VAT on import by using the Temporary Importation scheme. This allows you to keep your boat in the EU for an 18 month period without paying VAT on your vessel. Once the 18 months are complete, your boat only needs to be taken out of EU waters for 24 hours. After that, the TI VAT cycle starts again for another 18 months.

Right now, there are plenty of workarounds to these new travel requirements. You can travel to any non-Schengen areas, like Turkey, Gibraltar, Montenegro, Morocco, Tunisia or Croatia to reset your 18-month clock.
 
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DavidJ said:
Just found the answer to my own question, I guess no change from before because the EU rules stay the same despite UK concessions.
So the MB&Y “great news for owners taking their vessels abroad“ is a bit misleading to say the least.

Right now, there are plenty of workarounds to these new travel requirements. You can travel to any non-Schengen areas, like Turkey, Gibraltar, Montenegro, Morocco, Tunisia or Croatia to reset your 18-month clock.
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Croatia is now part of the EU and comes under the VAT/BTW rules too and is nothing to do with Schengen, UK was never part of Schengen while in the EU.
 
DavidJ said:
Just found the answer to my own question, I guess no change from before because the EU rules stay the same despite UK concessions.
So the MB&Y “great news for owners taking their vessels abroad“ is a bit misleading to say the least.

British boat owners can keep a private boat in EU waters without paying VAT on import by using the Temporary Importation scheme. This allows you to keep your boat in the EU for an 18 month period without paying VAT on your vessel. Once the 18 months are complete, your boat only needs to be taken out of EU waters for 24 hours. After that, the TI VAT cycle starts again for another 18 months.

Right now, there are plenty of workarounds to these new travel requirements. You can travel to any non-Schengen areas, like Turkey, Gibraltar, Montenegro, Morocco, Tunisia or Croatia to reset your 18-month clock.
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Would that include towing a smaller boat on a trailer
 
DavidJ said:
I suppose technically yes.
As you said earlier it’s going to take some time to settle. I can’t see people towing caravans bothering to apply for Temporary Importation (ATA Carnet) Be interesting to trawl the caravan forums.
What a pain!!
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Even more interesting if you have a motor home (and we have just bought one) and it is also your vehicle.......... Now who was that who put their x in the Leave box........... Oh S**t I was one of them
 
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