Well that's the way I see it; what a bloody mess Brexit has caused. I have the Dutch VAT certificate for my boat yet if I take it back to England I would have to pay it again!
Only if you are a UK resident. - answer to post#2
Thank you, merci, obrigado, danke, gracias....
Be prepared to prove that you are EU resident.....
Easy. I have a Portuguese Resident card
Take a recent electricity bill. For many officials that is the goto piece of documentation.
Any Vat Goods (a yacht) leaving the EU Waters will automatically loose its Vat status when it leaves EU Waters. However the Vat status can be regained as it was the moment they left EU Waters, by the sold action of re-crossing the borders. however it must be under the same ownership and without major expense other than necessary maintenance ( a new engine would be fine - but not a major rebuild) and within 3 years of leaving. You can plead exceptional circumstances if longer - but note that its rarely if every been used! Of course in Greece they have some other weird ideas - but they are gradually getting there and in general terms its just the Dodecanese area thats the problem - centred on Rhodes.