Bi111ion
Member
(Not a political thread please just practical).
So before the Christmas Eve deal this is what I understand
1) If your boat is not in the EU on Dec 31 then it loses its EU VAT paid status (assuming it is UK VAT paid)
2) The UK govt will charge returned goods VAT if your boat has been out of the UK for more than three years, but HMRC has extended this deadline so boats returning to the UK from before end 2021 are OK https://www.taxjournal.com/articles/vat-on-yachts-post-brexit
3) If we want to sail in the EU we can only keep our boat there for 18 months but any time out of EU waters (eg Morocco, Turkey, not Norway?) resets it.
4) We can travel in the EU for 90 days in any 180 without a visa
5) If we want to stay longer than 90 days we need a visa and that is only for one country and the rules vary by country.
6) More complicated stuff for NI that I don't understand. Please post an explanation of you do!
7) Something about Gibralta with no details announced!?
I have heard nothing from the CA's RATS or RYA on this since Christmas eve when the outline of the deal was announced. Which is fair enough given the hols, but if any forum member know differently from above please post a link to source or quote from a document. (If I have made any big factual errors I will edit the original post with a comment!)
So before the Christmas Eve deal this is what I understand
1) If your boat is not in the EU on Dec 31 then it loses its EU VAT paid status (assuming it is UK VAT paid)
2) The UK govt will charge returned goods VAT if your boat has been out of the UK for more than three years, but HMRC has extended this deadline so boats returning to the UK from before end 2021 are OK https://www.taxjournal.com/articles/vat-on-yachts-post-brexit
3) If we want to sail in the EU we can only keep our boat there for 18 months but any time out of EU waters (eg Morocco, Turkey, not Norway?) resets it.
4) We can travel in the EU for 90 days in any 180 without a visa
5) If we want to stay longer than 90 days we need a visa and that is only for one country and the rules vary by country.
6) More complicated stuff for NI that I don't understand. Please post an explanation of you do!
7) Something about Gibralta with no details announced!?
I have heard nothing from the CA's RATS or RYA on this since Christmas eve when the outline of the deal was announced. Which is fair enough given the hols, but if any forum member know differently from above please post a link to source or quote from a document. (If I have made any big factual errors I will edit the original post with a comment!)