Poland yacht registration

[nickonthebaltic]

I’m in the process of buying a UK registered sailing yacht, 12m loa. As I’m resident in Poland, a polish registration makes sense. I speak next to no Polish.

Does anyone have experience of the process, has done it all themselves or used an agent?

Very grateful for any experiences, recommendations, advice…

Nick

 

[Refueler]

This is purely my own opinion and could be wrong.

Polish Registration - when checking online to see how to do it - Agents sites come up and offer to do whole process ... at a fee of course.

I tend to think that Agents are more for those who are not resident and need the services. Or for those who do not have the time to do it themselves.

If resident and have the time - I would enquire and do the job myself ... I would expect that one document you will need to provide to new register that very few mention : The De-Registration Certificate of the Vessel from previous register .....

I cannot advise on the process - as I used Swedish International ... but I did look at Polish before going Swedish.

 

[Tranona]

I’m in the process of buying a UK registered sailing yacht, 12m loa. As I’m resident in Poland, a polish registration makes sense. I speak next to no Polish.

Does anyone have experience of the process, has done it all themselves or used an agent?

Very grateful for any experiences, recommendations, advice…

Nick

Is the boat located in Poland? or elsewhere in the EU? Are you a UK citizen? Is the boat registered on the SSR or Part 1? Suggestions on where and how to register may depend on the answers.

 

[Graham376]

A friend did it himself a couple of years ago, said it was fairly simple on line but, it appears they're in the process of instigating new registration rules. Poland Proposes New Yacht Registration Rules

 

[lusitano]

Poland Flag Vessels Registration - Abandera Tu Barco
Used these people a couple of years back . Fast and efficient service and good price.
They will tell you exactly the documents required before you commit.

 

[nickonthebaltic]

Thanks all for answers. The boat is currently in Greece and will be mostly in the EU, so the Polish registration is a definite decision, I’m just looking for the best way to do it.

@Graham376 I’ll check out the online process, and many thanks for the link. I’d not heard about the proposed changes

 

[nickonthebaltic]

Poland Flag Vessels Registration - Abandera Tu Barco
Used these people a couple of years back . Fast and efficient service and good price.
They will tell you exactly the documents required before you commit.

Thanks, that’s much better than prices I’ve seen from other agents, especially as they include translations of documents

 

[Tranona]

Thanks all for answers. The boat is currently in Greece and will be mostly in the EU, so the Polish registration is a definite decision, I’m just looking for the best way to do it.

@Graham376 I’ll check out the online process, and many thanks for the link. I’d not heard about the proposed changes

If the boat is on Part 1 of the UK register it is probably easier and cheaper to get it transferred to you. Having UK registration does not affect usage in the EU as it its VAT status that governs its freedom of circulation, not its registration or ownership.

 

[nickonthebaltic]

If the boat is on Part 1 of the UK register it is probably easier and cheaper to get it transferred to you. Having UK registration does not affect usage in the EU as it its VAT status that governs its freedom of circulation, not its registration or ownership.

However within Schengen there is no need to clear customs etc for an EU flagged boat, so that makes life a bit easier

 

[john_morris_uk]

However within Schengen there is no need to clear customs etc for an EU flagged boat, so that makes life a bit easier

Unfortunately for us Brits, it’s not the boat but skipper & crew that have to clear customs and immigration.

 

[Graham376]

However within Schengen there is no need to clear customs etc for an EU flagged boat, so that makes life a bit easier

There's no need for EU VAT paid boat to clear customs. We've been based in Portugal for 20 years with UK ensign and have never had it questioned.

 

[Tranona]

However within Schengen there is no need to clear customs etc for an EU flagged boat, so that makes life a bit easier

Neither is there for a non EU flagged boat. It is the VAT status that counts. Schengen applies to people not boats.

 

[PeterWright]

UK citizens need to clear immigration on entering or leaving the Schengen area. They, snd vitizens of all other 3rd nations, are limited to 180 days per rolling 365 days in the Schengen area unless they are resident in a Schengen country (Poland is a Schenen state).Until the Schengen states get a computer system which communicates effectively with all their border control computers working, the stamps in your passport are the formal record of how many days put of the last 365 you have been in Schengen.

When entering or leaving Schengen, you also need to have all goods, including your boat cleared, for a boat which is EU VAT paid, that is simply the proof that it is. This is not necessary when transiting from one Schengen state to another Schengen state. As others have said, the flag under which you sail doesn't affect this, but the VAT status does.

In some places, less well informed officers may confuse flag with VAT paid status.

None of this is brought about by changes in EU / Schengen law to punish the Brits for Brexit - we Brits voted for Brexit making the UK a third country to the EU and the third country rules remained as they were before, so all these complications were all created by our choice.

Peter.