Post Construction Assessment of imported used boats

[Momac]

I apologise in advance if the following question has been answered elsewhere

Does a used pleasure boat imported from the EU to the UK require a new post construction assessment in accordance with the Recreational Craft Regulations?

 

[SC35]

There was some discussion here that might help:

Rcd (recreational craft directive) brexit hot mess

 

[Momac]

Thank you
There seems to remain a degree of uncertainty and while the costs at present of a new post construction assessment may be prohibitive the situation may change. It would seem fair to accept that CE marking should be accepted where it would have been accepted before the UK left the EU. But the law is not always fair.

 

[DavidJ]

The issue that concerns me is that if I want to bring my boat back from Spain to the UK (I don’t have to pay VAT as I’m the original exporter) then my KAD43’s probably won’t pass the assessment on emissions. So I could fork out £5k (or whatever) and fail.
ps Thanks for the link SC35 I missed that one.

 

[SC35]

There is also this:

https://www.hpi-ceproof.com/news/if...at-from-europe-does-it-have-to-be-ukca-marked

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"That said, the reality for private buyers (importers) is not as bleak as it appears. The UK-EU trade agreement has a section on technical barriers to trade which explicitly requires both sides to appoint conformity assessment bodies using accreditation to the same rules/standards and same degree of scrutiny. This is so that both sides may trust the work of the other.

This means that if the boat is certified as compliant with RCD by a European Notified Body, UK Approved Bodies are expected to respect this and not exploit the private importer by making a full re-assessment for UKCA certification. So a used boat would subject to a visit to check to confirm it is the boat that was certified, has no (apparent) modifications and is not exhausted. This would incur a cost but not a full assessment fee."

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[Momac]

There is also this:

https://www.hpi-ceproof.com/news/if...at-from-europe-does-it-have-to-be-ukca-marked

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"That said, the reality for private buyers (importers) is not as bleak as it appears. The UK-EU trade agreement has a section on technical barriers to trade which explicitly requires both sides to appoint conformity assessment bodies using accreditation to the same rules/standards and same degree of scrutiny. This is so that both sides may trust the work of the other.

This means that if the boat is certified as compliant with RCD by a European Notified Body, UK Approved Bodies are expected to respect this and not exploit the private importer by making a full re-assessment for UKCA certification. So a used boat would subject to a visit to check to confirm it is the boat that was certified, has no (apparent) modifications and is not exhausted. This would incur a cost but not a full assessment fee."

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If only suitable wording regarding used boats was in the RCR it would save a lot of uncertainty.

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[DavidJ]

If only suitable wording regarding used boats was in the RCR it would save a lot of uncertainty.

Also I need clarification on “private buyers (importers)”
If I bring my boat back home I’m, I guess, an importer but not a private buyer.