Boat Import with VAT Payment

If you have bought a boat or yacht outside the European Union, or a vessel already in Italy needs to acquire the status of Union goods, a permanent import is required, with payment of customs duties and import VAT.

Agenzia Magnum handles the procedure for you: we gather the documents, coordinate a licensed customs broker and follow the subsequent steps through to the registration of the vessel.

How it works

Permanent import involves release for free circulation, with payment of duties and application of the commercial policy measures laid down in the Union Customs Code, and release for consumption, with payment of VAT and other domestic taxes. The customs declaration is filed electronically with the Italian Customs Agency (Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli, ADM), usually through a customs representative.

The amount due depends on the tariff classification, the customs value and the origin of the vessel, so each case needs to be assessed before the procedure begins.

What we check

• Proof of ownership (invoice or purchase contract) and the vessel's registration documents
• Any proof of origin, which may qualify for preferential tariff treatment where trade agreements provide for it
• Compliance with Directive 2013/53/EU: a vessel without CE marking requires a post-construction assessment before it can be put into service
• Transport documents, if the vessel arrives by ship or overland

After customs clearance

The customs clearance document, together with the certificate of deregistration from the foreign register, allows the vessel to be registered in the Italian registers, which we can handle for you.

Contact us using the form at the bottom of the page with details of the boat and its purchase: we will tell you which documents and steps are needed.

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