Commercial yacht in France: VAT exemption, duty-free fuel and the conditions customs checks
A yacht operated commercially can be bought, repaired and supplied free of VAT, and its fuel is subject to a
Yacht without proof of VAT paid: buying, sailing and reselling in France
No text recognises a “VAT paid” vessel. Two questions arise: customs status as Union goods, presumed but open to checking,
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Temporary admission of a non-EU yacht: eighteen months, not twenty-four
A yacht under a non-EU flag can stay eighteen months in the Union under temporary admission, not twenty-four. The regime
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Holding a yacht through a company in France: structure, costs and risks
Holding a yacht through a company gives neither a deduction of expenses nor recovery of VAT without real commercial operation.
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Shipyard refusing to release a boat in France: the right of retention and how to get the boat back
The yard may retain the boat until paid, even against an owner who did not order the work, provided the
Yacht construction contract in France: ownership of the hull, refund guarantee and shipyard insolvency
Under French law, the shipyard remains owner of the yacht until acceptance, unless otherwise agreed. An advance payment made without
Building a yacht in the Netherlands, Germany or Italy: the shipyard’s law compared
In the Netherlands, Germany and Italy, as in France, the shipyard owns the hull it builds unless otherwise agreed. What
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Illegal yacht charter in France: the risks for the owner and the broker
Chartering a yacht with its captain to paying guests without a manning permit or commercial yachting status exposes the owner
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Yacht crew in France: employment contract, governing law, social security and dismissal of the captain
The yacht’s flag does not decide the law that applies to the crew. A seafarer who lives in France and
Mortgage on a ship under construction in France since the 2026 reform: financing a new yacht
Since 1 May 2026, a French ship mortgage can be granted on a ship under construction (Transport Code, article L.