>Does anyone have any experience with the tax situation in Europe? A >friend of mine is taking a Florida registered boat to Europe and he >believes that he has to pay VAT, or it's equivalent, to an EU country if >he stays in the EU for more than 60 or 90 days. Apparently everyone >moves their boats to North Africa or Turkey if they are going to leave >them for any length of time. >Steve Bottoms >42ft SeaLord (CHB) >Ontario, Canada >Hi Steve, > >No, that's incorrect about the VAT in EU. A boat (under foreign >flag/registration) could stay max. 12 months without custom clearance. At >that time, it could leave for international waters and return for another >12 months period. I've carried out such a manoeuvre (together with the >Customs) for 21/2 years. >If your friend needs assistance write me directly. > >Best regards >Bent Tolstrup >Denmark