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Originally Posted by tackdriver  A Canadian friend of mine just sent me this message on facebook:
"New US HOMELAND SECURITY rules put in '08. - If you are from any foreign country, including Canada, and your vessel is flagged in that country,
YOU MUST NOTIFY US CUSTOMS - HOMELAND SECURITY EVEN IF YOU SIMPLY MOVE YOUR VESSEL FROM ONE BERTH TO ANOTHER, ONE MARINA TO ANOTHER EVEN IN THE SAME PORT OF CALL! YOU MUST ALSO NOTIFY US CUSTOMS OF ALL YOUR MOVEMENTS FROM ONE PORT OF CALL TO THE NEXT. (You might want to try and hold off on the de-registration.)You can be slapped with this $5,000.00 fine. Canadians are reeling and very frustrated by these changes. Some ports are more laxed than others but do some research on these new regulations. I have two sailor friends here on the west coast that have already experienced the 5000.00 USD hammer!"
So this is pretty bad news. I'm going to be ringing up every day!
James |
I've been told exactly the same thing while trip planning to get a boat from the Med to NZ via the US. That's just silly beyond belief really and certianly not a nice 'Welcome, nice to see you' sort of thing. The Admiral is nervous about forgetting to dot an i on a bit of paperwork and ending up in the clink or broke from fines.
I have a friend who is a travel agent and she said mopst are choosing to by-pass the US when flying north as they feel they aren't welcome. It's a shame really and rules like that above won't help the cause.
Tackdriver - it sounds like a better option to stay US registered until you decide to leave those fair shores. And put Customs on your speed dial
