If the vessel has been removed from the EU since 2015 it has lost its EU VAT status; any vessel that has been exported for more than 3 years would be required to have VAT paid yet again upon return entry to the EU, unless it is imported under temporary admission which avails a non-resident owner of the vessel to have free circulation in the EU for 18 months before the vessel must be discharged by leaving the EU customs territory to a foreign place or port.
So basically the vessel no longer retains EU VAT paid status.
Wow....seems like highway robbery collecting tax twice.
In this day and covid I have found that prices are all over the board. I can get a Hallberg Rassi 35 ketch for $15000 US but won’t tell you where. Also looking at other HRassys in same price range and these are not fixer uppers either. Yes, they have been sitting on the hard , most over a year.
Here on Lake Ontario, demand for sailboats boomed and prices skyrocketed last spring. Everyone wanted a boat to enjoy...its the perfect activity during a pandemic....self sufficient, totally distanced, etc.
There remains a high demand for decent sailboats here, and prices remain high.
I'm not reciting anecdotes...I've been trying to by a sailboat myself. When a decent, yet overpriced, boat comes up for sale, it is usually sold (over asking) before I get a chance to even view it. To that end....if you have a sailboat you want to sell on Lake Ontario...please contact me. 30 to 35 feet, shallow draft, good diesel, tiller preferred...C&C32 (shoal), Cape Dory 30, Mirage 33/35, etc. A sailor without a boat is like a cowboy without a horse.
Hi Hamburking are you still interested in 30-35ft in Lake Ontario? I have a Mirage 33 for sale. Post here or PM me for details.