Brit buying a boat in Oz to take east

[KiwiKen]

Originally Posted by cj88

Or resident.

If you create an Australian based trust to buy the boat you can retain the Australian registration, although you are not a permanent Australian resident.


The only taxes will be GST on Brokerage and any services used at a rate of 10%

[fabricator-ken]

Setting up in Australia will be very easy and returning. Trying to do it in Fiji etc. Absolutely hopeless. Even basic things are not available it all has to come from Au or NZ. We just completed a Circumnavigation a year ago.

[StuM]

Originally Posted by grantmc

A boat departing/clearing Australia requires registration (click link here) in order to leave Australian waters (just like clearing out of any country).

Not so. From your own link:


"Masters of foreign craft not registered under the law of a foreign country must make a declaration about the nationality of their craft when leaving Australia.


All Australian craft or vessels, irrespective of size or type whether owned by an Australian citizen or by an Australian company, must be registered before leaving Australia. "

[IslandHopper]

Originally Posted by cj88

Or resident.

Only if the vessel is less than 12m......

[StuM]

Originally Posted by KiwiKen

If you create an Australian based trust to buy the boat you can retain the Australian registration, although you are not a permanent Australian resident.

Ahem:
"Ships cannot be registered under trade names, trusts or partnerships."


https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-oper...ian-owned-ship

[StuM]

Originally Posted by IslandHopper

Only if the vessel is less than 12m......

Reference?

[IslandHopper]

Originally Posted by StuM

Reference?

General Register section 1 Confirm your ship is eligible.

https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-oper...r-vessel#24422

[StuM]

Originally Posted by IslandHopper

Only if the vessel is less than 12m......

Originally Posted by IslandHopper

General Register section 1 Confirm your ship is eligible.

https://www.amsa.gov.au/vessels-oper...r-vessel#24422

Thanks for that, I thought I had seen it somewhere, but couldn't find it.

[IslandHopper]

Originally Posted by StuM

Thanks for that, I thought I had seen it somewhere, but couldn't find it.

No worries

[MainMan]

Bingo!
Many good intentions but very slim on facts,
As suggested - read the customs and AMSA websites.

[Kaskazi]

Thank you all - yes good links which I have been looking into in detail. I have a plan A : transfer to UK SSR upon purchase which lets me stay in Oz waters for a year and then exit the country, I could then return and get another year of allowance, but after that [or if I wanted an easier sale] I would need to pay importation costs at the other end. It's always good to keep ears open for anything which might indicate trouble ahead. Personal experience is handy for adding to regulation information

I had no trouble importing a US boat before, it wasn't prohibitively expensive and the customs folk were great to deal with. I kept it registered on the UK SSR until I sold it (which took just under a year!).

[ken rickards]

Hi Ken Rickards here.I have a bluewater australian registered boat for sail that we spent 5 years on through asia new Guinea and pacific islands for sale. sailingwatusi@blogspot.com https://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats...s-13-72/227019