Buying a boat in Croatia vat issues

[sailorr]

Just wandering,
We are planning on buyi g a boat in Croatia. From a charter company. The vat is not paid.
I have 2 citizenship. One is from an EU country and the other from a non EU country where I also reside. (I am not an EU resident).
Our plan is to keep the boat in Europe for few months and then decide on whether to take it back home or leave the EU for a week and then bring it back to the EU. Would I have to pay the EU vat when I buy it or is there a way to avoid it?

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Originally Posted by sailorr

Just wandering,
We are planning on buyi g a boat in Croatia. From a charter company. The vat is not paid.
I have 2 citizenship. One is from an EU country and the other from a non EU country where I also reside. (I am not an EU resident).
Our plan is to keep the boat in Europe for few months and then decide on whether to take it back home or leave the EU for a week and then bring it back to the EU. Would I have to pay the EU vat when I buy it or is there a way to avoid it?

You should talk to a vat specialist

It’s my understanding that passports, citizenship , have nothing to do with the issue

What is important is your taxpayer residency