Nowadays, the process of registering various offshore companies is carried out in order to carry out various trading, holding and financial operations. In addition to these, there are other tasks that offshore companies will do well. This includes such procedure as registration of yachts and ships. It is on the territory of Ukraine that the demand for this service has increased several times in recent years. But before you find out information about whether there is a need to obtain this service in a particular case, you can familiarize yourself with its main advantages.

Vessel registration and its advantages

The procedure such as registration of ships and rights to them has quite a large number of advantages, among which we can emphasize the following:

    Registration of ships and its advantages
  1. The possibility of obtaining complete confidentiality on information relating to a particular ship or yacht. This will allow you to bypass all claims that may come from third parties. In fact, all claims in this case will be directed to the offshore, and not to you personally.
  2. Providing assistance in optimizing the process of paying taxes, if the ship will be under the flag of a particular country. All taxation costs in this case will be significantly reduced. This is associated with the offer of favorable conditions, but not always.
  3. Use of the simplified system in order to pass the registration of ships in Ukraine. As practice shows, most often the purchase of yachts is carried out directly at the manufacturer's plants. When registering any vessel when buying in an offshore, in the future it is quite difficult to trace any connection between the acquisition and the buyer. But it takes at least 2-3 weeks to conclude such a deal.
  4. The ability to bypass the formalities that may arise at customs. First of all, it is convenient that the amount of customs duty will be minimal. If you do not realize it, you will have to pay about 20% of the cost of the purchased ship. Therefore, it is necessary to consider those offshore companies that offer an affordable system of taxation.

Because of these advantages, offshore registration of small vessels is quite a popular procedure among those who purchase them.

Yacht and ship registration

Registration of a sailing yacht: peculiarities

Registration of small vessels in Ukraine is a frequently used process. At the same time it is important to remember that from the side of international legislation it is yachts that belong to the category of real estate. Here it is important to note the fact that despite the fact that belonging goes to real estate, the vessels themselves have the property to move. Therefore, information about them must necessarily be entered in the special shipping register of the country in which the vessel will move.

It is important to note that the registration of a yacht under the flag of a particular country is determined directly by the shipowner. It does not matter what type of yacht is involved (sailing, motorized or mixed). Before proceeding to the procedure of choosing the flag of a particular country, at the first stage it is necessary to solve a lot of issues that may later affect the actual choice. Here it is important to clarify such points:

  • Methods of use of the vessel;
  • purpose of use;
  • the territory of the state, where the vessel will be located for a greater amount of its own time.

It is equally important to undertake the process of studying the economic and legal framework of the country in which the registration of sailing yachts and other types will be performed.

Yacht registration in Ukraine: which vessels are subject to this process?

Before the registration of a yacht in Ukraine, initially it is necessary to understand what kind of vessels necessarily fall under this process. Among them are the following:

  • boats, which includes a motor of any complexity;
  • kayaks with a weight exceeding 150 kg;
  • inflatable and other rowing boats, the length of which will be over 2.5 meters;
  • inflatable boats with a load capacity exceeding 250 kg;
  • rowboats with a carrying capacity exceeding 100 kg

The owner of these types of vessels must necessarily go through the registration procedure.

Registration of commercial yacht: services of our company

If you need to register a yacht, but you can not realize this process on your own, you should turn to the experts of our company for help. Among the main advantages are:

  • Providing a wide enough range of services
  • all work is carried out by a team of real professionals;
  • provision of the most optimal solutions for the choice of the client;
  • maximum reliability and efficiency of the work performed;
  • high performance indicators;
  • affordable price for yacht registration for each potential client.

So, if you need to register a motor yacht or any other type of vessel, you should turn to the experts of our company for help.

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Maksym Stepanenko

Maksym Stepanenko

Managing Partner, Crystal Tax

International client projects since 2012: company structures, tax, immigration, DUNS and NCAGE. 50+ jurisdictions.

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