Proof of VAT for boats is now a thing of the past! At least that's how the main customs office in Kiel sees it
"There is no legal basis for customs authorities to demand explicit proof of taxation for boats located within the EU!"
This straightforward, unambiguous and, for many boat owners, sensational sentence begins the reply from the Kiel Main Customs Office on 25 October 2019 to an enquiry from the BOOTE editorial team.
The enquiry was triggered by an attentive reader who sent us a critical comment on a VAT article in our Channel 16 in September as well as a letter from the main customs office in Kiel from 2015 on this topic...
