Where to flag yachts
Compare registers side by side
Put two to four registers next to each other and choose which rows to show.
The registers
- British Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands Shipping Registry
- Cayman IslandsCayman Islands Shipping Registry
- GibraltarGibraltar Yacht Registry
- Isle of ManIsle of Man Ship Registry
- JerseyJersey Ship Registry
- MadeiraMadeira International Shipping Register (MAR)
- MaltaMalta Ship Register
- Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands Maritime Registry
- PanamaPanama Ship Registry
- St Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent and the Grenadines Maritime Administration
- United KingdomUK Ship Register
Terms explained for yachts
- Who may own a registered vessel
- Which vessels qualify
- Private and commercial regimes
- Initial registration fee
- Annual fee
- Tonnage dues
- Provisional registration
- Time to full registration
- Mortgage registration
- Survey requirements
- MCA code equivalents
- Charter permissions
- Crew certification requirements
- Maritime Labour Convention applicability
- Paris MoU standing
- Documents required
- Renewal cycle
- Deregistration process
- Register size
- Red Ensign Group membership
- VAT rate
- Basis for VAT on import
- Temporary admission rules
- Leasing scheme status
- Commercial exemption paths
- Evidence of VAT-paid status
- Returned goods relief after Brexit
Tools for yachts
- Yacht VAT & importation calculatorWhat each yacht register publishes on VAT, temporary admission, leasing and commercial exemption, set against the cruising plans you describe.
- Flag cost comparatorFive-year registration cost across registers, built only from published fees.
- Registration timeline checkerPublished time to registration per register, against the deadline you are working to.
- Documents checklist generatorEach register's published documentary requirements, quoted as published.
- Management fee benchmarkerNormalize the management quote you are holding, see what it leaves unpriced, and take the same five questions to the next manager.
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