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VAT and customs clarification for recreational boaters

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A consortium of British and European marine organisations, including the RYA and British Marine, has published a set of eight scenarios to help boat owners unravel the complexities of post-Brexit VAT status on second-hand boats.

As previously reported in PBO, since 1 January 2021 British owned/registered boats are only permitted free circulation (VAT

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