Max 0 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 If a yacht comes into NZ waters for a period less than 2 years what criteria do they use to assess if the boat is due to pay taxes or indeed a NZ import. Flag country of the boat, Country of ownership of the boat or captains citizenship. And if so what documentation do they require.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 511 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 It goes on residency of the owner, not the status of the boat https://www.customs.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/guides/customer-guide-to-temporary-admission-of-goods.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Max 0 Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 What would happen if the owner is not present on the boat? and what proof of ownership is required? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 511 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 13 minutes ago, Max said: What would happen if the owner is not present on the boat? and what proof of ownership is required? It works the other way. They don't have to prove anything, they charge you GST and import duty. If YOU want to bypass that then YOU have to show it is not owned by a New Zealander. They can keep asking or at the end of the day they can just so no. Sooooooo, what will help is registration of ownership, policies of insurance , evidence of payment, correspondence trails. A combination of information just might get you across the line but in experience it is very hard to convince them if there is a shred of doubt. I was just involved in a half million dollars of GST issue that took 4 months and a mountain of paperwork for an open and shut case that should have taken a few minutes. We got there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Max 0 Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 Can a NZ citizen and boat owner do a temporary importation of a boat into NZ if the boats is only going to be here for a period under 12 months. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 352 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, Max said: Can a NZ citizen and boat owner do a temporary importation of a boat into NZ if the boats is only going to be here for a period under 12 months. I face this same situation if I ever took my yacht to Australia as I hold permanent residency there. If I did not import the yacht on arrival I would have to put up a bond for the value of the GST and yacht can remain there max 12 mths (last time I looked). I do not know if this option is available in NZ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Max 0 Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 Yes the same as Aus I just found in the NZ customs web site. "If the requirements above are not met, Customs will require a financial security and the yacht or small craft must be exported within 12 months." The requirement of not being a permanent resident is the criteria not met Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Far Canal 0 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Has anyone tried to have their current TIE extended out past there two period at all? Ours is due end of September 2020. The best case scenario and logical solution for us would be if NZ customs extended our current TIE till past the 1st May 2021 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 360 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 17 hours ago, Far Canal said: Has anyone tried to have their current TIE extended out past there two period at all? Ours is due end of September 2020. The best case scenario and logical solution for us would be if NZ customs extended our current TIE till past the 1st May 2021 FC, not many foreign owners on this sight I’m picking This shouldn’t be a problem for you under the current world situation, if it was me I’d leave it until closer to September and claim that due to Covid you were unable to depart for the islands as planned this late in the season and wish to stay and keep spending money in this wonderful country and depart next winter. There are going to be lots of disrupted cruising plans, I hear there are over 300 yachts wishing to sail west from Tahiti at present. So maybe not a lot of yachts coming south this summer due to less in the central pacific, but then again maybe more deciding to head straight down to avoid less favourable places ? Who knows Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 In the past it hasn't been very hard to get a year extension, maintenance, waiting for parts etc. Only works once though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2flit 52 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Here is a place to start for Foreign flagged vessels with foreign owners https://www.customs.govt.nz/covid-19/maritime-border/private-yachts-and-sailing-craft/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi_jon 26 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 Do not click on the above link. It will probably try to install a virus. Admin may want to delete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 626 Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 1 hour ago, kiwi_jon said: Do not click on the above link. It will probably try to install a virus. Admin may want to delete. deleted, bots are like caleurpa at the moment! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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