Rumour and speculation has led me to believe that completing a boat sale in New Caledonia (privately) can be done with zero tax or duty implications.
I've spent some time trying to verify this today and yielded nada.
I'll be cruising the South Pacific again this year and intend to put the boat on the market after we leave NZ (where we are bona fide visitors). I thought that New Caledonia could be a good option (0% tax/duty), and Australia second best (15%)... and NZ a poor third (21%).
(Incidentally, I'm talking about a 40' cruising cat)
Anyhoo... can anyone shed light on t