Living on a sail boat

[Don Chance]

Say you buy a boat in Malaysia and bring into Thailand and live on it. What about 60 day visa runs, would you have take the boat out again? I assume the boat goes on your passport?

[Juan B Tong]

Other things to worry about should include: Entering your foreign vessel into Thailand.

 

[trawler]

In Phuket you need to sail the vessel out every six months,usually to Langkawi,then back the next day and the 6 months starts again.However as the owner/skipper you have the same regs as every other tourist.

In Jomtiem its every 2 months that th boat has to leave or at least this was the Reggo a year ago.

If you don’t sail the boat out of Thai waters and prove you made landfall in a different country(Port Entry) then you get stiffed with import taxes and fines.

Cheers

 

[johng]

 

 

 

In Jomtiem its every 2 months that th boat has to leave or at least this was the Reggo a year ago.

If you don’t sail the boat out of Thai waters and prove you made landfall in a different country(Port Entry) then you get stiffed with import taxes and fines.

Cheers

 

 

Little wonder then that the "marina" in Pattaya bay is never used for anything other than a few speed boats + If reports are to be believed the seawall was built incorrectly so doesn't do its job.

So much for the "Riveira" of Thailand.

 

[Kieran00001]

You wouldn't have to leave with the boat, but if you didn't you would need to pay the import taxes as a means of a deposit.

[Kieran00001]

31 minutes ago, Juan B Tong said:

Other things to worry about should include: Entering your foreign vessel into Thailand.

 

You must know which port is designated as the first check in and stop there, go and find the authorities or fly the yellow flag, which means you are requesting inspection, either way your boat must be inspected and your passport must be checked, that's all, it's very straightforward and hardly uncommon.

[Don Chance]

How can it be 6 months in Phuket and 2 months in Pattaya?  What about Krabi or Tarutao?

[Suradit69]

6 hours ago, johng said:

 

 

 

 

Little wonder then that the "marina" in Pattaya bay is never used for anything other than a few speed boats + If reports are to be believed the seawall was built incorrectly so doesn't do its job.

So much for the "Riveira" of Thailand.

 

Not sure what a "riveira" is, but if someone wanted to live long term on a boat in Thai waters, as the O/P seems to want to do, wouldn't it be possible to buy or lease a boat made in Thailand or already imported.registered in Thailand so that the threat of import duties wasn't a factor? 

 

6 hours ago, trawler said:

If you don’t sail the boat out of Thai waters and prove you made landfall in a different country(Port Entry) then you get stiffed with import taxes and fines.

 

[Don Chance]

10 hours ago, Suradit69 said:

If you don’t sail the boat out of Thai waters and prove you made landfall in a different country(Port Entry) then you get stiffed with import taxes and fines.

 

 

How much would that be?  What if you stay 7 months instead of 6, You automatically have to pay or what?

Edited April 28, 2018 by Don Chance

[johng]

 

Maybe I spelt it wrong.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riviera

[gaff]

23 hours ago, trawler said:

In Phuket you need to sail the vessel out every six months,usually to Langkawi,then back the next day and the 6 months starts again.However as the owner/skipper you have the same regs as every other tourist.

In Jomtiem its every 2 months that th boat has to leave or at least this was the Reggo a year ago.

If you don’t sail the boat out of Thai waters and prove you made landfall in a different country(Port Entry) then you get stiffed with import taxes and fines.

Cheers

 

 

Maybe the boat doesn't really need to sail...

You just need the proof from somewhere that likes money.

 

 

 

 

[gaff]

17 hours ago, Don Chance said:

How can it be 6 months in Phuket and 2 months in Pattaya?  What about Krabi or Tarutao?

 

And Koh chang ?

 

 

[Kieran00001]

23 hours ago, johng said:

 

 

 

 

 

Little wonder then that the "marina" in Pattaya bay is never used for anything other than a few speed boats + If reports are to be believed the seawall was built incorrectly so doesn't do its job.

So much for the "Riveira" of Thailand.

 

 

Riviera may be also applied to any coastline, especially one that is sunny, topographically diverse and popular with tourists.

 

The term, riviera, has nothing to do with boats or marinas.

[gaff]

2 hours ago, Kieran00001 said:

 

Riviera may be also applied to any coastline, especially one that is sunny, topographically diverse and popular with tourists.

 

The term, riviera, has nothing to do with boats or marinas.

 

Riviera is mostly used from French southern coast, the famous french riviera...

 

 

[Kieran00001]

21 minutes ago, gaff said:

 

Riviera is mostly used from French southern coast, the famous french riviera...

 

 

 

The French borrowed the term from the Ligurians, the region now known as the Italian Riviera was just called Riviera, and it is used in several countries, the US has a riviera in California.

[Don Chance]

I found this,

 

https://www.hg.org/article.asp?id=20594

 

There is zero tax on sail boats but 7% vat

 

Then here is say over 100%

 

http://en.customs.go.th/content.php?ini_content=individuals_151007_01&lang=en&left_menu=menu_individuals_151007_01

 

Any idea which is correct?

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Looks like it is just 7%

http://igtf.customs.go.th/igtf/en/main_frame.jsp

 

000 : Notification of the Ministry of Finance Section 12 of the Customs Tariff Decree B.E. 2530 (General Rate)

Heading	Subheading	Description	Duty Rate			Notification	Start Date	End Date	Electronic Permit
			ad valorem rate %	specific rate
				Unit	Baht
89.03	8903.910000	- -  Sailboats, with or without auxiliary motor	Exempted			ม.12 ฉ.01 (พ.ย.-2560)	13/11/2017	thereafter	-

 

Edited April 29, 2018 by Don Chance

[Gene1960]

4 hours ago, Don Chance said:

I found this,

 

https://www.hg.org/article.asp?id=20594

 

There is zero tax on sail boats but 7% vat

 

Then here is say over 100%

 

http://en.customs.go.th/content.php?ini_content=individuals_151007_01&lang=en&left_menu=menu_individuals_151007_01

 

Any idea which is correct?

----------------

 

Looks like it is just 7%

http://igtf.customs.go.th/igtf/en/main_frame.jsp

 

000 : Notification of the Ministry of Finance Section 12 of the Customs Tariff Decree B.E. 2530 (General Rate)

Heading	Subheading	Description	Duty Rate			Notification	Start Date	End Date	Electronic Permit
			ad valorem rate %	specific rate
				Unit	Baht
89.03	8903.910000	- -  Sailboats, with or without auxiliary motor	Exempted			ม.12 ฉ.01 (พ.ย.-2560)	13/11/2017	thereafter	-

 

 

It’s 7 percent for a pleasure boat. 

 

[trawler]

On 4/27/2018 at 9:05 PM, Don Chance said:

How can it be 6 months in Phuket and 2 months in Pattaya?  What about Krabi or Tarutao?

The rules are based on interpretation by the various Customs officials in different regions.cheers