FR-CHARTER-L3.2

Cabotage, customs and temporary admission

FR-CHARTER-M3 · Foreign-flag yachts chartering in France · FR-CHARTER-M3-A The host-State regime and 72-hour declaration, cabotage and customs temporary admission, and VAT on charters.

Flag nationality matters twice in France: once for **who may trade between French ports**, and once for **whether the yacht has paid its import duties**. Get either wrong and the charter is unlawful.

Independent study. xplor is not affiliated with the French maritime administration (DGAMPA), the ENSM, the RIF guichet unique, French customs or tax authorities or any préfecture maritime, is not an approved bateau-école or training centre, and awards no title, permit, certificate or endorsement. Nothing here is legal or tax advice: charter status, host-State declarations, customs regimes and VAT treatment must be confirmed with the administration or a qualified adviser for each yacht. AI-drafted content pending subject-matter-expert review.