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Short-term charter VAT and proof of non-EU use

IT-CHARTER-M5 · VAT and Tax · IT-CHARTER-M5-A Where charter VAT falls, how non-EU use is proved, the long-term dichiarazione nautica, the high-seas regime and what changes on 1 January 2027.

A short-term charter is taxed **where the yacht is placed at the charterer's disposal**, unless you can **prove the yacht was actually used outside the EU**. The Agenzia delle Entrate has said exactly what proof it accepts.

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