THE EYB COUNTRY GUIDES · Greece
Build a transparent valuation file without invented market averages or depreciation rules.
Boat valuation Greece decisions need a clear description of the yacht and an honest account of what the evidence supports. This guide explains how to organise condition, documentation, comparison and location questions without inventing a Greek selling-price database or a standard depreciation formula. Official sources support relevant technical and tax checks; pricing methods are presented as recommendations. A useful estimate makes its assumptions visible rather than turn an asking price or an owner's target into a verified sale result.
Use it when preparing a sale assessment or reviewing a purchase budget. Ask the valuer to identify the purpose, date, evidence and unresolved questions, and have the relevant tax and customs position checked. Confirm current requirements with the relevant authority or a qualified adviser before relying on a particular documented status. For anything this guide does not cover, email us at info@europeanyachtbrokers.com for the latest information.
Key facts at a glance
The stated e-DLA initial navigation-permit route up to 10 metres describes technical documentation including maximum persons, load and machinery particulars. Official page checked; no separate update date displayed.
Hellenic Coast Guard — e-DLA ·AADE's private-boat guidance states that third-country boat imports are subject to VAT, distinguishing the stated temporary-importation route. Current AADE guidance referencing VAT Code Law 5144/2024 and digital Transit Log Decision 1124/2024.
AADE (Independent Authority for Public Revenue) – Current import-VAT and new maritime means-of- ·For the stated tax rule AADE describes boats over 7.5 metres delivered within 3 months of first service or before 100 sailing hours; the conditions are alternatives. Current AADE guidance referencing VAT Code Law 5144/2024 and digital Transit Log Decision 1124/2024.
AADE (Independent Authority for Public Revenue) – Current import-VAT and new maritime means-of- ·AADE's current digital Transit Log manual lists VAT-payment evidence such as the relevant invoice or import declaration among document categories, as applicable. Current AADE service-linked June 2026 file; PDF header dated 23 December 2025.
AADE (Independent Authority for Public Revenue) – Current service-linked digital Transit Log ma ·The Kos official calculator says its amounts are indicative and individual port bodies may apply their own tariffs. Official calculator with tariff table stated effective from 8 July 2021; results expressly indicative.
Municipal Port Fund of Kos ·Section 1
Our recommendation is to start a valuation with the exact model, recorded dimensions, machinery particulars and a clear account of condition. Ask for dated maintenance records and identify which observations have been checked independently. Where the stated small recreational-craft navigation-permit route applies, the official e-DLA page describes technical documentation covering matters such as maximum persons, load and machinery. That information helps organise a consistent vessel description; it does not supply a government resale value or a depreciation formula for the yacht being assessed.
Our recommendation is to inspect the hull, deck, rig where fitted, propulsion, electrical systems and installed equipment before treating an owner's description as verified. Record visible defects and identify checks outside the inspection scope. Engine hours, equipment age and service history can be included as evidence to assess, but this guide does not assign a price adjustment without supporting valuation evidence. Obtain specific repair quotations for identified work rather than assume a standard percentage reduction for every fault or a guaranteed increase from every replacement.
Our recommendation is to separate the cost of past improvements from a reasoned present valuation. A new item may be useful to a buyer, but its invoice alone does not prove the boat's selling price will rise by the same amount. Ask the valuer to explain which features and condition findings support the estimate and which uncertainties remain. The official technical-documentation source does not establish a market premium for equipment, a normal engine-hours discount or a universally accepted age-based depreciation schedule in Greece.
Broker tip: Our recommendation is to prepare a consistent vessel description and dated condition evidence. Ask the valuer to explain adjustments and obtain actual repair quotations instead of applying unsupported depreciation or equipment premiums. See also our guide on how to prepare a boat for sale in Greece.
Broker photographing a boat for sale.
Technical particulars documented
Section 2
Our recommendation is to ask the valuer to identify the evidence behind any suggested price range and explain why each comparison is relevant to the actual boat. Compare the recorded model and dimensions, condition, equipment, documentation and the terms attached to the figures. An advertised asking price and an evidenced completed transaction should be labelled separately in the working file. No opened official source for this guide supplies a reliable Greek completed-sales database, so no claimed average discount or invented comparable is presented as a verified market fact.
Our recommendation is to use a range with stated assumptions where important evidence is missing. Ask what information could narrow that range and distinguish a quick indicative opinion from an inspection-based assessment. If the valuation is intended for insurance, lending, inheritance or a sale, tell the adviser which purpose applies and ask for the appropriate scope. These are practical instructions to the valuer, not assertions that all purposes use an identical method or that a single figure will be accepted by every recipient.
Our recommendation is to retain the date, purpose, condition assumptions and supporting evidence with the estimate. Review it if the boat's condition, equipment, documentation or proposed transaction terms change. Avoid presenting an owner's target as a confirmed sale result, and do not promise a specific time to sell from the valuation alone. This guide has not verified a national seasonal premium, regional demand pattern or normal negotiation margin. Any such adjustment should be supported by disclosed evidence rather than added simply to make the price sound locally informed.
Broker tip: Our recommendation is to request a dated range, clear assumptions and identified comparison evidence. Label asking and achieved prices separately, and ask which missing information would materially change the assessment. Readers often go on to our guide on what it costs to sell a boat in Greece.
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Compare evidence rather than copy an ask
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Section 3
AADE's current private-pleasure-boat guidance distinguishes third-country importation from the stated temporary-importation route and says third-country boat imports are subject to VAT. Our recommendation is to obtain the relevant invoice, import evidence and customs explanation rather than rely on the phrase VAT paid without supporting documents. Have a qualified adviser explain the actual transaction and intended use. This is a verification question that can affect the buyer's total budget; it is not a universal percentage adjustment to the yacht's market value.
For the stated new maritime means-of-transport rule, AADE describes a vessel over seven and a half metres delivered within three months of first entry into service or before one hundred sailing hours. Our recommendation is to check both conditions and the actual dates and sailing-use evidence where that rule may apply. Do not substitute engine hours for sailing hours or assume a boat described as used cannot fall within the stated tax definition. The tax classification should be resolved separately from an opinion about physical condition.
AADE's digital Transit Log manual lists VAT-payment evidence such as the relevant invoice or import declaration among document categories, as applicable. Our recommendation is to have the adviser identify which evidence fits the actual vessel rather than treat any one document as universal clearance. The guide does not establish a standard value uplift for a tax-paid boat or a tax-free private-sale assumption. State whether the valuation depends on a particular documented tax or customs status and seek clarification before using the figure to compare total acquisition costs. No official resale-value database, completed-sale comparisons, market discount, depreciation formula or broker valuation standard verified. No Greek seasonality, regional demand, berth-availability or value premium verified. For these, email us at info@europeanyachtbrokers.com for the latest information.
Broker tip: Our recommendation is to state the valuation's tax and customs assumptions and have the actual evidence checked. Keep the boat's estimated value separate from transaction taxes and the buyer's total acquisition budget. Our guide on how much yacht broker commission is in Greece covers a related point.
Boat on a marina berth being prepared for sale.
Third-country import VAT
AADE's private-boat guidance states that third-country boat imports are subject to VAT, distinguishing the stated temporary-importation route. Current AADE guidance referencing VAT Code Law 5144/2024 and digital Transit Log Decision 1124/2024.
Source: AADE (Independent Authority for Public Revenue) – Current import-VAT and new maritime means-of-For the stated tax rule AADE describes boats over 7.5 metres delivered within 3 months of first service or before 100 sailing hours; the conditions are alternatives. Current AADE guidance referencing VAT Code Law 5144/2024 and digital Transit Log Decision 1124/2024.
Source: AADE (Independent Authority for Public Revenue) – Current import-VAT and new maritime means-of-AADE's current digital Transit Log manual lists VAT-payment evidence such as the relevant invoice or import declaration among document categories, as applicable. Current AADE service-linked June 2026 file; PDF header dated 23 December 2025.
Source: AADE (Independent Authority for Public Revenue) – Current service-linked digital Transit Log maSection 4
The Municipal Port Fund of Kos expressly warns that its official berthing calculator is indicative and individual port bodies may apply their own tariffs. Our recommendation is to obtain the intended location's written quote when assessing the practical cost of buying or keeping a yacht. That quote should identify the boat, dates, services and contracting owner. An indicative port calculation does not establish the vessel's resale value, a regional premium or a transferable berth, and should not be used as evidence of any of those claims.
Our recommendation is to explain the actual inspection and delivery arrangements when presenting a valuation. Ask what travel, lifting, storage or movement would be necessary for the proposed sale and obtain relevant quotations. These may be useful budget inputs, but this guide does not assert that they produce an automatic adjustment to the price. Do not infer marina availability, waiting-list length or local buyer demand from a published tariff. Location should be described accurately and its practical consequences supported by the actual arrangements rather than a presumed regional pattern.
Our recommendation is to finish with a transparent valuation file: the vessel description, condition evidence, documented tax assumptions, identified comparisons and any unresolved questions. If a berth or service arrangement is mentioned, obtain the managing body's confirmation of what the buyer can actually use. No official source opened here provides Greek market seasonality, verified completed-sale prices or a universal broker pricing formula. A useful valuation can still explain its reasoning clearly, provided unsupported claims are left out and recommendations are not presented as official market facts.
Broker tip: Our recommendation is to include actual location and movement arrangements in the evidence file, while keeping port quotes distinct from boat value. Obtain confirmation of any berth arrangement mentioned in the assessment. A related question is answered in our guide on whether you need a boat survey in Greece. Selling in one area? Read our guide on selling a boat in Ionian.
Signing a boat purchase agreement.
Port-specific indicative prices
Practical support
Peter Mattey is a yacht broker at European Yacht Brokers with a BA in Law. He is not a Greek lawyer: for Greek law and tax we refer you to a locally qualified adviser. What we can do is help you plan the transaction, put the right questions to the other side and spot gaps in the paperwork before you commit.
If you are buying or selling a boat in Greece, tell us about the boat and the area through the enquiry form on this page and a broker will reply. For anything this guide does not cover, email us at info@europeanyachtbrokers.com for the latest information.
The handover of a boat at the dock.
Your questions
No opened official source supplies a verified resale price, completed-sales database or national valuation formula for a particular yacht. Our recommendation is to request a dated assessment with stated condition, documentation and comparison assumptions. Keep any asking-price evidence distinct from achieved transactions and identify uncertainties rather than invent a precise figure. (Hellenic Coast Guard; AADE; Municipal Port Fund of Kos)
Our recommendation is to prepare the exact model, recorded dimensions, machinery details, condition evidence and maintenance records. The stated e-DLA small-craft permit route describes technical documentation including maximum persons, load and machinery particulars. Those documents help create a consistent description, but they are not an official valuation or proof of a market premium for a particular feature. (Hellenic Coast Guard — e-DLA)
AADE describes the relevant maritime rule using a boat over seven and a half metres delivered within three months of first service or before one hundred sailing hours. Our recommendation is to have the actual dates and sailing-use evidence checked; do not replace sailing hours with engine hours. Resolve that classification separately from the condition-based assessment. (AADE)
No reviewed official source establishes a fixed market uplift. AADE distinguishes import and temporary-importation treatment and identifies applicable VAT-payment evidence in its Transit Log manual. Our recommendation is to state the assessment's documented tax assumptions and ask an adviser how the intended transaction affects the total budget, rather than apply an unsupported percentage premium. (AADE)
No such relationship is established by the official port source. The Kos calculator expressly describes its amounts as indicative and port-specific. Our recommendation is to obtain actual location and service quotations for practical budgeting, while keeping them separate from the evidence supporting boat value. Confirm any proposed berth arrangement directly rather than assume it transfers with the yacht. (Municipal Port Fund of Kos)
This guide only includes facts checked against official sources. For anything it does not cover, email us at info@europeanyachtbrokers.com for the latest information, and ask a locally qualified adviser to confirm the position for your own boat.
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Official technical-documentation categories for the stated navigation-permit route up to ten metres.
Current import-VAT and new maritime means-of-transport guidance.
Current service-linked digital Transit Log manual listing applicable tax-evidence categories.
Official warning that port calculator figures are indicative and port-specific.
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