THE EYB COUNTRY GUIDES · Greece
Prepare accurate images, condition information and the relevant ownership-transfer file.
Preparing a boat sale Greece starts with an accurate description and a file that explains who can sell the yacht and which transfer route applies. Good photographs are useful, but the buyer also needs clear equipment details, condition information and access for inspection. This guide combines practical presentation recommendations with current official procedure guidance. It does not invent a cleaning premium, standard commission or guaranteed selling timetable, and it keeps technical and ownership documents distinct from marketing material.
Use it to prepare a private or broker-assisted sale before accepting an offer. Establish the actual flag and register, identify missing documents and agree responsibilities for inspection and completion. Confirm current requirements with the relevant authority or a qualified adviser, including the specific route for a small craft or foreign-registered yacht. For anything this guide does not cover, email us at info@europeanyachtbrokers.com for the latest information.
Key facts at a glance
Mitos names the port authority's registry department for the stated Greek ship and registered-small-vessel transfer procedure. Mitos procedure updated 14 September 2026.
Mitos — National Registry of Administrative Procedures – Current stated transfer procedure ·The stated procedure requires a seller-and-buyer sale instrument with signatures authenticated by a public authority or through gov.gr. Mitos procedure updated 14 September 2026.
Mitos — National Registry of Administrative Procedures – Current stated transfer procedure ·The stated e-DLA initial navigation-permit route up to 10 metres describes an applicable CE declaration and associated construction or safe-use documentation, with specified alternatives for stated circumstances. Official page checked; no separate update date displayed.
Hellenic Coast Guard — e-DLA ·Mitos states that ownership does not transfer without ship-register entry for the stated transfer procedure. Mitos procedure updated 14 September 2026.
Mitos — National Registry of Administrative Procedures – Current stated transfer procedure ·For the stated Small Craft Register route Mitos describes ownership-certificate issue on registration and a recorded ownership transfer exceeding 50%. Mitos procedure updated 14 September 2026.
Mitos — National Registry of Administrative Procedures – Current Small Craft Register ownership-certif ·Section 1
Our recommendation is to remove personal clutter, clean accessible spaces and show how the boat is arranged before taking photographs. Leave safety equipment accessible and avoid covering a fault to improve an image. Prepare a list of the accommodation, machinery access and equipment the buyer will want to see, alongside the attractive exterior views. This is practical presentation advice, not a legal cleaning standard. No verified percentage increase in the sale price from cleaning, photographs or video is claimed in this guide.
Our recommendation is to use photographs of the actual boat in its present condition and to retain the originals. Show the layout, helm, machinery space and included equipment clearly. Explain an image that predates a change rather than allowing it to imply the boat remains identical. A short video can help a buyer understand circulation aboard or an agreed demonstration, but it should not be described as an independent survey or proof that every system operates correctly. Keep recorded demonstrations and untested features distinct.
Before publishing, our recommendation is to check the description against the boat and its records. Identify equipment that is installed, equipment that has been tested and items that will be removed. Support claims about servicing or repairs with available documentation and mark unresolved questions for follow-up. Avoid copying performance or condition claims from another listing. A useful advert lets the buyer decide what to inspect; it should not turn an assumption about the boat into a promise merely because the wording sounds familiar.
Broker tip: Our recommendation is to put the photographs beside the inventory and condition note before publication, and correct any image or description that appears to promise something you will not deliver. Our guide on boat valuation in Greece covers a related point.
Boat on a marina berth being prepared for sale.
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Section 2
Our recommendation is to establish the boat's actual register and recorded owner before promising that it is ready for sale. Mitos identifies the port authority's registry department as the receiving service for its stated Greek registered-ship and registered-small-vessel transfer procedure. Ask that authority which route and supporting documents apply to the specific boat and seller. A yacht kept in Greece is not necessarily Greek-registered. Keep the actual registration details visible rather than apply a domestic procedure to every boat solely because of its location.
The stated Mitos transfer route requires a seller-and-buyer sale instrument with signatures authenticated by a public authority or through gov.gr. Our recommendation is to establish who can sign and organise any representation evidence before negotiations reach completion. Match the person's authority and the vessel identifiers across the proposed agreement and existing record. If a broker helps with advertising or viewings, clarify that role in writing; attendance does not by itself establish authority to sign the owner's agreement or handle every administrative step.
The same procedure lists the original existing nationality document among the transfer documents. Our recommendation is to keep original title and registration material secure while preparing copies for early discussions, and ask the person handling the application what must eventually be delivered. Organise maintenance, mooring and survey records alongside the sale file, with clear labels for the question each answers. A service invoice explains work performed, while a mooring agreement concerns that arrangement; neither should be presented as a replacement for the applicable ownership evidence.
Broker tip: Our recommendation is to confirm the actual registry route and authorised signatory before accepting an offer. Prepare clearly labelled copies while retaining the originals required for the applicable transfer file. A related question is answered in our guide on what it costs to sell a boat in Greece.
Tablet showing a boat valuation beside a model yacht.
Receiving transfer service
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Section 3
Our recommendation is to prepare a written condition note covering known faults, completed repairs and items that remain untested. Distinguish an owner's observation from a specialist diagnosis and keep the supporting records. Do not conceal a problem behind cleaning, temporary cosmetic work or photographs taken before a change. The guide does not establish a universal seller warranty or decide a dispute about disclosure. Have a qualified adviser review the actual agreement and relevant law, particularly where a professional rather than a private owner is selling.
The official e-DLA initial navigation-permit route up to ten metres describes technical evidence including the applicable CE declaration and associated construction or safe-use documentation, with specified alternatives in the stated circumstances. Our recommendation is to locate the documents that actually apply to the boat and ask the authority about any gap. Do not claim every boat requires identical paperwork or that an independent purchase survey automatically replaces the technical documents. Keep administrative compliance evidence and a buyer's condition assessment distinct when assembling the file.
For viewings and proposed trials, our recommendation is to agree access, attendance, demonstrations and the person operating the boat beforehand. Make machinery spaces and included equipment accessible and explain what cannot be tested. If the buyer proposes an independent survey or lifting, agree permission, booking responsibility and how findings will affect the written sale terms. These are practical arrangements rather than a verified compulsory survey format. A recorded demonstration or a successful trial should not be described as proof that every hidden part has been inspected. No verified uplift from cleaning, photos or video, standard brokerage percentage or guaranteed selling period. No universal seller warranty, survey mandate or inventory template asserted. For these, email us at info@europeanyachtbrokers.com for the latest information.
Broker tip: Our recommendation is to separate known condition, untested systems and administrative documents. Agree inspection access and trial responsibilities in advance, and have unresolved document or contract questions reviewed before completion. See also our guide on whether you can sell a boat privately in Greece.
Signing a boat purchase agreement.
Applicable technical evidence
The stated e-DLA initial navigation-permit route up to 10 metres describes an applicable CE declaration and associated construction or safe-use documentation, with specified alternatives for stated circumstances. Official page checked; no separate update date displayed.
Source: Hellenic Coast Guard — e-DLASection 4
Our recommendation is to prepare a written inventory before accepting an offer, identifying the equipment included and anything the owner intends to remove. Check it against the photographs and actual boat so the buyer is not left to infer exclusions. Agree the document originals, keys and operating information to be handed over. These are practical contract recommendations; the sources reviewed do not establish a universal inventory template for every yacht sale. Use the actual agreement to make the parties' intentions and handover responsibilities clear.
Mitos states that ownership does not transfer without entry in the ship register for its stated procedure. Our recommendation is to nominate the person preparing and lodging the applicable documents and agree how the parties will obtain evidence of the completed entry. Keep payment, physical handover and the register step separately visible in the plan. Do not assume that receipt of the balance or departure from a berth completes the legal transfer where the applicable official procedure expressly requires a registration action.
For the separate Small Craft Register procedure described by Mitos, the ownership certificate is issued on registration and on a recorded ownership transfer exceeding fifty per cent. Our recommendation is to have the authority establish whether that route applies before using its forms or terminology. Confirm the buyer's berth or departure arrangements separately and ask any appointed broker for clear written service terms. No standard commission, guaranteed selling timetable or automatic transfer of a mooring was verified. A prepared sale file should make those remaining questions explicit.
Broker tip: Our recommendation is to agree the inventory, document handover and person responsible for the applicable registry filing. Check mooring arrangements separately and retain evidence of the completed administrative step. Readers often go on to our guide on what a yacht broker agreement in Greece should say. For specific areas, see our guides on selling a boat in Ionian.
Boat keys and documents handed over on a chart table.
Register entry required
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 sale, put the right questions to the other side and spot gaps in the paperwork before you commit.
If you are selling a boat in Greece, tell us about the boat and where it is 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 verified price uplift is claimed. Our recommendation is to clean accessible spaces, remove personal clutter and show the actual boat clearly without concealing faults. Keep the description consistent with condition records and included equipment. Presentation helps explain what the buyer should inspect, but it does not replace technical assessment or the applicable transfer documents. (Mitos; Hellenic Coast Guard — e-DLA)
Mitos names the port authority's registry department for its stated Greek ship and registered-small-vessel transfer procedure. Our recommendation is to establish the boat's actual flag and register first, then ask the relevant authority for the applicable document list. A boat's location in Greece alone does not establish that this domestic procedure covers its sale. (Mitos)
It requires a seller-and-buyer sale instrument with signatures authenticated by a public authority or through gov.gr. Our recommendation is to confirm the authorised signatories and any representation evidence before arranging completion. A broker's involvement in advertising or viewings should be distinguished from authority to sign or submit the owner's transfer documents. (Mitos)
The reviewed source does not establish that general substitution. The stated e-DLA small-craft permit route describes applicable CE and associated technical evidence, with specified alternatives under stated circumstances. Our recommendation is to ask the authority about missing administrative documents and arrange independent condition inspection separately rather than present one as automatically replacing the other. (Hellenic Coast Guard — e-DLA)
Mitos says ownership does not transfer without ship-register entry for its stated route. Our recommendation is to plan payment, document handover and the registration step separately and retain evidence of completion. Ask the authority which route fits the actual boat, including whether the separate Small Craft Register certificate procedure applies. (Mitos)
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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Current stated transfer procedure: receiving service, authenticated signatures, nationality document and required register entry.
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Current Small Craft Register ownership-certificate issue circumstances.
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