THE EYB COUNTRY GUIDES · Greece
Compare actual ownership, contract roles, service terms and transaction evidence.
Yacht broker vs dealer Greece comparisons are useful when they identify the actual seller and offered service rather than rely on a label. This guide uses official ownership-transfer, business-verification and VAT information to support relevant checks, with role and proposal comparisons labelled recommendations. It does not invent a universal dealer warranty, private-sale exemption or identical brokerage package. Ask who owns the yacht, who signs the agreement and which business invoices the boat or any separate assistance.
Use it to review the parties, authority, documents and included work before accepting a proposal. Have the actual agreement and tax assumptions checked where unclear. Confirm current requirements with the relevant authority or a qualified adviser, especially where a business assists another owner, offers several services or handles a cross-border transaction. For anything this guide does not cover, email us at info@europeanyachtbrokers.com for the latest information.
Key facts at a glance
The stated Mitos Greek ownership-transfer 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 ·Gov.gr says the GEMI public search covers active and deleted commercial businesses subject to registration, searchable by tax number, registry number, legal name or trading name. Current service page last updated 2 February 2024.
Gov.gr — Ministry of Development ·Gov.gr lists current status, activities and management among the information available through the GEMI public search. Current service page last updated 2 February 2024.
Gov.gr — Ministry of Development ·The ministry VAT guide describes taxable goods and services supplied for consideration in Greece by a taxable person acting as such, alongside imports and stated intra-Community transactions. Current ministry VAT guide referencing Law 5144/2024, checked with its displayed 2026 updates.
Ministry of National Economy and Finance ·The ministry VAT guide treats a person occasionally supplying a new means of transport through the stated intra-Community route as taxable for that activity. Current ministry VAT guide referencing Law 5144/2024, checked with its displayed 2026 updates.
Ministry of National Economy and Finance ·Section 1
Our recommendation is to ask who owns the yacht and who will be named as seller in the proposed agreement before relying on the terms broker or dealer. Request the relevant title and registry evidence and ask whether the business is offering its own boat or assisting another owner. These are practical role-identification questions, not a universal legal definition based on a trading label. A business can describe several services, so the actual parties, authority and contract need to be checked for the specific transaction.
Mitos requires a seller-and-buyer sale instrument with authenticated signatures for its stated Greek ownership-transfer procedure. Our recommendation is to match the seller and authorised signatory to the relevant documents and establish the actual flag and register. A marketing contact, invoice sender and recorded owner should not be assumed to be the same person without evidence. Ask the authority or qualified adviser which route applies rather than treat a broker's or dealer's presence as proof that every title and representation question has already been resolved.
Our recommendation is to ask which statements the provider makes about condition, equipment, documents and after-sale assistance and how those statements appear in the agreement. If the business is acting for another owner, clarify the scope of its instruction and any separate service charge. If it is named as seller, have the adviser review the actual sale responsibilities. The guide does not establish a universal warranty by label or decide every consumer-law result; those questions depend on the actual parties, transaction and applicable rules.
Broker tip: Our recommendation is to identify the recorded owner, contractual seller and authorised signatory separately. Ask the provider to explain its actual role and have the corresponding sale or service responsibilities reviewed. Readers often go on to our guide on how much yacht broker commission is in Greece.
Boat sale contract with a legal stamp.
Authenticated seller-buyer instrument
Section 2
Gov.gr describes the General Commercial Registry public search as covering active and deleted commercial businesses that are subject to registration. It can be searched using a tax number, registry number, legal name or trading name. Our recommendation is to request the proposed contracting entity's identifiers and compare them with the official information before signing or making a payment. A familiar trading name should not replace identification of the actual business, and a directory entry should not be presented as proof of every licence or permission.
The official service lists information including the business's current status, activities and management, alongside its identifiers and contact details. Our recommendation is to match the entity named in the proposal, invoice and payment instructions and ask about any inconsistency. A public record is useful for identity checks, but it does not establish the quality of an individual's advice, the suitability of a proposed contract or authority over a particular yacht. Keep those questions separate rather than treat one successful search as a complete professional assessment.
Our recommendation is to ask who is acting for whom and which tasks the instruction actually covers. Identify the named contact, contracting entity, person handling documents and any person expected to receive funds. Request written clarification if separate businesses are involved. These are practical checks, not a claim that every arrangement uses the same structure. Do not assume that a business providing marketing also owns the yacht, can sign the seller's agreement or has agreed to hold money under a protected escrow arrangement.
Broker tip: Our recommendation is to match the actual entity and identifiers across the proposal, invoice and payment instructions. Keep business identity, service quality and authority over the yacht as separate checks. Our guide on whether yacht brokers are regulated in Greece covers a related point.
Signing a boat purchase agreement.
Official business search
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Section 3
The finance ministry's VAT guide describes taxable supplies of goods and services for consideration in Greece by a taxable person acting as such, alongside imports and the stated intra-Community categories. Our recommendation is to have an adviser identify the actual supplier, transaction and evidence before assuming the tax result from a dealer or broker label. The source does not establish one simple treatment for every yacht-related arrangement. Keep the boat sale, any separately supplied assistance and the vessel's earlier import evidence distinct in the working file.
The same official guide says a person who occasionally supplies a new means of transport across the stated intra-Community route is treated as taxable for that activity. Our recommendation is to ask about any relevant new-transport classification even where an owner describes the sale as private. Do not assume that the word private establishes every tax exception or that a business's involvement proves the same result in every case. The guide gives no universal boat-sale exemption or fixed price adjustment based on the intermediary's title.
Our recommendation is to obtain an itemised proposal and appropriate documents for the actual purchase and any separate service fee. Ask what is included in the quoted amount and which tax or customs assumptions remain unresolved. Keep the invoice's role clear rather than describe it as universal proof of ownership, tax clearance and condition at once. No reviewed official source establishes identical taxes or consumer warranties for every broker-assisted and dealer sale. Have the actual transaction reviewed before comparing total costs or accepting a broad assurance about professional involvement. No universal legal classification from broker/dealer trading labels or identical service package verified. No universal dealer warranty, private-sale tax exemption or professional-sale consumer-law result asserted. For these, email us at info@europeanyachtbrokers.com for the latest information.
Broker tip: Our recommendation is to ask an adviser about the actual supplier, transaction and new-transport classification. Compare itemised amounts and documents, keeping yacht price and separately supplied services distinct. A related question is answered in our guide on what a yacht broker agreement in Greece should say.
Broker and buyer shaking hands on a pontoon.
Taxable supply scope
The ministry VAT guide describes taxable goods and services supplied for consideration in Greece by a taxable person acting as such, alongside imports and stated intra-Community transactions. Current ministry VAT guide referencing Law 5144/2024, checked with its displayed 2026 updates.
Source: Ministry of National Economy and FinanceThe ministry VAT guide treats a person occasionally supplying a new means of transport through the stated intra-Community route as taxable for that activity. Current ministry VAT guide referencing Law 5144/2024, checked with its displayed 2026 updates.
Source: Ministry of National Economy and FinanceSection 4
Our recommendation is to ask for the actual fee proposal before appointing someone to assist with a yacht sale or purchase. Identify whether the proposed charge is a fixed amount, a percentage or another basis and ask which amount a percentage would apply to. Request clear treatment of any applicable tax and separately charged work. These are practical questions for the agreement. No official standard yacht-broker commission percentage was verified in this research, so the guide does not invent a customary range or suggest one applies to every Greek transaction.
Our recommendation is to define the included services and identify expenses that require separate approval. Ask who organises photographs, enquiries, viewings, document preparation or liaison with an independent inspector, and which tasks remain with the owner or buyer. Compare proposals on the same scope rather than judge them by a headline percentage alone. This is a recommendation for evaluating the offered service, not a claim that every broker must supply an identical package or that professional advice, inspection and administrative charges are always included in the commission.
Our recommendation is to ask what happens if no sale is completed, the instruction ends or another party completes the transaction. Obtain the actual proposed payment trigger and any cancellation, exclusivity or continuing-charge terms before signing. Do not assume a universal no-sale-no-fee rule or a standard period during which a later sale creates liability. Have a qualified adviser review unclear provisions, and keep the contractual proposal distinct from verified authority fees or registry requirements that apply to the particular vessel.
Broker tip: Our recommendation is to request the fee basis, tax treatment, included services and payment trigger in writing. Compare the same scope and have unclear exclusivity, cancellation or later-sale terms reviewed before instruction. See also our guide on whether you can sell a boat privately in Greece.
Broker photographing a boat for sale.
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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
Our recommendation is to establish the recorded owner, contractual seller and authorised signatory from the actual evidence rather than infer them from a trading label. Mitos requires an authenticated seller-and-buyer instrument for its stated ownership-transfer route. Ask the provider to explain whether it offers its own boat or assists another owner and confirm the applicable register procedure. (Mitos)
Gov.gr describes GEMI public searches by tax number, registry number, legal name or trading name and lists status, activities and management information. Our recommendation is to match the actual entity across the proposal, agreement and invoice. That check helps identify the business; it does not establish its authority over a particular yacht or the quality of its advice. (Gov.gr — Ministry of Development)
No universal exemption is established here. The ministry VAT guide includes a stated rule for someone occasionally supplying a new means of transport through the relevant intra-Community route. Our recommendation is to have the actual parties, transaction and classification checked before relying on a private-sale label, and keep the yacht sale distinct from any separate assistance service. (Ministry of National Economy and Finance)
No universal warranty conclusion was verified from the opened sources. Our recommendation is to identify the contractual seller and have a qualified adviser review the actual sale responsibilities and any applicable consumer issues. Keep a provider's marketing or service role distinct from the authenticated ownership-transfer instrument, and ask that condition and after-sale statements be made clear in the agreement. (Mitos)
Our recommendation is to compare the actual yacht, seller, service scope, included work, separate charges and payment triggers in writing. Official business and VAT information support identity and transaction questions but do not supply a universal service package. Do not assume a headline amount includes every inspection, administrative or advice cost, and have unclear terms reviewed before instruction or purchase. (Gov.gr — Ministry of Development; Ministry of National Economy and Finance)
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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