Yacht & Aircraft Registration
Choose the flag, register and ownership setup for your yacht or private jet.
Buying a yacht or private jet is a company transaction. We set up the owning company, choose the flag, handle VAT and importing, and organise crew payroll and insurance — all before the yacht leaves the shipyard.
The flag isn't just a badge. It decides whether you can charter commercially, crew qualifications, which ports you can use, your insurance cost and the resale market. We match the flag to how you'll use it — privately, for charter, or both — and to where you live.
For aircraft, the equivalent choice is the register (Isle of Man M-, Cayman VP-C-, Aruba P4-, San Marino T7-), plus whether it's run commercially or privately. We handle both, alongside your lenders, maintenance and management companies.
What we do for you
- Buy with the VAT planned properly
- Crew paid and insured correctly
- Cayman, Isle of Man and Malta flags
Who usually uses this
- Wealthy individuals buying their first or next yacht or aircraft
- Family offices running several yachts or aircraft for different owners
- Charter operators needing commercial registration
- Lenders and leasing companies needing an owning company kept safe from other debts
One team, step by step, from the first call to handing it over.
How and where you'll sail or fly, the financing and where you live, matched to the flag and the owning company.
A VAT-efficient way to buy in the EU or UK, and temporary admission or full import arranged.
Flag registration, safety-regulator compliance where it applies, crew or pilot licences, and insurance.
Management company, crew payroll, refit budget and yearly survey calendar handed over.
What you receive.
Every engagement closes with a specialist-reviewed handover pack — retained on file for thirty years.
- An owning company in the country you choose
- Flag registration and registration certificate
- A written VAT plan
- Crew payroll and insurance set up
- A management company appointed
The countries we most often use for this service.
Questions we hear on every intake call.
- Do I need a company to own it?
- Almost always. Owning it personally exposes you to liability, insurance and inheritance problems that company ownership avoids. Lenders and charter customers also expect a company owner.
- How is VAT handled in the EU?
- Options include fully importing through an EU country with a lower rate, temporary admission for owners who live outside the EU, or a commercial charter structure using a lease. We work out which fits before you buy.
- Which flag is best for charter?
- Malta and the Isle of Man are the standard commercial flags for Europe; Cayman is standard for larger private yachts. It depends on where you'll cruise, your crew's nationality and your lender's preference.
Start with a twenty-minute call. Come away with a written plan and price.
Every engagement begins with our advisory team and is assigned to the relevant specialists. Fees are quoted in writing before any work begins. No hourly billing.
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