Yachts for Sale in Australia

Yes, since the Special Recreational Vessels Act 2019. The owner or charterer can apply for a temporary licence of up to twelve months to operate a foreign-flagged superyacht commercially in Australian waters, and a yacht licensed under it does not pay GST on her importation, though GST still applies to the charter itself. It matters to a buyer who means to charter her here.

Australia levies a goods and services tax of ten per cent, and a yacht imported for use here is generally liable to it on importation. A yacht that has already been imported with GST settled carries that status with her, so establish which applies before an offer is made, and take Australian advice on the purchase and on registration.

On any yacht that has been in the water, yes. A survey establishes the condition of the hull, the machinery and the systems, and a sea trial shows how she actually behaves at operating speed and at anchor. Offers are normally made subject to both, so the findings can be discussed before anything is final. On a yacht in build the equivalent is the yard's own sequence of inspections and the handover trials at the end of it.

You tell us which yacht interests you through the enquiry form on her listing. We confirm she is still available at the price shown, collect the documents the seller holds, and arrange a viewing wherever she is lying. From there the usual sequence is an offer subject to survey and sea trial, a deposit held in a client account, the survey and trial themselves, and then closing and registration. The Boatcrowd team coordinates each step and stays with you through it.