Charter VAT & ΠΟΛ.1240/2018
If you charter out a sailboat or yacht in Greece (μισθωμένο σκάφος), the way each voyage is treated for VAT depends on how much of the trip took place inside versus outside defined nautical-mile zones. The Greek regulation ΠΟΛ.1240/2018 sets out the movement report (έκθεση πλου) you are expected to keep for this.
This guide explains how the Kentall platform turns that requirement into an automated report, so you do not have to calculate zones from raw coordinates by hand.
What the regulation expects for each trip:
- Timestamps and positions: a recorded track of when and where the vessel travelled
- Zone breakdown: the share of the voyage spent inside and outside the relevant nautical-mile zone
- Per-trip evidence: a record you can archive and submit as supporting documentation for VAT (ΦΠΑ)
How the platform handles it: we have pre-mapped the nautical-mile zones around every island and major port base used for this purpose. For each trip, the platform measures the recorded track against those zones and calculates the inside/outside percentages automatically.
You can schedule a weekly VAT report per vessel. It is generated and emailed to you as an archive-ready PDF, with the trips, timestamps, positions and zone percentages already worked out. Combined with up to 6 months of replayable trip history, it backs your charter logbook (ημερολόγιο πλου) with a complete, verifiable record.
For a full overview of this for owners and charter operators, see the dedicated Sailboat VAT tracking page at www.kentall-tech.com/sailboat-vat-tracking. For help configuring it, contact us at info@kentall-tech.com.