Form

Apply for release of a private vessel on payment of customs duty and VAT (C384 (Vessels))

Use form C384 (Vessels) to apply for release on payment of customs duty or VAT on a private vessel.

Published 4 April 2014
Last updated 24 December 2018 — see all updates
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HM Revenue & Customs

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Private vessel - application for release on payment of Customs Duty, and VAT (384 (Vessels))

Ref: C384 (Vessels) PDF, 256KB, 2 pages

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Use form C384 (Vessels) to apply for the release on payment of Customs Duty or VAT on a private vessel.

Send your completed form to the Pleasure Craft Unit of Expertise.

Email HMRC to ask for this form in Welsh (Cymraeg).

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Published 4 April 2014
Last updated 24 December 2018 + show all updates
  1. The 'Apply for release of a private vessel on payment of customs duty and VAT (C384 (Vessels))' form has been updated with a new postal address.
  2. The guidance has been updated to show that form C384 (Vessels) must be sent to the Pleasure Craft Unit of Expertise, not handed to HMRC or Border Agency at ports.
  3. C384 (Vessels) pdf has now been updated.
  4. New updated form added, replacing previous form.
  5. First published.

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