Union goods status · Round-the-world & offshore voyages
Discover the world. Return with peace of mind.
Planning an Atlantic crossing, an offshore voyage or a round-the-world voyage? Clarify your yacht's Union goods status before you leave and secure the best possible documentation for your eventual return. When you re-enter EU waters, customs will check your yacht's status. Our documentation helps you avoid difficulties with the customs authorities.
- ✓ Lawyer-reviewed
- ✓ T2L application assistance
- ✓ Easy online process
Before your big voyage
You're planning your voyage around the world. But what happens when you return?
You spend months preparing for your voyage. The yacht is fitted out, weather routes studied, insurance arranged and spare parts stowed. Yet one important question often remains unanswered: how will I prove my yacht's customs status when I return?
Your yacht loses its Union goods status when it leaves the customs territory of the Union. Customs may levy import duties and taxes when you later return. Whether duties and taxes arise, and under what conditions, depends on the individual case and the applicable customs rules. Suitable proof in the form of a T2L customs document records your yacht's status and protects you against being charged import duties and taxes again.
The T2L
A document that may prove important on your voyage.
The T2L is a customs document proving the Union goods status of goods. We check whether your yacht's Union goods status can be established from the available documents and its history.
If the review has a positive outcome, we prepare an individual lawyer-issued status document and assist with the application for T2L proof through the European PoUS system. Find out more under T2L status document.
Our process
Four steps, entirely online.
- 1
Upload documents
Upload your yacht's existing documents through the platform.
- 2
Legal review
We review the documents, ownership history and customs status of your yacht.
- 3
Status document and T2L
If the review has a positive outcome, you receive an individual status document and T2L proof.
- 4
Money-back guarantee
If your yacht's Union goods status cannot be established and no status document is issued, we refund the full fee of 710 €.
Who this is for
For everyone whose horizons extend beyond Europe.
- ✓Atlantic crossers – You want to sail from Europe to the Caribbean.
- ✓Round-the-world sailors – Your voyage takes you across several oceans.
- ✓Long-distance sailors – You want to be away for months or years.
- ✓Yacht owners on an extended voyage – You are planning an extended voyage outside the customs territory of the Union.
Fee
Clear course. Clear price.
Status document + T2L application assistance
710 € including VAT
- ✓Legal review of the documents
- ✓Assessment of Union goods status
- ✓Individual status document if the review has a positive outcome
- ✓Assistance with the T2L application within the agreed scope of services
- ✓Communication with the competent customs authority within the scope of our instructions
Our fees and our guarantee and refund terms apply.
The law firm
Specialists in yachts. Well versed in customs law.
The platform is backed by the lawyers at TANIS | VON DER MOSEL. We specialise in yacht and water sports law, particularly international yacht matters, Union goods status and customs documentation. Every case is personally reviewed by a lawyer – not simply generated automatically.
Frequently asked questions
What long-distance sailors often ask us.
This information does not replace legal advice on your individual case.
True freedom starts with good preparation.
Before you cast off, we take care of reviewing your yacht's Union goods status.