Apply for release of a private vessel on payment of Customs Duty and VAT
Use form C384 (Vessels) to apply for release on payment of Customs Duty or VAT on a private vessel.
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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).
Contact the Online services helpdesk if you have problems opening or saving the form.
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Declare pleasure craft on voyages leaving or arriving in the UK (C1331)
Use form C1331 to declare items on a pleasure craft for non UK voyages leaving or arriving in the UK.
Updates to this page
Published 4 April 2014Last updated 12 July 2024 + show all updates
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Form C1330 has been removed from related forms and guidance
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The private vessel — application for release on payment of Customs Duty, and VAT form has been updated to remove the return address and add a contact phone number.
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The email address on the C384 form has been updated.
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Form C384 has been updated with a new address to send the form to.
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Private motor vehicle — application for release on payment of Customs Duty, and VAT (C384) form removed from the Related forms and guidance section.
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This page has been updated because the Brexit transition period has ended.
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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.
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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.
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C384 (Vessels) pdf has now been updated.
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New updated form added, replacing previous form.
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