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.
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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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Last updated 14 April 2023 + show all updates
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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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