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Annual registration fees for pleasure craft

Additional annual registration fees from €300 to €2,600 apply to boats between 10 and 24 metres.

Budget 2027Announced

Amount

€300 to €2,600 per year

Previous

No direct comparator

Effective from

Awaiting guidance

What it means

Annual additional fee (length columns: >=10 to <12m; >=12 to <15m; >=15 to <18m; >=18 to <21m; >=21 to <24m): Commercial yachts: no amount stated in first column; €350, €650, €1,800, €2,600. Yachts <50 GT: €300, €350, €650, €1,800, €2,600. Other <50 GT: €300, €350, €650, €1,800, €2,600. Other >=50 GT: €300, €350, €650, €1,800, €2,600. The omission in the commercial-yacht first cell is preserved as unstated, not inferred as zero. Revenue estimated at about €3 million. Applies to vessels 10–24 metres; vessels over 24 metres cannot legally receive subsidised fuel, per the speech's rationale.

Affects: Residents.

Who qualifies and what is excluded

  • Vessel length from 10 m through 24 m; category and length determine fee.
  • Exception: Professional fishers are excluded.
  • Exception: Vessels under 10 metres are excluded.
  • Exception: Vessels over 24 metres are outside the scheme described; speech says they cannot receive subsidised fuel by law.

Full additional annual fee table

Additional fees, not total registration charges. Blank source cells remain unstated.
Category10–<12m12–<15m15–<18m18–<21m21–<24m
Commercial yachtsNot stated€350€650€1,800€2,600
Yachts below 50 GT€300€350€650€1,800€2,600
Other vessels below 50 GT€300€350€650€1,800€2,600
Other vessels 50 GT or above€300€350€650€1,800€2,600

Sources

  • Diskors tal-Budget 2027, Ministry for Finance (Malta), 2026-10-26. Printed p. 33 (PDF p. 37)
  • Diskors tal-Budget 2027, Ministry for Finance (Malta), 2026-10-26. Printed p. 34 (PDF p. 38)

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