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How to deal with foreign bureaucracy

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Detailed how-to How to deal with foreign bureaucracy

from The Voyager′s Handbook by Beth A. Leonard

[Cruising World, July 2001]
- Order the Cruising World back issue

Duty on spares in the EU

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Brief How-To By Lin and Larry Pardey
Duty on spares in the EU

A warning that an old method of importing gear and spares is no longer allowed by European Union countries.

[landlpardey.com, December 200]
- EU customs duty

Non-EU cruisers can avoid the VAT

[Offline] Non-EU cruisers can avoid the VAT - add to MyResources
Detailed How-To By Sue Bogert

Four ways to avoid paying tax on a boat kept in the UE for more than 6 months.

[Sail Magazine, July 2001]
- Order the Sail Magazine back issue

Visas

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Brief How-To By Lin and Larry Pardey
Visas

How to avoid a Catch-22 when the moments of getting a visa and using it are far apart.

[landlpardey.com, July 2000]
- Visa advice

The Red Tape forum

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Non-commercial forum

A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on the paperwork and other formalities for bluewater cruising.

[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
- The Paperwork forum

Romero's Mexico Service

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Service provider Romero's Mexico Service

These people will help you with permits, insurance, entry papers, understanding local regulations, reservations, and other formalities of sailing to and in Mexico.

[Romero's Mexico Service, Newport Beach, CA, USA]
- Romero's documentation service

Vessel Documentation Name Query

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Government organization Vessel Documentation Name Query

Look up a boat′s documentation in the U. S. Coast Guard′s vessel data base and extract vessel characteristic, documentation, and ownership data

[NOAA Fisheries, USA]
- Access the vessel database

Corruption Perceptions Index

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Non-governmental organization

To give you some idea of what you might expect, here′s a ranking of countries by their perceived level of corruption. Not specific to the type of corruption that sailors meet, of course, but useful for pinpointing where your itinerary may need more research.

[Transparency International, Berlin, Germany]
- The corruption index

CE qualification of boats imported to Europe

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Service provider

If you are planning to take your boat into Europe, this firm will help you obtain the required CE marking that makes the boat legal to sail or sell in European waters.

[CEproof Ltd., Hamble, Southampton, UK]
- CE marking for American sailboats

Bulletin Board - Cruising World

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Publisher Bulletin Board - <i>Cruising World</i>

Extensive list with good search facility. Covers just about any cruising topic. Tree and branch format for threads.

[The Sailing Company, Middletown, RI, USA]
- Search the cruising list
- Laatest Cruising Forum postings

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