What is TEPAI? Greece's cruising fee, rates and fines

UPDATED 10 NOVEMBER 2026 · 1 SOURCE

TEPAI is Greece's monthly fee on recreational boats over 7 m in its waters. The rates by length, discounts, exemptions, fines, and what a buyer of a boat in Greece checks.

DEFINITION

TEPAI

Greece's monthly fee on recreational boats over 7 m in Greek waters, whatever their flag, paid through AADE's eTEPAI application.

ALSO CALLED: GREEK CRUISING TAX, RECREATIONAL AND DAILY TOUR CRUISE SHIPS FEE, ETEPAI

TEPAI is Greece's Recreational and Daily Tour Cruise Ships Fee. AADE charges it on private and charter recreational boats over 7 m that stay in or enter Greek waters, whatever their flag, by the month.

Total length	Per month
Over 7 m to 8 m	€16
Over 8 m to 10 m	€25
Over 10 m to 12 m	€33
Over 12 m	€8 per metre

A full year paid in December or January gets 10% off, with a further 20% for private boats over 12 m moored in Greece all year. Unpaid TEPAI brings a fine from €190 to €1,100 by length, and the boat can't move until both are paid.

What a buyer checks

TEPAI receipts for the months the boat has been in Greek waters, and whether the boat was ashore in between. More in buying a boat in Greece.

Frequently asked

How much is TEPAI?

Per month, €16 for boats over 7 m to 8 m, €25 over 8 m to 10 m, €33 over 10 m to 12 m, and €8 per metre over 12 m, counted from the first metre, according to AADE.

Is TEPAI due when the boat is ashore?

No. AADE says boats out of the water, on the hard or on private premises, aren't liable until they're back in Greek waters.

Standards it's judged against

GREECE GENERAL PORT REGULATION 20

Γενικός Κανονισμός Λιμένα αριθ. 20, Ταχύπλοα (ταχυκίνητα) σκάφη και λοιπά θαλάσσια μέσα αναψυχής

Greece's General Port Regulation 20 on fast boats and other recreational craft: what counts as a fast boat, the operator licence, distances from swimmers and the 5 knot limit, equipment in date, jet ski equipment, and what owners must carry.

What surveyors check