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What is the Greek transit log? Foreign yachts in Greece

UPDATED 10 NOVEMBER 2026 · 2 SOURCES

The transit log is the customs document foreign private yachts over 7 m file in Greece. How it's issued online, how long it's valid, and its link to TEPAI.

DEFINITION
Transit log

The customs document foreign private yachts over 7 m file in Greece to cruise Greek waters, now issued online through myAADE.

ALSO CALLED: GREEK TRANSIT LOG, MOVEMENT LOG GREECE

To Vima reports that private pleasure yachts over 7 m arriving at Greek ports must file a transit log with customs to navigate freely, now online through the myAADE portal. AADE's TEPAI brochure says TEPAI must be paid before a transit log is issued.

How long it lasts

For yachts owned by EU or other residents with all duties settled, the log is valid indefinitely. For non-EU-flag yachts owned outside the EU, or EU-flag yachts owned by non-EU residents, validity is limited while customs and tax duties are unpaid.

What a buyer checks

The transit log and whether it's in date, the TEPAI receipts, and evidence that duties are settled. See buying a boat in Greece.

Frequently asked

How long is the Greek transit log valid?

To Vima reports it's valid indefinitely for yachts owned by EU or other residents with all duties settled, and of limited validity for non-EU-flag yachts owned outside the EU, or EU-flag yachts owned by non-EU residents, if customs and tax duties are unpaid.

Related terms

Glossary
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TEPAI

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

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DEKPA

Greece's Pleasure Craft Traffic Document for recreational boats; issuing or attesting it requires that month's TEPAI to be paid.

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Brodica

The Croatian term for a boat over 2.5 m up to 15 m, registered and inspected by the harbourmaster; craft over 15 m are yachts surveyed by the Croatian Register of Shipping.

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Certificado de navegabilidad

The Spanish certificate that a recreational boat meets the rules, recording each compulsory inspection and the date of the next one; it must be kept on board.

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Certificat d'enregistrement

The single French registration document for pleasure craft that replaced the carte de circulation and the acte de francisation.

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DAFN

France's annual tax on pleasure craft, now called the taxe annuelle sur les engins maritimes à usage personnel, based on hull length and engine power.

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