INTERNATIONAL SHIP´S REGISTER
SHIP REGISTRY IN THE CANARY ISLANDS
We provide Ships Registration in Canary Islands (Spain) Flag,
and maintain your Company and Ships under all regulations
of the Spanish and European Union (E.U.) Authorities.
The Ships Registry of the Canary Islands is the 2nd. Registry of Spain, with the advantage
of the "Open Registries" and to operate under a European Union Flag, with the follow benefits:
a). No restrictions of Owners and Ship Managers.
b). Exemption of 90% of Company Tax.
c). Acceptable all Merchant Vessels, including Passenger Ships over 100 GT.
For Registry Vessels in the Canary Islands, under Spanis Flag, is necessary to establish
an International Business Company (I.B.C.) in the Canary Islands.
International Ship´s Register, establish the I.B.C. and registry your Company & Vessels
in the Canary islands to facility the communication and legal operations and maintain all
legal structures of Company representation with the Maritime and national Authorities
at low cost.
1. Benefits in Fiscal and Social Taxations.
a). Conveyance Tax and Stamp Duty: Exemption as to the acts and contracts enterd into
on ships registered on the Special Register of the Canaries (Act 19/1994, 0f 6th.july,
amending the Economic and Fiscal Regime of the Canaries).
b). Personal Income Tax: Crews navigating on ships registered on the Spacial Register,
whose salaries subject to Spanish Income Tax (IRPF): 50% of the social tax, obtained
sailing on ships registered on this Registry will be considered exempt income.
c). Company Tax: Tax allowance of 90% of the base tax corresponding to the benefits
obtained from operations performed by Shipping Companies, regarding only their
ships registered on the Special Register of Ships and Shipping Companies. Prior to
this, the appropiate double taxation deductions will be performed, when applicable.
d). Tonnage Tax: This system allows Shipping Companies to choose between paying
Company Tax on a fixed sum per registerd tonnage and paying a quantity that
depends of profit obtained (Chapter XVII, Regime of Shipping Companies according
to tonnage, Act 24/2001, od december 27th., on tax, Administrative and Corporate
Measures).
e). Contributions to the National Health Service: Tax allowance of 90% of the base tax
corresponding to the contributions made to the National Health Service for the Crews
of ships registered on the Special Register.
f). Special Taxes: First registration on the Canary Islands Special Shipping Register is
not subject to "Special Tax on Transport Means".
2. Tax Rates.
When applying for a provisional registration, it is required to have a document proving
payment of relevant registration fees. This document will be included in the registration file.
Unit to be considered will be Gross Tonnage, either G.R.T. or G.T., and this value will be the
one recorded on the Tonnage Certificate in force held by the ship. When gross tonnage is
stated both in G.R.T. and G.T., the higher of the figures stated will be taken.
DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
Registration Ship 0,165612 * (GT ) €
Shipping Company 16,60 €
Withdrawal Ship 0,165612 * (GT ) €
Shipping Company 16,60 €
Record fee 16,56 €
Amendments/Updates to the Register of Shipping Companies 16,56 €
Certificate or Certified Copy of Registration record 6,62 €
Uncertified File Copies 16,56 €
Registration Ship 0,165612 * (GT ) €
Shipping Company 16,60 €
Withdrawal Ship 0,165612 * (GT ) €
Shipping Company 16,60 €
Record fee 16,56 €
Amendments/Updates to the Register of Shipping Companies 16,56 €
Certificate or Certified Copy of Registration record 6,62 €
Uncertified File Copies 16,56 €
3. Shipping Companies.
3.1. Registration Requeriments: Basing the effective control centrefor shipping operations
in the Canaries or, if based in mainland Spain or abroad, a permanent establishment or legaling
representation must be in the Canaries, as authorised by Public Deed.
Registration on the Special Register of Shipping Companies willbe approved by Certification
issued by the Mercantile Register. This certification will state that corporate objetives include
financial operation of merchant vessels, under whatever means assuring availability
of the whole ship.
Owning or leasing ships whose registration is requested, or having possession of these under
a Bareboat Charter Agreement or any other title involving control of the nautical and
commercial management of the ship.
3.2. Documentation: Shipping Companies based on the Canary Islands, or those that have
an establishment there, will provide the following documents in order to register on the
Special Register of Shipping Companies:
a). Application form for Company Registration on the Special Register of Ships and
Shipping Companies of the Canary Islands.
b). Certified copy of the Company´s Tax Identification Card.
c). Certified copy of the Company´s Deed and Articles of Incorporation.
d). Certificate issued in the Mercantile Register containing details about participants,
names, addresses, authorised capital and share allocation and objetives,
particularly in relation to the availability of the wole ship.
e). Receipt of relevant registration fees.
3.3. Foreing Shipping Companies that only having one legal Representative in the Canary
Islands: Need to provide the following documents in order to register on the Special
Register of Shipping Companies:
a). Notarised powers of attorney appointing a legal Representative which, besides
containing details related to representation, include deed or public document
relating incorporation of the foreing Company providing Company name, address,
share capital and identity of the Administrators, stating that their corporate
objetives include economic operations of merchant vessel under any mode that
assures the availability of the whole ship.
b). Receipt of relevant registration fees.
All documentation issued in a language other than Spanish must be translated by an
official translator and comply with the Apostille of the Hague.
(The Hague Convention, October 5th. 1961)
4. Ships.
4.1. Registration Requirements: Merchant vessels intended to navigate under mercantile
purposes, excluding fishing, measuring 100 GT or more. Measurement tonnage will be
established by the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships (London,
June 23rd. 1969).
Ships must be assigned to foreing, overseas or peninsular coastal navigation to, or
between ports located in the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla. Passenger-ship traffic
is also admited.
Overseas navigation is the one performed between ports or points located in areas
where Spain exercises sovereignty, sovering rights or jurisdiction and ports or points
located outside those areas. Foreing navigation is the one performed between ports
or points located outside the areas where Spain exercises sovereignty, sovering
rights or jurisdiction.
If ships are registered in a register other than the Spanish Register, they must fulfill
safety rules established by the Spanish Laws and by the International Conventions
ratified by Spain, and may be subject to inspection prior to their registration.
4.2. Certificates: Ships registered in EU registers, and having being registered in those
for a least six months, will obtain relevant Spanish certificates (not needing prior
inspection), on behalf of the certificates they already hold and are still in force and
were issued by the competent Maritime Authority (EC Regulation nº. 789/2004, of
the European Parliament and the Council, April 21st. 2004, on transferral of cargo
ships and passage between registers within the EU, in relation to the relevant
provisions of Royal Decree 1837/2000, November 10th., containing the Regulations
on Inspection and Certification of Merchant Vessels).
Ships registered in third countries registers, holding certificates in force that were
issued by the Maritime Authority of the State or, if appropiate, by the Classification
Society that acts on its behalf, will be registered on the Special Register not needing
prior inspection, as long as those States or Classification Societies certify that, at
the moment of registration, the ship complies with what it is stated on her
certificates. Those certificates will be replaced by Spanish Certificates.
Anyway, in order to comply with the Spanish Laws and International Conventions
signed by Spain, ships may be subject to inspection prior to registration on the
Special Register. This is intended to confirm that the ship and her equipment
remain in the same good conditions as it is stated on her certificates.
5. Ship´s Crews.
5.1. Requirements:
5.1.1. Nationality:
a) Master and Chief Officer: European Union Citizens.
b) Others: At least 50% of the rest of the crew must be Spanish or be from
any other EU country. The other 50% of anyone nationality
5.1.2. Minimun Crew: Prior to registration and at the request of the Company,
the Ministry of Development will establish minimun safe manning, depending
on the ship.
5.1.3. Labour and National Health Service Regulations applicable to
non-national workers: These will be the laws both parties freely agree to comply
with regulations will be agreed by worker and Company and will comply with
ILO Conventions. Failing agreement, Spanish Laws on such matters will be applicable.
TO contact us:
INTERNATIONAL SHIP´S REGISTER, S.L.
Avda. Profesor Peraza Ayala, 11-1º-3
Edificio LAS CUMBRES, "B"
38001-S/C. de Tenerife (Canary Islands) - SPAIN
Phone: +34 922 270616 / +34 609 930983 (24 hrs.)
Fax: +34 922 270616
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