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Why Belgian Flag?

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    • No doubt about it: Belgium is very much a seafaring country. Belgium also boasts a maritime tradition spanning over two centuries. It is bound to be, as it...

Belgian ship registration

Belgian Shipping

  • EBE belgische vlag
      • Registration in Belgium

      • What ships are eligible for registration? Only a (full or bareboat) registered ship: is entitled to fly the Belgian flag.can be mortgaged in Belgium. Registration can be applied.....
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      • Technical inspection of the ship

      • Upon a technical inspection of a vessel, the Belgian Maritime Inspectorate delivers a certificate of seaworthiness, without which no ship registration is possible. Said certificate covers all certificates...
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      • Fiscality

      • Tonnage tax Qualifying companies Companies can opt for the Belgian tonnage tax regime if they derive profits from ocean shipping activities. In this respect, profit created by ocean...
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      • Crew Requirements

      • Nationality Criteria It is not required for seafarers employed on a Belgian-flagged vessel to have the Belgian nationality. Only the commander of a vessel registered in Belgium must...
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      • Personal income taxes seafarers

      • Where taxable? The rules for determining which country has the authority to tax seafarers are different from those for employees working ashore. In the double tax treaties that...
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      • Withholding Tax

      • In accordance with the law of July 20, 2005 (replacing the previous law from 1999) employers of certain categories of seafarers that are employed aboard a vessel that...
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      • Social Security Seafarers

      • The social security of individuals employed on board of a vessel at sea will in principle be determined by the legislation of the flag state. In principle only...
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