Polish flag · REJA24
Polish yacht registration (REJA24) for owners from any country
From€399
Quick answers
Can a foreign owner register a yacht under the Polish flag?
- Yes. Yachts up to 24 m are entered in the Polish register REJA24; you do not need Polish citizenship or residence, and an authorised representative can file for you. A yacht under another flag must first be deleted from that register. The official fee is PLN 80.
How much does Polish yacht registration cost with us?
- €399 for yachts up to 12 m and €459 for 12–24 m – VAT, the official fee and sworn translations included. The registration card is sent to you by registered post. Free document check before you pay.
How long does Polish yacht registration take?
- We file within 3 working days after payment and the power of attorney. The registering body then issues a certificate of filing; the official certificate template says the registration document should be issued within 30 days of a complete application.
Is Polish registration enough to sail legally?
- No. The registration certificate confirms ownership and Polish nationality of the yacht. She also has to meet the Polish safety and technical requirements – a sea-going yacht over 15 m and every commercial yacht needs a safety certificate – and be sailed by a properly qualified crew. Any radio transmitter on board (VHF, AIS, EPIRB) needs a ship radio licence. A recreational yacht may not be chartered.
Does a Polish registration prove that EU VAT was paid?
- No. The registration certificate confirms ownership and Polish nationality only – not her VAT status. Keep the proof that VAT was paid (invoice or customs document) on board; customs in some countries check it.
What you get
- Registration in REJA24 at a Polish registering body and the plastic registration card – proof of ownership and of Polish nationality of the yacht.
- The certificate of filing. Once the application is complete, the registering body issues a certificate that the application was filed (Yacht Registration Act, art. 9 sec. 2). The owner may use it until the registration document is issued, and many sailors already sail on the basis of this certificate – our founder has done so himself. Important: tell your insurer and make sure your insurance is valid. The registration document should follow within 30 days of a complete application (official certificate template).
- Official fee PLN 80, sworn translations of the documents needed for the registration, and postage of the registration card to you – all included.
- Ready for the new law (UD305): when it applies, we file your first confirmation of register data free of charge (official fees: not set yet – the law is still in parliament). What changes
- A Polish address for service at our office, free for the first 12 months: letters from Polish authorities scanned and e-mailed to you with an AI translation within 1 working day (after that our service is optional – €39/year).
- Optional: the ship radio licence with MMSI and call sign, and EPIRB registration – cheaper in a package.
Before you start
For the free check, send us scans of the complete set of documents from our checklist (below) – for example proof of ownership and the deletion certificate from the previous register. We start the check – and any translations – only when the set is complete; we do not review single documents one by one. If your yacht needs anything extra, we tell you in the check, before you pay.
The official document checklist for REJA24 – every item with its legal basis, also as a PDF.
How it works
- 1
Send scans for a free check
Reply to our e-mail or upload them on your secure case page. When the set is complete, we check everything before you pay and tell you exactly what needs to change. - 2
Payment and power of attorney
Bank transfer in EUR, PLN or GBP. You sign our power of attorney (paper original or qualified e-signature). - 3
We file the application
At a Polish registering body, with the official fee. When the application is complete, you receive the certificate of filing as a PDF (art. 9 sec. 2 of the Act). Many sailors already sail on it – tell your insurer first. - 4
Registration card
Before the card is issued, the original documents are shown to the registering office – by you or by an authorised representative, so you do not have to travel to Poland for it. We arrange the details with you after the free document check. We send the card to you by registered post, postage included. - 5
Next: radio licence and EPIRB
With the registration you can apply for the Polish radio licence (MMSI) and register your EPIRB. Radio licence · EPIRB
How long it takes
Typical times. The Yacht Registration Act sets no fixed time for issuing the registration card; the official certificate template says it should be issued within 30 days of a complete application. Part of the total depends on the registering body and on your current registry.
- 1.Deletion from your current registerdepends on your current registry – start early
- 2.Free check of your documentsusually within 2 working days of receiving the complete set
- 3.Payment and power of attorneypayment: usually 1 working day (SEPA) · power of attorney with QES: same day, paper by post: usually 3–10 days in Europe
- 4.We file the applicationwithin 3 working days after payment and power of attorney
- 5.Certificate of filingissued by the registering body once it has checked that the application is complete (art. 9 sec. 2 of the Act); the owner may use it until the card is issued. Many sailors already sail on it – tell your insurer and make sure your insurance is valid
- 6.Registration cardshould be issued within 30 days of a complete application, after the original documents are shown to the registering body; we tell you the expected date when we file. Then registered post to you
Price
Polish flag registration (REJA24)
€399 up to 12 m
€459 12–24 m
Package: REJA24 + radio licence
€524 up to 12 m
€574 12–24 m
Package Complete: REJA24 + radio licence + EPIRB
€559 up to 12 m
€609 12–24 m
Order online
Registration and radio licence together (cheaper as a package)? Use the package order form.
Frequently asked questions
›Can a foreigner register a yacht under the Polish flag?
Yes. Today the Polish register (REJA24) is open regardless of the owner’s country; individuals and companies can register yachts up to 24 m. A bill in parliament (UD305) may add a pre-registration survey for yachts that are not Polish-owned and allow bans for some non-EU/EEA nationalities.
›Do I have to delete the yacht from her current register first?
Yes. A yacht registered under another flag must be deleted from that register before she can be entered in REJA24. You do this with your current registry; we tell you which proof we need. Deletion from a previous Polish register is a separate service (change in registration).
›Do I need to come to Poland?
Not for the application – we file it as your authorised representative. Before the card is issued, the original documents must be shown to the registering office (art. 6 sec. 6 of the Yacht Registration Act); this can be done by you or by an authorised representative. After the free document check we arrange with you how it will be done. Postage of the card to you is included.
›What can I do while I wait for the registration card?
Once your application is complete, the registering body issues a certificate that the application was filed (Yacht Registration Act, art. 9 sec. 2). The owner may use it until the registration document is issued, and many sailors already sail on the basis of this certificate – our founder has done so himself. Important: tell your insurer and make sure your insurance is valid. The registration document follows: the official template of the certificate says it should be issued within 30 days of a complete application. We tell you the expected date when we file and send you the document by registered post. The bill UD305 would also state expressly that the certificate does not allow sailing and is valid for at most 60 days – join the law updates list on our New law 2026 page and we will let you know when it changes.
›Is a safety certificate (survey) required?
For a recreational sea-going yacht up to 15 m the safety card (karta bezpieczeństwa) is recommended but not compulsory. It is compulsory above 15 m and for every commercial yacht, and is issued after a safety inspection.
›Does the registration expire?
Today it has no expiry date and no annual fee. The bill UD305 would add a confirmation of the register data every 5 years. We follow it and will tell you what to do.
Start with a free document check
Order online or send us scans by e-mail. You pay only when we confirm the documents are complete.