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Buy boat vignettes, tolls and fees from official shops
Taking your boat abroad often means paying before you go: a vignette for the boat on the canals, tourist tax for the crew, a levy to the tax authority and, on the way there, motorway tolls for car and trailer. This page shows, country by country, where to buy each vignette and fee directly from the authority or operator.
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Addresses checked on: 8 Nov 2026
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On the water: vignettes and canal tickets
These charges are paid for the boat itself, for canals, harbours or cruising a country's coastal waters.
France
Vignette for the French canals
On the inland waterways run by VNF, boats of 5 m or longer, or with an engine of 9.9 hp (7.29 kW) or more, need a vignette. It covers one day, seven days, 30 days or a year and is bought online; the shop shows the current price.
Where to buy: Voies navigables de France (VNF), shop at vignettes-plaisance.vnf.fr
Source: Voies navigables de France: FAQ private Freizeitschifffahrt
Croatia
Croatian safety of navigation vignette
The safety of navigation fee covers the whole calendar year, however long you stay. You can pay online in the ministry's eNautika portal, but only for boats already registered there; the first time, you go to the harbour master's office.
Where to buy: Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, eNautika portal, or harbour master
Source: Kroatische Zentrale für Tourismus (HTZ): Information for boaters
Netherlands
Amsterdam transit vignette
To cruise through Amsterdam or Weesp you buy the transit vignette: EUR 45, valid for three calendar years. Mooring costs an extra EUR 18 for 6 hours or EUR 34 for 24 hours. In Amsterdam the boat must be under 10 m. Delivery by post takes up to two weeks, so order early or collect it from a pick-up point.
Where to buy: City of Amsterdam, online application with a photo of the boat and proof of purchase
Source: Gemeente Amsterdam: Apply for a vignette for boating and mooring
Sweden
Göta Canal ticket
You book the canal ticket with the canal company; it includes five nights in each guest harbour along the route. Tickets for the 2027 season go on sale from late November 2026.
Where to buy: AB Göta kanalbolag, booking at bokning.gotakanal.se
Source: AB Göta kanalbolag: Göta kanal
Montenegro
Montenegro vignette
The vignette depends on boat type and length and must be displayed. We found no official way to buy it online; you get it from the harbour master at your port of entry after clearing in.
Where to buy: Harbour master (Lučka kapetanija) at the port of entry
Not officially sold online, only on site.
Source: Montenegro: Jachtgesetz (Zakon o jahtama), Wiedergabe in FAOLEX
On the road: vignettes for car and trailer
Towing to your cruising ground: these countries require a motorway vignette. Elsewhere you pay tolls by distance at the booth, so there is nothing to buy in advance.
Austria
Austrian motorway vignette
Only the towing vehicle up to 3.5 t needs the vignette, the boat trailer does not. Bought online, the 1-day and 10-day vignettes can start at once, while the 2-month and annual vignettes only become valid from the 18th day after purchase because of consumer law. If you leave soon, buy early or at a sales point.
Where to buy: ASFINAG, shop at shop.asfinag.at
Source: ASFINAG: Vignette
Switzerland
Swiss e-vignette
In Switzerland the trailer needs a vignette too. It costs CHF 40 and runs from 1 December of the previous year to 31 January of the following year. The e-vignette is tied to a number plate; enter the trailer's plate if it has to be registered separately.
Where to buy: Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS), Via portal via.admin.ch
Slovenia
Slovenian e-vignette
Only the towing vehicle up to 3,500 kg needs the e-vignette, the trailer needs none. Class 2A applies up to 1.30 m height above the first axle, 2B above that, with or without a trailer.
Where to buy: Motorway company DARS, shop at evinjeta.dars.si
Boat fees, tourist tax and taxes
Tourist tax and taxes are paid online to the country's tourist board or tax authority, often before you first set sail.
Croatia
Tourist tax for boaters in Croatia
If your boat is over 7 m long and has berths, you pay tourist tax for yourself and everyone on board, either as a flat rate by boat length or per person and night. You pay before setting sail in the tourist board's portal and keep the receipt on board.
Where to buy: Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ), portal nautika.evisitor.hr
Source: Kroatische Zentrale für Tourismus (HTZ): Information for boaters
Greece
TEPAI for leisure boats in Greece
Leisure boats over 7 m in Greek waters pay the TEPAI levy, private or commercial and whatever the flag. You pay online with the tax authority, at the latest on the day you enter and then before each further month.
Where to buy: Greek tax authority AADE, eTEPAI application
Spain
Spanish registration tax for boats over 8 m
Leisure boats over 8 m pay a special tax of 12 percent on first registration in Spain, 11 percent in the Canary Islands. It can also apply to a foreign boat used in Spain, above all if you live there. The return is filed online only, on form Modelo 576 with the tax authority; a tax adviser is the safest route.
Where to buy: Spanish tax agency (Agencia Tributaria), Modelo 576
Source: Agencia Tributaria: Modelo 576, Impuesto Especial sobre Determinados…
Before you leave
Prices usually change at the turn of the year, and the shops always show the current one. Keep the receipt for any vignette or fee on board or in the car.
Speed limits, distance tolls and bridges along the way are in the boat trailer route planner. Which papers belong on board is in the boat papers checklist.
