[New] Ships in "Pura Vida Land”

by Brians Salazar & Iván Granados

b) Verification of the payment of the fee established in section 33 of Law 8000, "Creation of the National Coast Guard Service": Applies to all boats and ships, except for "artisanal fishing," when the length is less than 10.67 meters. The fee is established based on the size of the vessel and ranges from 10% (46,200 colones) to 15% (69,300 colones) of the basic salary of an office worker, currently 462,200.00 colones. This amount adjusts yearly.

c) Stamps for registration. Proof of the tax department indicating the fiscal value ("value stamp") for recreational class boats, sport fishing, and jet skis. As for the other types of ships, that proof is not necessary; the calculation of stamps is based on the tax estimate made by the interested party.

Technical inspection form

This is carried out by the authorized inspectors of the Maritime Transportation Department of the MOPT (Section 65 RORPPM).

Tourist activities

Owners of boats dedicated to tourist activities must provide a copy, certified by a notary public or the Costa Rican Tourism Institute, of the tourist contract and proof that the company and the boat are declared of tourist interest (Law on Incentives for Tourism Development No. 6990).

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