Ship registration fees and charges

Part A of the New Zealand ship register

Registration type	FIxed fee
Initial registry - new build ship exceeding 24m	$2,450
Initial registry - new build ship not exceeding 24m	$1,715
Initial registry/re-registry - existing ship exceeding 24m	$2,940
Initial registry/re-registry - existing ship not exceeding 24m	$2,205
Initial registry - demise charter ship	$3,340
Provisional certificate of registry	$490
Exemption from Part A registration (s6(3) of Act)	$1,470
Temporary pass	$245
Transfer of ship or shares in a ship	$613
Transmission of ship or share in a ship by operation of law	$613
Replacement certificate of registry	$245
Caveat	$980
Change of ship’s name or port of registry	$245
Change of ship’s name and port of registry	$368
Alterations to ship	$613
Appointment/change of representative person	$245
Change of name or nationality of owner, mortgagee, charterer, representative person	$490
Endorsement of master’s details on certificate of registry	$245
Registration of mortgage	$490
Alteration of terms of mortgage by endorsement	$368
Variation of priority of mortgages	$368
Transfer of mortgage	$368
Transmission of mortgage by operation of law	$368
Discharge of mortgage	$245
Certified transcript of registry	$245
Certified copy of document	$245
Computer print-out of registry details	$245
Inspection of the register	$245
Copy of list of ships over 100 gross tons or 24 metres in length	$245

Registration type	Fixed fee
Initial registration	$368
Provisional certificate of registration	$368
Renewal of registration (within 6 months before expiry)	$245
Re-registration (within 6 months after expiry)	$245
Replacement certificate of registration	$245
Change of ship’s name	$245
Change of registered owner’s name	$368
Certified transcript of registration	$245
Certified copy of document	$245
Computer print-out of registration details	$245
Inspection of the register	$245

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