The annual fee has changed as of February 27th, 2025, which is relevant for categories and tariffs.
We refer to Lov om ændring af lov om sikkerhed til søs, lov om skibes besætning og søloven § 3 which refer to The Merchant Shipping Act §§15a & 15b
The annual fee is dependent on the ship's gross tonnage. It is one of the following:
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For ships with a gross tonnage of less than 30 must be paid
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DKK 1.025 per year
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For ships with a gross tonnage of between 30 and 500 must be paid
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DKK 3.075 per year
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For ships with a gross tonnage of 500 or more must be paid
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DKK 9.225 per year
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The fee period is 12 months starting from 1st of March to and including the last day of February. Ships registered no later than the last day of February are liable for the fee for the entire coming period.
Registration of new ships later in the year in the Danish Ship Register will receive an invoice with the amount of the remaining months.
The deadline for paying the fee is 30 days after the invoice has been issued. The payment deadline is stated on the individual invoice.
Please note that if the fee is not paid, a reminder will be issued with a fee.
The fee is set annually. If the fee is not paid before the deadline for the reminder, it will be sent to the Danish Debt Collection Agency.
The invoice is sent to the registered owner in one of the following ways:
- Digital Post – only for individuals domiciled in Denmark
- For those who are exempt from Digital Post, it is sent physically
- For ships registered with a non-Danish owner, the invoice is sent to the person who fulfils the contact or establishment condition.
- The obligation to pay for bareboat-registered ships rests with the bareboat charterer registered in the Danish register, and the invoice is sent to the charterer.
- The invoice may be made by e-mail by agreement between the registered owner and the Ship Register if:
- it is agreed before 1st of March
- the registered owner does not have e-Boks
- explicit consent has been given
Payment
Payment must be made to the Danish Maritime Authority's account number, 0216 4069031668, and please state the customer number (found on the invoice and reminder) when transferring.
If the amount is transferred from abroad, the following information must be used:
SWIFT: DABADKKK
IBAN: DK8702164069031668 (should read DK 87 0216 4069031668)
*DK = country code
*87 = check number
*0216 = reg. no.
*4069031668 = account number
Please state the customer number (found on the invoice and reminder) when transferring.
Sales during the fee period
If you sell, or otherwise transfer your ship during a fee period, and the ship remains registered, the obligation to pay the annual fee will be transferred to the new registered owner in the coming fee period.
The person who is registered as the owner of the ship as of March 1st is the person who is obliged by law to pay the fee for the entire period.
However, the current and new owner may mutually agree to share the cost, but the obligation rests with the registered owner as of March 1st pursuant to the law.
If the ship is deleted from the Ship Register, the amount will automatically be refunded to Nem-konto. If you want a refund to another account, an email must be sent to afgift@dma.dk with the customer number and account information.
If you have received a reminder fee without paying this, it will be deducted from the refund.
Note - All owners of ships are obliged to report changes in the information about the ship and owner that has been reported to the Danish Ship Register within 30 days. It can be done here
Deletion of a ship
Ships in which mortgage or other liabilities have been registered can only be deleted from the Ship Register when the liens have been deleted.
If the deletion of a ship is based on the mortification of one or more mortgages, you can report the mortification case to the Ship Register.
In the time that elapses between the notification of the mortification case to the Ship Register and the mortification judgment is final, no annual fee is charged and the fee obligation ceases.
This means that you will not incur any additional costs during the court's processing time.
If the ship is wrecked, scrapped or similar, the fee liability ceases when it has been registered with the Ship Register and the ship can be deleted.
Ships not subjected to pay an annual fee
- Ships domiciled in Greenland whose owner is domiciled in Greenland.
- Ships that are bareboat-out registered to a foreign registry.
- Ships that are worthy of preservation and appear on the Ship Preservation Foundation's list
You can check the information we have about your ship and you here