Grosse Deed & Ship Ownership Transfer Services

Who Needs Grosse Deed & Ownership Transfer?

• Owners of ships of GT 7 or more with a tonnage certificate registering for the first time, whether newly built or formerly foreign-flagged.
• Buyers of second-hand ships, who must file the transfer within 3 months of acquiring ownership.
• Recipients of a gifted ship, heirs, or auction buyers who need the ship recorded in their name.
• Companies transferring ships between entities, or individuals moving a ship into their own company.
• Owners whose grosse deed has been lost or damaged and who need a replacement deed.

Grosse Deed & Ownership Transfer Requirements

• First registration: a valid tonnage certificate (Surat Ukur) and a ship safety inspection report from a Ship Safety Inspector
• First registration: original proof of ownership, such as the building contract, delivery protocol, builder’s certificate and proof of full payment for a newly built ship, or a notarial deed of sale; for a ship previously registered abroad, a legalised bill of sale and a protocol of delivery and acceptance
• Owner identity and tax number (NPWP): ID card for individuals, or the approved deed of establishment with amendments for companies
• Formerly foreign-flagged ships: the original deletion certificate from the previous flag state
• Fishing vessels: a recommendation from the ministry responsible for fisheries
• Ownership transfer: the original latest registration or ownership-transfer grosse deed, plus the tonnage certificate
• Ownership transfer: proof of transfer, such as a notarial deed of sale or deed of gift, a deed of contribution in kind (inbreng), an inheritance ruling or court decision, or auction minutes
• Ownership transfer: the new owner’s identity and NPWP, and a power of attorney if represented
• Copies of the tonnage certificate and current nationality certificate to cross-check the ship’s data

Grosse Deed & Ownership Transfer Costs: PNBP and Service Fees

The cost has two separate parts. The PNBP (non-tax state revenue) for the deed and grosse deed is paid to the state treasury at the official Ministry of Transportation rates. The Nautinix service fee covers the status check, SPKE filing, coordination with the Registrar and support until issuance. It depends on the application type (first registration or transfer), any earlier transfers never recorded, mortgage status, the place of registration, how complete the ownership evidence is and your timeline. We quote both after reviewing the documents.

Common Reasons Applications Are Rejected or Delayed

• The transfer is filed at the wrong registry, although it must be recorded where the ship was originally registered.
• The original latest grosse deed is unavailable, for example still held by the seller or another party.
• The seller named in the deed of sale is not the recorded owner, because an earlier sale was never transferred.
• Ship data on the grosse deed, tonnage certificate and transfer evidence do not match.
• The master register still shows a mortgage, other security or a seizure on the ship, although PM 39 of 2017 only allows a transfer deed for a ship free of these.
• A formerly foreign-flagged ship lacks a deletion certificate, or the owner is not an Indonesian citizen or Indonesian legal entity.