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colsan1
23rd January 2011, 12:42
Anyone got an idea of what it costs to ship a bike to OZ ?

slowpoke
23rd January 2011, 13:59
The search function is your friend..........

xgnr
23rd January 2011, 16:40
Anyone got an idea of what it costs to ship a bike to OZ ?

Hi

Rough budget numbers allow $2,000 by Air, by sea allow $1,000 or so. You may have to build buy a crate. Must have for sea, may use by air depends who you believe regarding the risk of your bike being damaged by not being in a crate.

You will need a Carnet if bringing it back - allow $400.

Cheers
Stu

Hillbilly110
23rd January 2011, 17:42
Yeah Mate, It costs just under $400 for a carnet plus you gotta deposit a carnet bond of 15% of bike value. ( contact Alan Chesterman, AA Auckland).
Shipping cost is not much...about 500 one way...most of the rest of the cost is port fees, customs and MAF inspections. Depends on the weather and the mood of the customs men... we sent 4 bikes in 1 container and got 4 different prices ??? PM me for more info.. taking bikes back to Oz in July if you want to tag along..Cheers

popelli
24th January 2011, 07:33
if you are shipping bike to oz for keeps check out the import duty implications

and then think again - its a no brainer & its not worth doing it, it is that expensive

White trash
24th January 2011, 07:53
Email Brandon Hope at UTI Wellington bhope@go2uti.com , he's done heaps of trans-taz stuff, is a thoroughly likeable chap and a motorcyclist also.

Rosie
24th January 2011, 08:36
We shipped our bikes to oz and back in 2009 (air freight over, sea freight back), and it was about $2000 per bike all up (including all the fees, paperwork, insurance etc).

xgnr
5th February 2011, 21:39
We shipped our bikes to oz and back in 2009 (air freight over, sea freight back), and it was about $2000 per bike all up (including all the fees, paperwork, insurance etc).

Cool... can you give us some details on who you used?

Thanks Stu

Rosie
7th February 2011, 07:15
Cool... can you give us some details on who you used?

Thanks Stu

We used Go Logistics. PM Clint640 if you want more details, he organised the shipping, so knows more about it than I do.