Traveling abroad does not necessarily mean that you need to give up your motorcycle. Many people when shifting to another company decide to sell their motor vehicles because they think that shipping motorcycles overseas is an impossible task. It is not that difficult unless you know the right thing to do. Although the rules as well as process for shipping motorcycles overseas would differ depending on the country to which the bike will be exported but there are some basic procedures that are common in all most of the countries.
Let's take a look at these procedures for shipping motorcycles overseas:
*** The very first thing you need to ensure is that your bike is clean and fuel tank is less than 8th of the tank.
*** Though a bike can be shipped through a container too but if it is being crated then you need to disconnect the battery, drain the fuel and go for similar other requirements.
***If you are going for the option of crating the bike yourself then you must get the crate building material that is allowed by the country where the bike is to be shipped. It is better to get a steel crate or one made from the ISPM-15 treated timber.
*** If you are going on some tour for a short while still shipping motorcycles overseas will not be a problem. It is better that you get a Carnet for this purpose. It is a customs document which lets the user take certain goods into a country for a short period of time (usually temporary basis) which lets you avoid paying taxes as well as import duties. If they stay for the period of one year or less than getting a Carnet would be useful.
Being the owner of the bike, you need to be cautious during the process of shipping motorcycles overseas too. It is suggested to photograph everything before the bike is placed inside the crate. Even when the crate is ready to be shipped, photograph again.
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