Shipping bike from Chile to Auckland,NZ.can a friend collect my bike by arrival?

[cowgirl]

Hi everyone out there,i`m planning on shipping my bike(xt600 registerd in the Netherlands)from Chile to New Zealand end of march 2012.preferably
i would fly home to the Netherlands for a few month and catch up with the bike later in 2012.A kiwi friend of mine offerd to collect my bike at the airport or habour.Here comes the question:is this possible at all?Can i send my bike and than authorize someone else to pick it up?Anyone heard about this befor?What about the carnet?I understand i need one for New Zealand?Will this only complicate things?happy with any info on this issue,thanks,Cowgirl

[clintnz]

Hi, there should be no problem with someone else collecting the bike, just make sure they have all the details & list them as the 'notify party', It may be easier for your friend if you use a freight forwarder/customs broker to get the bike out of jail though. The bike will need a quarantine inspection (get it really really clean) & customs clearance to get off the wharf. You can either have a carnet or pay a 15% deposit & get a temporary import cert - see the NZ customs website.

Getting it road legal can be done after you arrive - you need a temporay vehicle licence & a warrant of fitness safety inspection, see the LTNZ website.

Keep us posted on your travels when you arrive

Cheers
Clint