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nomad 25 Jan 2002 03:28

Motorcycle registration
 
I am shipping a motorcycle from Auckland to Buenos Aires late Feb/early March '02 for a round Sth America trip. In New Zealand we must register our bikes for either 6 or 12 months at a time. For winter months/storage etc, this registration can be put on hold (you retain the numberplate,ownership papers etc). My question is; will my bike need to have current NZ registration for importation into Argentina or would they not notice or even care about the lack of a NZ registration sticker? Appreciate any help on this.
Nomad

Susan Johnson 25 Jan 2002 04:15

Hi Nomad

Although Argentina and other South American countries will not care about the lack of a registration STICKER, but if the registration DOCUMENT you are carrying has an expiry date on it which is past, you will have difficulties at borders. And if you have a carnet, your vehicle registration needs to be valid for the period of the carnet.

A carnet is not absolutely necessary for South America, but will make the process much smoother at borders, and may save some customs fees as well. If your trip involves other countries (Asia, Africa), which require a carnet, you should have it validated for South America as well. If you're only doing South and North America, probably not worth it since Central and North America don't require it. Worth checking at your local auto association as to costs.

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nomad 26 Jan 2002 03:24

Cheers
Am pretty sure expiry dates are not listed on any other papers but will make double sure of this!

Thanks


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