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Question Japan - USA (California) shipping by air
I'm trying to help two buddies with shipping their bikes from Japan (Tokyo) to Los Angeles. They will be arriving to Japan from Russia towards the end of August, and are looking to continue towards the U.S. around September 1 or 2. Does anyone have a recommendation as to which shipper to use? I tried calling freight forwarders here in the U.S. but I'm not having much luck. Any ideas? It's a RTW trip and the guys will be on a tight schedule (trying to circle the globe in 60 days) and I'm trying to save them some time by at least getting the shipping organized for them if possible. Thank you!

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Contact Korean Air Cargo...that's their neck of the woods. Or Korean freight forwarders in LA/San Fran/Seattle.

Why not go from Zurubina(South of Vladivostok) to South Korea? Are they trying to ride through Japan?
That might take longer than going through Korea considering the formalities et al.
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I don't think they care if it's Japan or South Korea... They told me Japan, so I've been researching transport from there. For them time is of the essence (and so is the cash), so the fastest/easiest/cheapest option would probably be better. I'll double-check with them if it has to be Japan and I'll post here when I get an answer.
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I don't think they care if it's Japan or South Korea... They told me Japan, so I've been researching transport from there. For them time is of the essence (and so is the cash), so the fastest/easiest/cheapest option would probably be better. I'll double-check with them if it has to be Japan and I'll post here when I get an answer.
Fastest/cheapest?/most reliable option would be South Korea...check the shipping section of the HUBB for information and contacts from my shipment...

You don't want to end up like these guys in Vladivostok...2-3 weeks time to transit...and they were fully sponsored...and I wasn't...I made it to the US in 1 week..but I took my time...

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Contacts may not be current, though. I haven't helped anyone ship in a while.
Crating can actually be your biggest cost in Japan. Labor prices are high unless you do it yourself which may take time getting materials etc. and be a problem if trying to work on a tight schedule.
Note that a carnet is required for Japan.

AIR SEA EXPRESS
3-7-6 Kyobashi Chuo-Ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81-3 3538 6660
Mr. Izuru Takahashi
izuru_takahashi <[AATT]> asej <[DDOTT]> co <[DDOTT]> jp


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Welcome to NIPPON EXPRESS
Osaki CN Building
5-10-10 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81-3 5434 0287 (Tokyo)
fax: +81-3 5434 0295
Air cargo: Japan.Air<[AATT]> air <[DDOTT]> nittsu <[DDOTT]> co <[DDOTT]> jp
Sea cargo: Japan.Ocean<[AATT]> ocnis <[DDOTT]> nittsu <[DDOTT]> co <[DDOTT]> jp
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Fastest/cheapest?/most reliable option would be South Korea...check the shipping section of the HUBB for information and contacts from my shipment...

You don't want to end up like these guys in Vladivostok...2-3 weeks time to transit...and they were fully sponsored...and I wasn't...I made it to the US in 1 week..but I took my time...

HTH
Thank you Eddie!

It has to be Japan, not Korea, after all.

Yeah, I know shipping can be a hassle... Last year a group of friends from Serbia did a round-the-world jaunt, and were delayed two weeks trying to get the bikes from Korea to L.A. (here's my thread about them on ADVRider: Serbian World Team Tours the World: True Badasses - ADVrider ). The cost for three bikes was staggering. Almost could've bought three used bikes here in the U.S.

That's why I'm trying to help these two guys from Croatia avoid those problems if possible. I did a search in the shipping section, but there's nothing coming up for Japan-USA, or I'm doing something wrong... That's OK, I'll try the two companies Chris suggested.

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Contacts may not be current, though. I haven't helped anyone ship in a while.
Crating can actually be your biggest cost in Japan. Labor prices are high unless you do it yourself which may take time getting materials etc. and be a problem if trying to work on a tight schedule.
Note that a carnet is required for Japan.

AIR SEA EXPRESS
3-7-6 Kyobashi Chuo-Ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81-3 3538 6660
Mr. Izuru Takahashi
izuru_takahashi <[AATT]> asej <[DDOTT]> co <[DDOTT]> jp


Nippon Express
Welcome to NIPPON EXPRESS
Osaki CN Building
5-10-10 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Tel: +81-3 5434 0287 (Tokyo)
fax: +81-3 5434 0295
Air cargo: Japan.Air<[AATT]> air <[DDOTT]> nittsu <[DDOTT]> co <[DDOTT]> jp
Sea cargo: Japan.Ocean<[AATT]> ocnis <[DDOTT]> nittsu <[DDOTT]> co <[DDOTT]> jp
Thank you Chris! I will contact these two companies on Monday and see if they can help me. I also got an idea to contact the BMW dealership in Tokyo and see if we can get two free crates (I figure they probably throw them away anyway).

The guys will be carrying carnets, so that's no problem.

I'll post here about my progress.
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A quick update... So far the most professional and prompt person I spoke to was the following gentleman:

Mr. Izuru Takahashi
Air Sea Express Limited
3-7-4, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo 104-0031
Telephone: +81 3 3538 6660
Facsimile : +81 3 3538 6661
e-mail: izuru_takahashi<[AATT]>asej<[DDOTT]>co<[DDOTT]>jp

He got back to me with two(!) quotes very quickly, and answered my questions even quicker. It looks like we'll be shipping through him. Once the shipment is complete I'll post more details here about how it went.
Thank you Chris!!!!! This is the person you recommended!
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