From Tokyo, Japan to Bangkok, Thailand - May, 2007

**** Summary **** Note: all the customs info below assumes the case that you are the owner of the bike. I think the export information below would be identical if you were shipping from Japan to any S.E. Asian country with a reasonable developed economy (e.g. vietnam, malaysia, singapore). Similarily I think the import information would be perfectly valid when entering Thailand from any country that has good customs governance. Documentation that you will require: * Passport (preferably with visa of the country you're going to after Thailand already inside) * IDP (International driver's permit) * Vehicle registration document from your country of residence. * [A CPD (Carnet de Passage Douanes) is not technically required for Thailand, but it's very helpful.] Important documents that will be created in the process: * Waybill * Delivery Order * A temporary vehicle import document for Thailand (English-translation title: "Simplified customs declaration form (for motor car and and motor cycle temporarily imported or exported)"). Note: I took sea freight because the japanese freight companies are overcharging the kilogram-per-air-kilometre rate at a ratio of 2 or more. E.g. USD 5,000 to air freight from Tokyo to Bangkok. (A economy ticket is typically USD 600 on that route.) *** Japan-side processing **** Nippon Express offer a cheap service to ship bikes in surplus container space to several S.E. Asian destination such as Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore. To make a booking contact the office below, which is five minutes walk from the Ohsaki station on the central Yamanote loop train line in Tokyo. (N.B. the office moved from a nearby address recently, i.e. not exactly the same address you might see in earlier posts). Nippon Express Co. Ltd, Tokyo International Transport Branch (N.B. really this mean the surface freight division) Estage Osaki Bldg, 2F, Osaki 3-5-2 Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-0032 (GPS Co-ords: 35