From Vladivostok, Russian Federation to Seattle, United States - August, 2007

I shipped my moto from Zurubina to Seattle in three parts.

The first part had me and my moto on the Dong Chung Ferry from Zurubina, Russia(south of Vladivostok) and arrive in Sochko, South Korea. About $250 for the moto and about $250 for myself. The Dong Chung ferry people filled out all the shipping paperwork and helped the bike exit Russian customs. That was a HUGE relief...as Russian customs can be tough.

I lucked into a conversation with Russian insurance brokers at the port who were friendly with the Russian customs people. The Russian customs guys waived me through and told me to have the Dong Chung ferry people handle the paperwork. It was a very rainy day...

The second part of my shipment had my bike shipped( a about $300 bonded trucking) from Sochko, South Korea to Seouls Incheon Airport for crating(about $200)...done in 30 minutes...unbelievable!
The crating company filled out all the shipping paperwork and sent me to a nice cheap hotel in Seoul, while they handled the customs clearance in Seoul.

The third part of my shipment had the bike flown from Incheon airport as air cargo, to Seattle/Tacoma airport in the US. This cost about $2400 total including customs clearance in the US by Tony Shan of Apex.

There is a way of shipping by boat from Busan, SK to Long Beach, US for about $1600 but you have to wait about 3 weeks for your bike to cross the Pacific.

Hope this helps...although the shipping prices may seem expensive, everything happened as it should and I didnt have to waste time in hotels waiting for the bike to clear customs, etc. There are many other costs to shipping(delays, misc charges, etc.) aside from the actual shipping fare, that can add up when you try to use a cheap shipper...including meals, extra nights in hotels trying to sort out shipping delays, etc.

Shipping out of Russian isnt cheap or reliable anymore...which leaves Korea as the most reliable option.