Home From Bangkok, Thailand to Dhaka, Bangladesh - February, 2008

From Bangkok, Thailand to Dhaka, Bangladesh - February, 2008

Submitted by Chris Cowper
Route
Shipment From: 
Bangkok, Thailand
Shipment To: 
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Shipper details
Contact person name: 
Joy
Company name: 
Sita Air Cargo
Contact details: 

212 Chalermket 1 Rd
Near car parking
Suan Mali
Bangkok 10100

Travellers Impressions of the shipper
Recommended?: 
Yes
Rating: 
5/5 - Excellent
Information about this Shipment
Shipping Method: 
Air
Shipping date: 
February, 2008
Cost Paid at Start (US $): 
$1,300
Comments: 

The office is a little hard to find, although it is close to the Khao San Road area. Catch a Taxi the first time, but make sure he knows the way before you get in. It took about 5 days for Joy to get the Customs paper work through. The Box man came and measured the bike and turned up next day with the crate. He, I and the Sita staff packed it up on the footpath outside their office and i walked away and left it to them. The bike weighed about 265kg, the cubic weight turned out to be 500kg, costing $1,100 and the box cost $180. The bike and I flew on the same Bangladesh Biman flight, $260 for my ticket.

Dhaka was chaos, so I hired a Customs Agent, Mr M.A. Zinnah from ASL Cargo International, phone:01715 175276 or 8951 1200. The process in Dhaka took about two and a half days. I gave up counting after we had been to 28 different offices. Most of the time was taken up with me educating Zinnah about a Carnet and him educating the Bangladehi Customs Service about Carnets. Once this was acheived things went smoothly. Zinnah suggested we hire a small truck to take the crated bike some where quite to uncrate it. Very good advice, gratefully accepted.


 

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