Shipments done by Travellers

The guy in the reception very helpful. You check in the bike and then the custom.Did all the paperwork by myself, carnet, customs...... took a little bit of time but no problem
Drove the bike to the airport, they put it on a pallet
Flight 2 days late.
Takes some times at Ams. airport due to the custom is 4 km away

It took me 1 day to process all the paper at Yaounde because it's Africa time so 1 day to drop the bike then keep tracking of the bike because make a stop in Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia so had to call the airline to force them to put the bike on the plane so 1 day delay. At custom in Johannesburg i was force to take an agent (80$ US) to get a free release. At cargo bay a 30$ US for unloading the bike. The bike was intact so no damage except the sticker hard to remove.

All shipping except for Anchorage is done via container and they have been running since 2010. All the customs paperwork is completed by them and you just turn up and your bike and all your gear is waiting for you.

They ship your bike and all your gear so you can fly there and back with only hand luggage. Price shown is one way and there are no hidden costs.

They do organised tours to the USA and South America using customers own bikes and always have space in the containers and will ship either one way or return.

Sensibly priced and a great option if you don't want the hassle of doing your own customs. They will also give you great routes to ride if you want to do your own thing. 

Gonnie and Mongolian Express were professional, experienced, and very kind. Shipping to a landlocked state is very difficult, and required a mix of ship and railway. There were delays and difficulty at the Chinese border, but Gonnie was always calm and helped us every step of the way. I'd recommend him for anything. The cost was for shipping THREE KLR650s, we drove them down to the Long Beach port, and then got them out of the container in Ulanbaatar. No crating needed.

I had to completely drain all oil and fuel and other fluids from the bike, disconnect the battery and provide a full itemised inventory with photos of everything being shipped with the bike. I chose not to ship any dangerous goods to simplify the process, but I could have if necessary but there would have been more paperwork at the Brisbane end and more charges.

I dropped off the bike to Australian Packers & Craters in Brisbane (www.auscrate.com.au). They were the cheapest (just under $600) I found to manufacture the crate and they do motorcycle crates frequently, they had 3 or 4 bikes in their workshop when I dropped mine off so they're doing them every week. They manufactured it in 3 days, then the agent arranged for a truck to pick it up so I didn't have to go back and see it. AusCrate emailed me some photos of the bike inside the crate, they also weighed it and gave me the final dimensions, can't recommend them highly enough.

When I entered Canada at Vancouver International Airport I declared that I had unaccompanied goods, presented my paperwork, no problems.

The ship arrived on the ETA date which was good (7 weeks from when I left it in Brisbane) but it took 5 business days to actually get the bike after it was unloaded. It took 3 days to get from the unloading port to the forwarding yard. Once in the forwarding yard I was able to present to the Canadian Border Services Agency at their office near Downtown with all my documents. I cleared Customs then and there, no visual inspection required. I simply imported the bike and my personal effects as a 'Temporary Vehicle Import' and didn't need to pay any fees or deposit. Then I had to wait another day for a flatbed truck with a crane to deliver it to my Vancouver address because the forwarding yard didn't want me to dismantle the crate on site. This was about $320CAD (included in destination charges), but there wasn't really any other options.

Overall would recommend Customs & Forwarding Services, the price was good, the process was fairly easy once it was explained to me but very frustrating waiting for it at the destination end when all you want to do is hit the road!

Any questions I'd be happy to answer them; ryan...@outlook.com