South America shipping and border help
Hi All, first poster here! With a few friends we are hoping to take a Defender 110 across South America over a period of 3 months. Outline plan at the moment is to ship from the UK to Sao Paulo, drive down through Argentina, up through Bolivia into Peru and ship out to the UK through Lima. We might carry on up into Ecuador but not certain at the moment.
We're still doing our research and deciding if we can afford this. The thing I'm finding hardest to pin down is the TOTAL, all in costs of transporting the vehicle, crossing borders and driving in South America. It's really hard to know if you've captured all the costs and planned for all the documents we'll need.
So far, in approximate order, I'm anticipating:
International vehicle insurance £1450
Carnes £3000
Shipping £2000?
Sao Paulo port fees £?
Sao Paulo customs fees £?
Brazil 3rd party insurance £50
Argentina 3rd party insurance £50
Bolivia 3rd party insurance £50
Peru 3rd party insurance £50
Shipping to UK £2000
International driving licenses
Did I miss anything? Can anybody help me put numbers against these costs?
Can anybody recommend an expert we could enlist to guide us through this? I'd sooner pay a few hundred to know everything is in order than get slapped with fines down route.
We've heard some reports that shipping into Brazil is really hard - Anybody have experience?
Thanks in advance for any responses.
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