Hallo everyone,
Have shipped with Green Freight two weeks ago from Auckland to Brisbane, here's my experience with them:
The quot I was given wasn't right- so i ended up paying 300$ more than I was quoted.
The bike wasn't flown on the same day Ive dropped it as agreed, so I had a two weeks wait in expensive OZ, compliments of Green Fright, and the bike was just delayed and delayed, till I got it today.
If I had to ship it again I'll:
Ship by myself with Qantas Cargo from Auckland. They will deal with anyone, so an agent is not compulsory in this case. Qantas are located just opposite GF, give them a call.
Pack the bike on a Small home made crate, or get one from the helpfull BMW dealers in town. Get an agent at the airport (Qantas will point you in the right direction) to do the GD declaration, and you're all good to go.
Should cut cost by half I recon. Customs can be done alone as well, all easy and friendly.
Make sure they have BOOKING for your fright, so you don't end up waiting in very expensive OZ without the bike, and transport to/from the airports are not cheap..
Customs and inspection in Brisbane took 4 hours in total- just stamp the carnet, get the bike inspected (clean it well before you ship it over, including the tent, etc) in 10 Minutes, and cost at Brisbane airport is about 170 Aussie $.
Hope this helps,
Adam
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