Tatters:
Bruce P. raises an important point in his post directly above.
What you are paying to ship your bike covers only the transportation - it does not cover any storage in the warehouse at all, not even the first day of storage.
My experience is that the storage fees in the bonded warehouses average around $100 a day, so, do be sure to arrange your affairs so that you can arrive at the freight warehouse immediately, the same day the bike arrives, collect the papers, then head over to Customs (who will always be in a different location) to process the entry and get the moto released to you the same day it arrives.
Have a fair-sized wad of money with you to pay the storage fee, any 'surprise' port fees, etc. I suggest about $400, just to be on the safe side, although hopefully the costs at port of arrival won't exceed $200.
Michael
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