Allowed to leave bike in Turkiye or Georgia for two weeks and fly out?
 

Hello HUBB-ers!

After following the HUBB for a long time, now it's time to create an account and ask my first question.

My name is Mark, 42 years old, from the Netherlands and currently living my dream. Quit my job and left my house, and on (and off) the road for three months now on my AJP PR7. Been in Morocco (had a blast!) and now on my way to Turkiye, Georgia and possibly Armenia.

This brings me to my question. There is a possibility that I have to leave my bike, fly out and return in two weeks. I haven't been able to find information about if leaving a bike in Turkiye or Georgia is allowed, since it's temporarily imported..

- Does anyone know if this is allowed?
- Where could I find more information?
- Who could I contact for further information?

Thanks in advance, cheers!
Mark

Searching on this forum and on Caravanistan forum you should find answers to your questions.

AFAIK:
Turkey: you can, but you should leave the bike at a customs warehouse
Georgia: you can, up to three months

Enjoy your trip!

You definitely can in Georgia - I did it for 3 weeks last summer. Turkey I’m not so sure about.


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In turkey you're supposed to take bike to expensive customs impound lot before leaving the country. Most people don’t and that get fined though the fines are small.

In Georgia limit on time bike can be in the country is 90 days IIRC, so if it is more, you would need to go out to reset the counter. Alternatively you can turn in your license plate, title, and registration to customs and have temporary georgian registration/plate issued and this would let your bike stay for 3 years.

The downside you won't be able to enter Turkey on georgian plate (turkey requires registration country and passport match) and most likely russian customs will deny entry to russia. There isn't any law on this but I had seen 2 people having TIP denied and them turned back on georgian border.

In Armenia you can do full year for 1 vehicle and many travelers store their bikes/vehicles with 3Gs camping about 40min outside of Yerevan.

Beside Armenia, 1 year/1 vehicle rule is applicable to other countries in Customs Union: Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus. You need to indicate that bike will be stored for 1 year (default is 90 days) and the counter sets when you enter the Customs Union zone, so it doesn't reset when you say cross border between Russia and Kazakhstan or Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

Thank you very much for your replies and useful information and advices. Georgia seems to be the most convenient, or even Armenia if I would go there.

Cheers!

Short term parking in Georgia is very possible without a problem. Immigration allows you 1 year and customs your bike 3 months.

Armenia allows a 1 year temporary import permit.

I parked my bike for 7 months at Camping 3GS in Armenia from end October last year to end May this year, just east of Yerevan. Only 300km from Tbilisi. Sandra is super helpful.

Chris OHare at jughaani.com offers parking in Georgia, only 120km from Tbilisi. He and Gabe are lovely people.