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Originally Posted by Swirl
re: Changing or upgrading the bike en route effectively makes it an import, so that's tricky and not the point of a carnet. I would have to bring the bike home. That's so boring. I was considering taking a smaller, less valuable bike so as to not worry if I needed to change it en route or if it got stolen or broken.
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Upgrades/modifications/repairs will not make the bike an import - as long as the papers don't change. As you say, a carnet is meant to allow temporary use, although this could be a long time. The only limit is that you cannot use a carnet if you become a resident (which I understand is not your situation).
Yes - you are supposed to return the bike to its home country - if you don;t, you lose the "deposit". In some cases this is not a major deal (if we travel in South America for example, the deposit is not much).
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Originally Posted by Swirl
re: I suppose without a carnet and just using TIPs, I could find a destination country where I could import it without too much fuss and duty and sell it there rather than send it home or ride it home. E.g. Morocco then south on TIPS then South Africa as a normal import and sell there. But this TIPS only option means I would not be able to leave the bike in storage for longer periods en route as I had hoped.
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Yes, without getting into whether this is appropriate behaviour (since the TIP is also predicated on taking the bike out of the country again) people do this, however you have to make sure that the TIP is not tied to your passport or you will run into problems when you try to leave the country (the Brazil situation). There is a well-established trade in imported Japanese vehicles (and bikes?) in Tanzania so I'm guessing that you could find a way to sell there. Selling a foreign bike in Kenya is difficult if not impossible. Once again, you need to look at each country to make a decision.
Last edited by Grant Johnson; 14 Dec 2020 at 23:09.
Reason: fixed quote - try using the multi-quote feature :)
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