Bike storage in Chile / Argentina

Hello
I am new here and have a question regarding bike storage for some months in Chile or Argentina. In this thread I found two principal possibilities but I am not sure that I really got the point.
- TaosTraveller wrote 2016 that with the help of the extension form T.I.T.V. it is possible to leave the bike for some months while being not in Chile. Is this (still) working and can the motorbike be stored anywhere or must it be stored in a bonded warehouse (idea about price and address)? Is the help of a customs agent neccessary or recommended?
- Temporary import of vehicles in Argentina is permitted for up to eight months. This also says the website of the Argentinian embassy in Germany. But it is not really clear to me a) whether I can leave the country in between without the bike, and b) the eight months period starts again with each entrance into Argentina. Or what else is the counting.

Maybe someone can tell me whether one or both possibilities are really working and which of them might be easier to handle.

Background of my questions is my plan
a) to import my bike to Chile and travel 12 weeks southward from Nov until Feb. I would stay 6-8 weeks from it in Argentina.
Then to go back for some months and leave the bike in Chile or Argentina (best in Mendoza), coming from Chile (starts the eight months period again?)
b) to travel again from Jul until Sep (or Aug to Oct) going north in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile.
Concrete Question: Can such tour be handled within the legal customs framework? How to do it best and which paperwork is necessary?

I left my norwegian plated bike in Chile for 6-7 weeks while I myself left the country and it was not a problem at all. It is not stamped in your passport that you entered with a vehicle so nobody knows you did so. So it shouldnt be any problem. TIP in Chile is 90 says btw. This was the first half of 2017.

TIP in Argentina - I have also read/heard that you can get 8 months TIP there but I entered Argentina 5-6 times with my bike and was always given 90 days, never 8 months. Maybe you can get it if you ask and explain your situation?

Other solution is Uruguay - where you will get 12 months TIP.

You Will Not GEZ a Defizite answer on this, but here is what I did
I usually get the 8 months at the Santiago- Mendoza crossing at christo redender pass, the smaller crossings farther south and north usually only the 90 days. I parked my bike in Mendoza, took the bus to Santiago, flew back home, came back 7 months later, bus to Mendoza and with the bike back to chile the next day. No questions asked, it's still not legal and any negotiations with Argentina Adriana make no sense at all. Just my two cents

You Will Not GEZ a Defizite answer on this, but here is what I did
I usually get the 8 months at the Santiago- Mendoza crossing at christo redender pass, the smaller crossings farther south and north usually only the 90 days. I parked my bike in Mendoza, took the bus to Santiago, flew back home, came back 7 months later, bus to Mendoza and with the bike back to chile the next day. No questions asked, it's still not legal and any negotiations with Argentina Adriana make no sense at all. Just my two cents

Parking in Mendoza was my idea. Have you asked the customs for the 8 months TIP or was it given without request? And where have you parked it in Mendoza? I thought to ask one of the motorbike shops there because I dont have any contacts there. And last question: Have you re-entered Argentina later and was it a problem?

Chile and Argentina
 

My bike with New Zealand registration is currently parked in Cordoba Argentina and I am in New Zealand. I was given 8 months TIP at Paso Jama without asking. The computer spewed out the form with 8 months when I crossed. I will be leaving my bike in Chile in December where 90 days is the limit. Overstay that and you can expect to be fined when you try to leave unless you can come up with documented reason for a delay like medical, accident etc. In both counties it is the bike they are worried about not the person. I have heard longer stays are possible in Chile if you negotiate with the customs

Did anyone here store their bike in Bolivia lately, and was it ok to fly out of the country without the bike? I’m guessing 3 months is still the maximum time the bike can stay in the country?

I’m currently storing my Norwegian xr650R bike in Peru for a year and I’m returning over new year to continue the trip south. I need to fly back and forth due to job situation and I might not get further than Bolivia.

It seems like Argentina still has the option for 8 months in the country, but it could be a bit far to go there on the next stage of the trip.

Bike storage for an extended stay back home.
 

I’m currently in Bolivia and once again I need to store my Colombia plated bike and return home to the US. My current plan is to move the bike to Argentina and try to get an 8 month extension.
Last year I extended my TVIP successfully in Cusco Peru for over one year but it was a time and paper consuming process.

If you ask for it, you can get 8 months at the border for Argentina. Also Bolivia sometimes give longer tip if you ask for it (I had 6 months last time).

Important up date on leaving a foreign bike in Chile
 

Yesterday I had real problems leaving Chile for the airport at Santiago. My bike has New Zealand plates and has a Salida y Admision Temporal de Vehiculos for 90 days from 20/11/2018. This was issued by the customs at the Chilean border at Futalefu. When you enter Chile a visa is issued in the form of a printed receipt by the PDI. This is the bit of paper you must not loose as a visitor. This time on that paper was an additional stamp "Ingreso con vehiculo" and the bike plate and engine details were recorded on that visa by immigration. Not customs.

When I went to leave Chile I was sent from the immigration to the customs at the airport. There the customs told me I could not leave until I had completed a "transpase". This process assigns your bike to a person who has a Chilean RUT. It can be any person. There is no cost but the person has to appear at the customs in person to sign the new papers. The new papers are in fact exactly the same for used for the Salida y Admision Temporal de Vehiculos. All the bike details are the same but your name and ID is replaced with those of the person with the Chilean RUT. The start date of the permit and the number of the permit stays the same.

Lucky for me I went to the airport about 4 hours early and I have a Chilean friend who came to airport to assign the bike to him. When I go back to Chile in February I have to call at the airport customs and have the document returned to my name.

The customs guy told me people trying to leave without vehicles are having this problem almost daily. Some just get a taxi driver at the airport to sign for them but you have to pay quite a bit for them to take on the risk.

So if your entry visa has the bike details on it and especially if it is stamped Ingreso con vehiculo you need to get this visa stamped and signed by customs before you can leave. First you need to assign the bike to the person with the Chilean RUT and then customs will stamp the visa.

I imagine this will apply in many cases. You sell the bike to another foreigner, you leave the bike to have it shipped out of Chile, the bike is damaged or stolen. And I am not talking about after the 90 days is expired.

Stumbled on this thread looking for some info, might as well drop my two cents and experience.

I had to leave Chile without the bike and temperately put the bike on someone else's name who was a Chilean resident. This was done at customs. Just come back before the validity of the temporary import expires, or extend with a couple of weeks to spare before you go because it takes some time to process.

Long story short my extension was filed a couple of days too late while I was gone and customs demanded an imediata drop off of the bike at customs before the extension could go through. Also pay a fine for those couple of days of overstaying. This went unnoticed on my part and I came back 2.5 months later and had to pay a fine over 75 or so days. Fine is based on the value of the bike but the value can be re-evaluated. My bike already being 1/3 in pieces and in rough shape, we put her on a trailer and dropped her of at customs. There was a lot of confusion at first but she ended up being valued at around $700. Fine ended up being $100.

Btw, at the Chilean/Bolivian border crossing Hito Cajones I for the life of me could not plead for a Bolivian TIP longer than 30 days which should be possible. The customs agent even pulled out a binder with previous TIP's to prove that nobody was getting more. The visa they wanted to give me was 60 days but after some asking they gave me 90 days. Did not mange to do the same with the customs official regarding my motorcycle. It's a tiny border crossing though and not many motorcycles come through.

Updated motorcycle storage in Lima, Peru(2023)
 

Hello,
Currently in Lima Peru. Looking to store my bike but specifically pay someone to help me with suspending my SUNAT paperwork so I can return in 6 months to a year and continue on my travels. The previous companies presented years ago have seemed to dissolved or no longer provide that service. I am also open to pushing to another city if need be. Cheers!

hola
try carlos in chaclacayo,i am storing my stuff with him,very good comments on ioverlander.
whatsapp:+51956684492
all the best

Hi Manzini, I am about to enter Chile and would like to leave my moto there for up to six months in safe storage. I will be returning to Australia and then coming back in late January to continue with the moto to TdF.
Would you be able to pass on the contact details of your customs agent friend to me?
Regards
BunburyAndrew

Toby Shannon at "Round the block moto adventures" (aroundtheblock07@gmail.com) based in Huanuco will store and suspend. He is currently doing it for me.

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