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Hello! Can anybody help us???
At the 16th of march our motorbikes will arive at the harbor of L.A. They are placed in 2 wooden crates which can be screwed completely apart. We are looking for a company or adress where we can store our crates (without the bikes) for half a year. With the ability to pick up the motorbikes in the crates at the harbor and do the paperwork at costums. Similarly, half a year later....when the motorbikes have to retrun back to the port of L.A. to send them back to the Netherlands. We have a carnet the passage for the inport and export of our motorbikes, that will make the paperwork at costums a lot easier. The space the crates (screwed apart) occupy is about 7.55 ft lenght by 5 ft wide (2.30 m. length by 1.5 m. wide).
Does someone know* a place for us where this is possible? For a not too high amount, because the companies we were in contact with asked a lot of money (1700 dollar or more...)!!!!

So please let us know.....

Dutch greetings from Erik and Astrid.
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In the States we have what is called self storage. Go to google USA and type in "self storage Los Angeles". Rental is reasonable.
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With the ability to pick up the motorbikes in the crates at the harbor and do the paperwork at costums. Similarly, half a year later....when the motorbikes have to retrun back to the port of L.A. to send them back to the Netherlands.
So :

Customs clearance = 1 firm
Transportation from dock = 2nd firm
Uncrate bikes= 3rd firm
Transport crates to storage = 4th firm (possibly reuse firm no 2)
Storage = 5th firm

Then the reverse on leaving...

It is not just the cost of storage .. but all the above... that all adds up unless you do it yourself .. and that takes holiday time.

If you ask firm no 5 to do it all then they are going to contact all those firms and get quotes .. add something because the quoted prices may go up .. and add something for their trouble and then send that off to you... They won't finds out the cheapest for each .. just try the first one to hand.
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Hello everyone, we sold our problem en we have found a place to store our crates. Many thanks for the advises and tips.


Greets Astrid & Erik
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