Carnet De Passage for Central/South America

[robertjcuervo]

I'm an Australian citizen looking at purchasing a motorbike in Canada and riding it through as much of The Americas as possible and then further permitting shipping the motorcycle on wards to Europe and setting up for a while before continuing on to Australia.

Buying the bike in Canada seems most practical as they no longer require Carnet De Passages and it would give me the freedom of keeping the motorcycle in countries that don't require a Carnet for as long as possible. In the event i also have to cancel/postpone the trip i would then be able to do so in a country that doesn't require any fees incurred.

Can anyone give me updated information on which countries in Central/South America require Carnet's?

Given the bike eventually makes it to Australia i'd then worry about getting it in to Australia.

[markharf]

None. Nada. Zilch.

[Chris of Japan]

As far as I know, a country's requirement for foreign vehicles to have a carnet does not affect vehicles registered in that country from leaving without a carnet.
In Japan, were I live, visitors usually need a carnet. But I can take my Japanese registered bike anywhere without a carnet as long as the destination doesn't require one.
So, you have options other than Canada. (Canada is a good starting place, though, to see all of the Americas).

[Surfy]

There is no need to say more about :-)

[robertjcuervo]

Cool, cheers for the advice. I called a few places in Australia and they were hopeless in providing the right information.

So low and behold nothing changes with in the next year i'll be able to ride the motorbike from Canada to South America get it to England by boat and then continue on to South East Asia.

[markharf]

The map is nonsense now, as it ever was. I'll repeat: no need for (and no recommendation for) a carnet anyplace in North, Central or South America.

[Surfy]

Originally Posted by markharf

The map is nonsense now, as it ever was. I'll repeat: no need for (and no recommendation for) a carnet anyplace in North, Central or South America.

It is a official Map from 2012, not directly nonsense i guess.

The list of "red" countries are really small and all outside of america.

Surfy