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thank you
but why should i ship to KL if i wanna go to Thailand?
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Hey!
Stay away from Chennai for shipping the bike if you dont wanna screwed guys..
I made a mistake ant did it just 1.5 months ago and it costed me serious money since there is no competition in Madras(Chenai) between airlines like Delhi. Because of that reasin the air freight rates are really high. But if you try from Delhi or Mumbai(maybe?) i am sure u can find better rates.
Plus, noone knows nothing about how to ship a bike(Crate,paperwork,etc.) because there is not so many overlanders going this route. People usually choose to ship from Delhi or Mumbai i think. I did all the custom works by myself (because they lied to me big time all the time) at the last 2 hours to my flight! It was a big PITA and stressy..
Maybe it was my badluck. This is my experience.
Hope it helps..
Memo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Evelinaaroundtheworld
thank you
but why should i ship to KL if i wanna go to Thailand?
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Because Bangkok seaport has bad reputation with the authorities collecting ´baksheesh´ from you. Port Klang near Kuala Lumpur has often been used, and has seemed pretty straightforward (.........but I have no personal experience of either port, and anyway my info is +2 years old!)
memomemo,
we sent our DL650 in Jan-2008 from Chennai to KL to Bangkok with Malaysia Airlines MASKargo, and it ended up costing about 600 euros. Shell Air was our shipping agent in Chennai. Sure it was a lot of work, even a PITA sometimes, and customs clearence seemed like a big hassle. But in the end everything went according to the plan (almost!) so I didnt feel like we were getting screwed (was VERY exhausted after India, though!!!) So could you please be a bit more specific about whether you shipped by air or by sea, and how it all went, what where the trouble spots, and how much it cost you altogether?
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pecha72 Quote:
Originally Posted by Evelinaaroundtheworld
thank you
but why should i ship to KL if i wanna go to Thailand?
memomemo,
we sent our DL650 in Jan-2008 from Chennai to KL to Bangkok with Malaysia Airlines MASKargo, and it ended up costing about 600 euros. Shell Air was our shipping agent in Chennai. Sure it was a lot of work, even a PITA sometimes, and customs clearence seemed like a big hassle. But in the end everything went according to the plan (almost!) so I didnt feel like we were getting screwed (was VERY exhausted after India, though!!!) So could you please be a bit more specific about whether you shipped by air or by sea, and how it all went, what where the trouble spots, and how much it cost you altogether?
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I shipped the bike via Air Cargo and paid like 1000 USD. (Similar price like yours) But lately i find out that if i could have make this operation from Delhi or Mumbai,it could be more cheap,like 600 USD. Because at these points there is big big air traffic and competition. So the prices are more cheap when you compared to Chennai.
And i also was unlucky about the cargo agency. Last day after i paid all the money to them,they told me that i can take my carnet in the airport and everything is done. It was 3 hours to my flight and when i go there, my motorbike is still outside in the parking lot of customs and there was a big cue of trucks!! (like 50 trucks). Long story short in 2.5 hours time i was running like a mad cow to take the truck which carrying my bike into the customs area(there were lot of fights between me and other truck drivers) and found a lift to take off my bike(again arguements and very close to a big fight),and i begged 4 different officers to sign my carnet. Thanks god the officers were really kind and i did the impossible mission in 2.5 hours without any bribes.
The company name is Shansoon Logistics. Please stay away from them if you dont wanna be mad. They did nothing but gave me big trouble..
Memo
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