Uk to USA permanent import for bike
 

Hi all.
Does anyone have any info, advice rough guesses on costs etc for moving a bike from the uk to the us to permanently import it there ??

Just starting to look at the rules and regs etc so any advice and guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks

The "moving" (transportation) costs & procedures are not unbearable.

The issue is the byzantine/ bizarre/ expensive--and essentially impossible/ undoable--US DOT/ NHTSA + separate US EPA "conformance" requirements for "permanent" import of vehicles/ bikes not originally manufactured to US specs...
unless the specific bike is older than 25 years, in which case it's a piece of cake because no DOT or EPA import requirements then apply.

I could send you all the specific website link requirements, and explain why in
detail these are unworkable; but don't have time at the moment.

You can take my word for it--or not--or dig as deep as you like yourself in the rules & regs; and/or let others chime in, if one informed opinion doesn't work for you.

Agreed - essentially impossible for normal people. The very rich will probably be able to find a way around the regulations.