Shipments done by Travellers

I arrived unannounced at the Lyncargo office to just check it out but Veronica asked if I wanted to ship that day. Possibly a quiet period. Her English is excellent. I paid by credit card but this is done over the phone by another company and Veronica had to check about paying the airline after the weekend. No real issue and better for me than withdrawing and wandering around with that kind of cash.

The following morning at 8am I left the Lyncargo office following their airport man Libardo on his bike. First up was loading the bike into the Aircargo pack warehouse by custom made bike cradle and forklift. Then to the Policia. Passport required for entry but Libardo does everything.

Aduana at the opposite end of the terminal is next. (Keep the paper slip from the cargo terminal entrance guards for entry to the building and lifts).

Back to Aircargo pack for sniffer dog and police search. That's it. All done by about 12:00.

Fuel wise they looked in tank, saw petrol but were okay when i showed one bar on main tank.

Taxi back to Candelaria is about 14,000 pesos. Bike flies into Tocumen cargo terminal, opposite side of runways to the passenger terminal. (Note; low cost carrier Viva Colombia flies to a different airport, Panama Pacifico. They were reluctant to let me board in Colombia without proof of onward flights but eventually let me on after photographing my airways bill).

Air cargopack warehouse at Tocumen is hidden to the immediate left of the old terminal building. Go to the little windows at the left of the warehouse entrance first. They will look for $36 before sending you off to get three stamps. Get these by going back to the entrance to three container offices together.

Aduana asked for $10 as it was a Saturday. I asked for and got a double signed receipt and noticed others paying this. All three close at 12 on Saturday.

Once you have your bike make sure you stop at the second aduana office just past those three. There are overland stickers on the window. Closes at 13:00 on Saturday. Present the documents at the outermost checkpoint and you're done!

38,5 euros per total of 1 person and 1 motorcycle by ferry boat. Check in and loading took a few hours, trip itself roughly 3 hours and unloading was less than 20 minutes.

The proposal was a delivery time of 18-20 days. In fact, the delivery went 2 months. Way of delivery was via Singapore.

US Customs uses a carnet for temporary importation of a motorcycle.

Update: Indeed, I had problems at the customs office in New York. I do not recommend to accept the use of the carnet. It is better to issue standard documents.

We only used airfreight as the monopoly ferry we planned to use had shut down a couple of weeks earlier. The other option at the time was 20' container and we were time constrained.

Moto Shipment:

Buenos Aires, Argentina to Cape Town, South Africa
4,278 miles / 6,884 km

Payment method for shipping was with Argentine Pesos, AP
 (USD exchanged at Blue Market rate of 1 USD = 12 AP)
Payment method for customs in South Africa was in Rand, R (1 USD = 12 R)

__  Booking fee, AP1,500 (125 USD)
__  Air Freight, AP 22,467 (1,872 USD)
__  Customs South Africa, R270 (23 USD)

Moto transit time:

09 April - Deliver moto to Buenos Aires Intl. airport
12 April - Moto flies to London
13 April - Moto departs London
14 April - Moto arrives Cape Town
16 April - Receive moto from customs

Schedule:        

Day one:
07 April 15
 Meet at DakarMotos, discuss process and pay booking fee, quick and easy.

Day two:
09 April 15
 Rode the motorcycle to the airport. It took about two hours to complete the preparation process, very straight forward and easy.
- Met Franco (Franco handles the paperwork) at 10:30 and took the moto into the prep area.
- Weigh the moto and put on a pallet.
- Disconnect battery, remove mirrors and fold down the windscreen.
(You're required to let some air out of the tires)
  - Items directly related to the moto can remain in panniers, riding gear (helmet, jacket, pants and boots) was strapped to the moto or pallet. Once, customs clears the TIP, the moto is wrapped in plastic wrap and you're finished.
-  DakarMotos will send you an email with final price for the air freight, this is paid in cash at a bank in the city center. The quoted price may vary due to the fluctuation in the, Official Exchange, rate of the peso. Minimal if any.

Day three:
10 April 15
 Went to the NAVICON office downtown and got final price amount, paid the Air Freight at bank, return to NAVICON office with receipt and received airway bill. Finished.

Extra Day:
 An extra business day is requested just in case something comes up.

Cape Town, South Africa:
16 April 2015
 Went to the cargo area and verified the moto had arrived and was given a copy of the airway bill to take to the customs office. I was informed that I was supposed to have/hire a clearing agent however the customs lady was nice and didn't require me to have one. The whole process took about two hours, that included all the paper work, chatting, being friendly and putting the moto back together. The cost for customs handling was R270 which can only be paid by, credit card or bank deposit.