Shipments done by Travellers

Price is for one bike, Versys X 300, approx 250 kilos with luggage.

We contacted Wendy with a flying date, and she then gave us the direction of the packing factory, that also takes care of the dangerous good paperwork.

All went well, just a little hicup when the customs wanted to open the crates to be sure it was our bikes inside !! So we sent pictures of the packing process (we were happy that we took so many) and pictures of the vin numbers. It went through no issue, but it can happen. So better plan a day after for flying yourself, just in case.

The final price is known when the crated bike is weighed, so it's hard to know in advance how much you're going to pay.

All went smoothly. A little bit of waiting in Vancouver Air Canada Cargo area, the time they take off the bikes from the plane, and the time they did custom check. So again, maybe sending the bike one day ahead is probably a good idea.

Here are the information about what is needed and the prices as of august 2019 for the crossing.

The price is for one bike(300CC) and one passenger, one way.

The price paid at destination may vary regarding how long you want to spend in the country. We paid 100$ for guarantee fee, and 100$ for 15days insurance. I guess it may vary if you stay longer of if you have a bigger bike.

We did not have extra fee there for custom. I guess it's included in the original fee.

All went very smooth with no problem.

It is possible to go to Busan with your moterbikes(250CC～）.

About the neccesary documents as follows.

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●Driver's licence
●Registered warrant(Issued by france)
●Automobile inspection certificate(Issued by france)
●passport(copy)
●Return Ticket(It is not need If you live in korea.)

●Carnet book

※if you make a reservation, please send necessary documents until one week before departure date.

About the price as follows.

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●The transpotion charge is ⇒¥35,000(round trip price)

⇒¥25,000(one way price)

※This price is inculds 2nd class room fare.

●A customs clearance fee : ¥5,000（CASH ONLY）
●Oil charge : ¥500

●Port tax : ¥500（CASH ONLY)

●Passenger tourist tax : ¥1,000（CASH ONLY)
※Vehicle insurance and guarantee fee must be paid at Busan Port.

Duration of the shipment were 39 days from Vladivostok to Vancouver harbour. It took 13 days to have the Soil inspektion done and to get the bike handed over. At the end we had to pay twice as much to the agent in Vancouver as been told bevor.

Agent in Vancouver was:

Gabryelle van der Molen (gabryelle (a) astrainternational.com)
Fernando Guimaraes (logistics (a) astrainternational.com)
Astra International Moving & Shipping Inc.
1490 Derwent Way, Delta, BC, V3M 6H9, Canada
Telephone: 604-422-8001   Fax: 604-777-7160    Toll Free: 1-800-799-3332
Website: www.astrainternational.com

The service was professionel with excellent communication. Only the high cost at the end was a surprise. But to be honest, I believe this wasn´t in the gents hand.