Shipments done by Travellers

Shipping time is about 14 days. It took for me 19 days. The container went on a vessel from Melbourne to Singapore. Here it was loaded on a different vessel bringing it to Port Klang (KL).

Unfortunatly they forgot to ship the container with the first available vessel to Port Klang so my Bike arrived some days behind schedule.

MELBOURNE
When I shippend my bike in Melbourne everything was easy. Stewart knows what he is doing and helps. I organised a used BMW crate from the Southbank BMW Dealer for free. I asked Stewart to collect the crate for me at BMW (this coast me about $100) If you have the option to collect the crate on your own and briung the bike and crate to Stewarts Warehouse you can save this money.

PORT KLANG
HUBB Member 'Sushi2831' really did a good job in describing the process on the Malaysia Site. It was for my exactly like he wrote. So thats why I just copy his description in here. with some additional comments.

The Procedure in Port Klang to get the Bike:
Malaysia is very correct and I saw no long waiting between the steps but it still takes time. If one knows what to do it's possible in 2 workingdays,

1.DAY:

If Vessel already arrived call your local Shipping Agent to get the 'DO' (Delivery Order). May have to collect it from their office or arrange a handover at the port when you collect the bike.

Go to the Malaysian Automobile Club to get the

• compulsory Insurance (CTP)
• International Circulation Permit (ICP)

for Malaysia.

This will take several hours up to one day. For me it took 6 hours as the computer system for the insurance crashed and they had to fax the paper to the insurance. With Lunchbrake it was at the end 6 hours i spend. But there is a nice Coffe Shop with Aircon and free wifi.

At the end I ended up with an CTP Insurance from 'AXA' - You might try to get a CTP Insurance direct from them to speed up the process. Otherwise the AAM (Automobile Club) is friendly and helps you with this.

What you need (they will make a copy from the original):

• Driver License (International)
• Carnet
• Vehicle Registration Document
• Passport

Address:
Automobile Association of Malaysia
225, Block 4, Persiaran Sukan, Laman Seri Business Park, Section 13, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
(It's in the 2nd Floor. Use the Elevator left the the AAm Travel Office)

GPS: 3°05'31.5"N 101°32'36.9"E

Do not trust the Pin on google Maps. On the AAM Website its placed wrong. I made this mistake and let me drove to where google said the AAM is located. I had to walk 20 minutes to find it. The right Location use the GPS coorinates.

PS: If you take the KTM Train to Batu Tiga Station (about 40min) you need to take a Taxi from the Station to the Business Park. (about 10 Ringit) - If you go in the morning (9am) you may have to wait a while for a taxi because all the locals want to catch a taxi as well to go to work. I waited 30 min for a taxi :(

2.DAY:

• Take the KTM train from Kuala Lumpure to Port Klang, approx. 1 hour 4.40 Ringgit.
• Take a taxi to the Custom House in Northport, 2-3km approx. 5-10 Ringgit.
• GPS Custom House: N 03.01484 E 101.36586

At the Custom House:
1. Go up the stairs turn left, go straight to the office at the end of the corridor.
There they want a fotocopy of:
-your passport,
-the original registration,
-the insurance for Malaysia
And then they fill in the CDP only halfway.

• Go to Northport, there is a small footpath between the Custom House an the Powerplant which leads right to the entrance of the Northport. There you get a visitor pass.

Custom House
N 03.01484 E 101.36586
walk
3.014313,101.367174
3.01495,101.367426
3.015834,101.366753
3.016434,101.364554
3.014031,101.364747

• Go to the warehouse at Northport of your shipping company to prepare your bike for the inspection.
• Go with the CDP to Northport to the Customoffice, located in warehouse B2, for an inspection of the Bike. The Customofficer then signs on the back of the import part of the CDP. Ask them to sign the pink paper too.
• Go back to the Custom House to clear the CDP.
• After the CDP you need the clearence of the bike on the pink paper, as well at the Custom House opposite the CDP office.
• Go to the warehouse pay the fees and to pick up your bike. They have to sign as well, now on the last page.
• Drive to the entrance of Northport and show them the carnet and the DO Paper.
• Your free to go.

Sounds easy, doesn't it?

COSTS

Melbourne in local currency AUD:

• $82.50+GST Collection of empty crate from BMW
• $99.00+GST Export documents
• $99.00+GST Export clearance (CDP)
• $140.53+GST Deliver loaded crate to port
• $165.86 Oceanfreight (375kgs / 2.66cbm

= $586.89 incl. GST

Kuala Lumpur in local currency MYR:

• 120.00 MYR LCL Fees
• 5.00 MYR CNTR Washing charges
• 150.00 MYR Ocean agency fees
• 10.00 MYR cost recovery
• 30.00 MYR EDI
• 150.00 MYR Delivery order
• 120.00 MYR Warehouse storage (5days)

= 585 MYR = $191 AUD

Kuala Lumpur Automobile Club

• 230 MYR CTP Insurance (1 Year)
• 150 MYR ICP Sticker (3 month)

= 380 MYR = $125 AUD

TOTAL $902 AUD

Ivan assisted us to ship three KLR650 motorcycles from Perth (Port Fremantle) to Kuala Lumpur (Port Klang).

Unlike most prior shipping arrangements, this was absolutely hassle-free.  In particular:

- Ivan offered a quote within 24-hours, and the invoice did not exceed this amount
- Bikes were collected on time and handled carefully
- The Bikes Abroad partner freight yard in Port Klang allowed us to reassemble bikes onsite
- Freight yard agreed to store crates for $20/week until we returned
- Freight yard allowed us to recrate (and use some of their tools) at no cost
- Freight forwarders even took us out to dinner after re-crating, and picked up the cheque
- Bikes arrived back in Perth, delivered early, and were in good condition

On top of this, Ivan answered dozens of questions from us as we explored different route and freight options.  Absolutely nothing was too much trouble.

We will defintely be using Bikes Abroad again (in fact, are shipping them from Australia to Greece in the near future).

Hello

I shipped with Ivan Smoljko (i...@bikesabroad.com.au).
He was the only agent who would help me with the crate.
Everything was easy done by email, I droped off the bike at a warehouse (www.perthmotorcyclepickup.net.au) in Perth an they
crated the bike. I only had to remove the mirrors for the crating.
The crate was a original Harley-Davidson crate with a volume of almost 4 m3.
Ivan checked with his contacts in Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur about the troubles and I decided to ship to Port Klang,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Procedure in Port Klang to get the Bike:
Malaysia is very correct and I saw no long waiting between the steps but it still takes time.
If one knows what to do it's possible in 2 workingdays,
but since I didn't know all and because to public holidays it took me from Monday 8.00am to Friday 16.30pm....
This is how it would go:
1.Day:
Eary morning go to your shipping company and get the paper(several layers, top is pink) for the bike.
Go to the Malaysian Automobile Club to get the compulsory Insurance for Malaysia and Singapore.
You need also the round International Sticker from them, otherwise the custom will not fill out your CDP.
This will take several hours so by then you can call it a day.
Address:
Automobile Association of Malaysia
225, Block 4, Persiaran Sukan, Laman Seri Business Park, Section 13, 40100 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan.
GPS: N 03.09231 E 101.54397

2.Day:
Take the KTM train from Kuala Lumpure to Port Klang, approx. 1 hour 4.40 Ringgit.
Take a taxi to the Custom House in Northport, 2-3km approx. 5-10 Ringgit.
GPS Custom House: N 03.01484 E 101.36586
At the Custom House:
1. Go up the stairs turn left, go straight to the office at the end of the corridor.
There they want a fotocopy of:
-your passport,
-the original registration,
-the insurance for Malaysia
And then they fill in the CDP only halfway.
Go to Northport, there is a small footpath between the Custom House an the Powerplant
which leads right to the entrance of the Northport.
There you get a visitor pass.
2.Go to the warehouse at Northport of your shipping company to pay the fees and prepare the inspection.
3.Go with the CDP to Northport to the Customoffice, located in warehouse B2, for an inspection of the Bike.
The Customofficer then signs on the back of the import part of the CDP.
4. Go back to the Custom House to clear the CDP.
5. After the CDP you need the clearence of the bike on the pink paper, as well at the Custom House opposite the CDP office.
6.Go back to warehouse B2 the office opposite the customoffice where you did the inspection.
They sign the pink paper and keep it.
7. Go to the warehouse to pick up your bike. They have to sign as well, now on the last page.
8. Drive to the entrance of Northport and get the last singnature at the gate.
9. Your free to go.
Sounds easy, doesn't it?

Total cost:
Export Clearance Perth aud$ 200.--
Crating and delivery to the port in Perth aud$ 440.--
Ocean freight Fremantle-Port Klang aud$ 333.--
Terminal handling Kuala Lumpure aud$ 213.35
Import service fee Kuala Lumpure aud$ 55.--
Northport fee Ringgit 214.--
Insurance and Sticker Ringgit 255.--

Total around aud$ 1400.--

Well the seafreight itself is cheap but the handling and crating is tree times more.
At the end the costs were similar to my previous Ro-Ro shippings L

Paul was very helpful and everything was done very well. The quote was very detailed and included all cost, also in Malaysia.
No hidden or extra costs!!!!

We could have saved 150,- AUD but we wanted to be present at customs inspection. Therefore we had 2 transports (Sydney- warehouse, warehouse to the harbour) and an additional handling with the carnets.

In KL we paid an optional of 100,- MYR (32,-USD) extra as we had to assemble the bikes and let them transport from Port Klang customs warehouse to the warehouse of VESCO (agent in Malaysia)-3 days in the warehouse. That was very relaxing for us and we picked the bikes up just after the weekend.

We shipped 2 bikes in 2 crates (Honda Africa Twin & Honda Dominator 650NX):
in total: 4,58 cbm and 628 kg
measurements: 224x80x128cm

we used the original packaging from Yamaha bikes (wooden pallet and cardboard), which we got from an Australian motorcycle dealer in Sydney/ Paramatta for free.

The agent here in Malaysia is great & efficiant - very nice and helpful people. Without an agent it will be a hazzle at Port Klang, and we doubt that they will you let in the customs warehouse. It¥s like a special border x-ing.

Agent details:
A. Ragunathan (Ragu)
Manager
ph: 03-5882 4654
mobile: 012-981 9116
email: r...@vescomto.com.my

VESCO-MTO (M) SDN. BHD.
Multimodal Transport Operators
Air & Sea Freight Forwarders
Packing, Warehousing, Transportation

HQ/ Sea Freight Office
No. 9-1A, 1st Floor, Jalan Bandar 3
Pusal Bandar Puchong
47100 Puchong, Selangor

Airfreight Office:
Lot CTB-B-01 (Warehouse/ Ground Floor)
KLAS Cargo Terminal B, KLAS Cargo Complex
Southern Support Zone, KLIA
6400 Sepang, Selangor D.E.
Tel.: 03-8778 8779
Fax.: 03-8778 8889
Mail: vesc...@klia.plexus.net

They also organize shippments directly from KL and also have an agent in Thailand

We had no problems at all.

You just need
a carnet de passage
an ICP (road permit for Malaysia) and an insurance.
The ICP costs 150,- MYR and is valid for 3 month.
The CTP insurance (3rd party) costs 155,- MYR and is valid for 1 year.

You get both at the AAM (225, Block, 4, No7, Persiaran Sukan, Laman Seri Business Park, Section 13, 40100 Shah Alam - www.aam.org.my, mail: admin@aam.org.m (not all AAM branches can sell the ICP) or at road departments (1 shall be at Port Klang) and at the border.

Avoid lunch time, Fridays and Saturdays for any of the above in Malaysa. It takes more time ;-)

Greame was a great help and will lead you through the procedure.
You are expected to arrange your own dangerous good certificate. Phone Shaun at DGM Australia on, 08 89475222 this cost $200.
No crate to worry about, just disconect battery and make sure only a little fuel left in tank.
I was able to leave a tent and other gear with bike.
They only need a weeks notice to ship.
At KL international airport, go to MAS KARGO,Central processing office,CPO. They will give you a guide to retriving the bike. Involves a bit of walking office to office, but everyone helpful. $26 to pay.
Custom release easy with a Carnet.
Get bike insurance in KL at the Automobile Association Malaysia, AAM, offices in city centre.