Shipments done by Travellers

i was in Esphahan thinking what about to do, after lost the chance twice to get a pakistani visa; in italy first, and at the pakista embassy in tehran late. i went to a local travel agency to bring infos if a bike shipment via air was available. they told me yes we can! (what abused words...)but you must to go to tehran to do that. back to tehran, went to the shipping agent suggested me by the esphahan agency. he says yes we can do it with mahan air, but he also ask me 2000$ for the shipment only ( crating, custom clearance, agent commission not included)i say to him the same amount it could allowed me to ship the bike directly from italy to india.i decide to insist, check the cargo agents one by one (the cargo area it is located just in front of terminal 2, international fly of mehrabad airport, tehran). finally i found out sama rah air cargo service, the right one.
the entire procedure it takes me 3 days.
day 1- go to the airport and check for the shipping agent, ask what i have need to, and contracting the fares. always ask for all inclusive fare (bike crating,bike shipment, custom clearance, agent commission and all the cheap but necessary bribes).
day 2- crating the bike (remove front wheel & fender, windscreen, oil, gasoline and disconnect battery plus flat the tires)and starting the custom procedure; you must have a farsi speaker to do that, or you'll waste a lot of time jumping from an office to another...
day 3-ending the custom procedure (the man who aid me to do that is mr. ebrahimikia mohamed from sama rah air cargo service). payng the final bill, get the copy of it, and wait for leaving; both on the same plane, me and my bike.
i flew with iran air the cheapest one. the shipment fares include bike crating 206x96x126 415kg. chargeable weight,fly bill, dangerous fee, custom clearance and agent commission.
once in mumbay the story ran little bit different; i was approached by an agent wich suggested me to deal with him, otherwise i'll spend not less than 5-6 days to clear the crate from the custom; commission requested 100 Eu. plus all the custom expenses... says no thanx more expensive to me. went to the custom office, show the carnet but they ask me a go-ahead letter from the indian automobil club to start the process !?! took the train to mumbay went to the A.C. ask for the letter; the man at the desk says; ""we must contact the italian A.C. in rome to verify the carnet's data !?! smoke gets throug my nose and ears, start to scream "" so what the f**k needs the carnet for, if you want to deal with A.C. in italy to check it out? now it's friday afternoon, the week end is coming i'll loose a lot of days more just to let to know you what the carnet in my hands already says"" he's back in five minutes with the f*****g letter in his hand asking for a 20 Eu. fee (with receipt). back to the airport the day after (you must to pay a daily fee to get in the cargo area after a noisy and long queue)at the office the agent met the day before stick to me, bring the paper and start the procedure, despite i refuse to deal with him. i let him do... i spend about 8 hours following him to go and back from an office to a building and so on. custom working hour stops at 5p.m. my crate was out just five min. before. than the agent takes me in a corner asking for his huge commission after i payd about 135 Eu. for processing thebike through the custom. i says "" my fiend, yesterday i told you your fare is expensive, thanx for your help but i'll try to do it by myself. this mornig you grab the papers from my hands and start to do by your own, without any agree between us. now you ask me 100Eu. as i haven't and i wont to give you. he looks at me raged, 'cause all the things were done now. i let 10Eu. in his hands, leaving away with his bloody eyes...
at the end it tooks me just one day to get my bike released out of the indian custom at mumbay airport, but what a pain in the a**.

Bring the very clean bike to WW office, pay and get delivery order. Drive to the terminal,check in and wait for somebody to bring you to the right spot to park the bike. No personal effects allowed on the bike.
I brought my bike in a closed trailer to keep it clean.
Simple operation, no crating.
After sailing they send the Bill of Lading

In Brisbane, arriving end august, no need for an agent.
Go to the WWoffice,show your B/L, pay and get delivery order.
Go to customs and quarantine and arrange check.
Go to RTA office, find location on internet, to find out the local rules.
Normal you are allowed to drive after checking the bike and paying roadtaxes. The roadtax slip is too a basic thirdparty insurance (human damage)
I did this before in Fremantle and Sydney with a landrover.

a hassel free shipment! no hidden cost.

book online by email. payment easy. select a date of departure on their list and go to the port and wait. dates for shipping lines are all estimated. so we camped near the port for a few days to make sure we are near the objective.

ship arrive, ride in, park and go to cabin and enjoy!

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I had to ship my bike as spare parts. So I was not allowed a battery, oil or fuel. I taped my battery up before creating so i didnt have to buy another battery in Korea or Russia. I did all the paper work my self. I went to the customs office and recieved the cirtificate for exportation. I arranged for someone to build me a create and take it to the airport (I did this through a shipping agency - they also send along a guy to do all the talking for me since i could not speak Khmer).

At the airport - it is a bit confusing and was glad for the guy to help me. I do not think i could have worked that out for my self. You have to see so many people and obtain several stamps. I am sure with a bit of time you could do it. We were rushing as they have a 2 hr lunch break and we were trying to beat it!

This was so easy. I phoned Graham and made a flight reservation.
Then took the bike to Green Freight the day before the flight.
we delivered our BMW R1150GS Adventure to the warehouse. Had it weighed and measured, with camp gear in panniers and a couple of lites fuel, resulting in; 288kgs and 2.537m3.
From this the price was calculated and the Air waybill was prepared.
I disconected the battery leads and taped them up.
We got a bank cheque from over the road as they did`nt accept credit cards.
1hr 22mins we were done, no crate no drama!
Green Freight is getting my money back from the NZ customs, temp import deposit, pre carnet!and exited the bike for me.
The bike arrived a couple of days later via Sydney.
The customs entry to Australia, with a carnet, was fast. As the bike was spotless, the quarantine check went well, all done in just over an hour!
Qantas frieght delt with the cargo, their warehouse is 1k from international terminal, the customs and quarantine are 600mts away.
Graham from Green freight was very helpful and a great bloke.