Shipping bike from Chile to Auckland,NZ.can a friend collect my bike by arrival?
 

Hi everyone out there,i`m planning on shipping my bike(xt600 registerd in the Netherlands)from Chile to New Zealand end of march 2012.preferably
i would fly home to the Netherlands for a few month and catch up with the bike later in 2012.A kiwi friend of mine offerd to collect my bike at the airport or habour.Here comes the question:is this possible at all?Can i send my bike and than authorize someone else to pick it up?Anyone heard about this befor?What about the carnet?I understand i need one for New Zealand?Will this only complicate things?happy with any info on this issue,thanks,Cowgirl

Hi, there should be no problem with someone else collecting the bike, just make sure they have all the details & list them as the 'notify party', It may be easier for your friend if you use a freight forwarder/customs broker to get the bike out of jail though. The bike will need a quarantine inspection (get it really really clean) & customs clearance to get off the wharf. You can either have a carnet or pay a 15% deposit & get a temporary import cert - see the NZ customs website.

Getting it road legal can be done after you arrive - you need a temporay vehicle licence & a warrant of fitness safety inspection, see the LTNZ website.

Keep us posted on your travels when you arrive :thumbup1:

Cheers
Clint