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Old 18 May 2011
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They're full of it - you don't need to pay any type of deposit. I temporarily imported my bike to Germany last year (through Frankfurt airport) and didn't have to pay anything other than a small customs fee ~ 60 euro.

Contact Jay - he goes by Jammin on advrider, and the same name on the HUBB as well I think. He just went through this, they were telling him the exact same thing shipping through Bremerhaven a couple months ago. He resolved it without paying any deposit. Details are on his ride report of advrider, Jammin through the Global South. I'll try and find the details for you in a bit
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Deposit

C'est la vie ,, times are hard ,, as same as cops in USA ,, trying to raise the revenue by ticketing ,,,,
Thanks to those in the past ,, I am willing to pay the deposit ,, I will get it back ,,, Frau Merkle will not stick me for 1900 Euro ,,
She is too ugly ,,
Any way ,, a warning to non -EEC owner riders ,, who brings in the bike by the sea ,, ( I am sure had I came from the East ,, I could have slipped through the so many borders )
Laws change at a whim,,,
To see the pictures of ,,, my perspective of Bremerhaven ,,
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Ab morgen,,,, Ich nach Hambugh ,, ab 15 uhr ,, aus Bremerhaven ,,,
It is 10PM here ,, and still day light ,, I see now what they mean about Siberian lights ,,
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They're full of it - you don't need to pay any type of deposit. I temporarily imported my bike to Germany last year (through Frankfurt airport) and didn't have to pay anything other than a small customs fee ~ 60 euro.

Contact Jay - he goes by Jammin on advrider, and the same name on the HUBB as well I think. He just went through this, they were telling him the exact same thing shipping through Bremerhaven a couple months ago. He resolved it without paying any deposit. Details are on his ride report of advrider, Jammin through the Global South. I'll try and find the details for you in a bit
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Here's Jay's thread post on advrider, from 03/15/2011, when he debarked with bike at Hamburg/ Bremerhaven:
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"Rolled off the ship and thru customs this morning, but they didn't know what to do with me, so they just let me thru, with no paperwork...?"

That's not enough detail to help seouljoe, but maybe a PM to Jay would get Jay's detail.

MCole is correct that there is no customs deposit required for personally owned temporary non-EU imported bikes at Frankfurt airport
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Bizzare

I went to a company that files online either touristtransit or transittransit and paid 120 Euro. Then went to the Wallenius Ro-Ro office and presented my release paper. An employee took me to the warehouse, where my bike was and told me to go.
As I approached the main Zoll gate ,, two guards waved me off and told me to go ,, hmmm ,,
I am now sitting in Hamburg ,,relaxing after a nice Korean dinner ,, gee ,,

Question ,, I will be going through Poland then head for the southern border to Kiev, in Ukraine ,,
From Lublin ,, which border crossing is the best in terms of speed and hassle?

Your comments are much appreciated ,, after Kiev ,, I shall decide to cross Siberia or turn west to Bulgaria, Croatia and Italia.

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I went to a company that files online either touristtransit or transittransit and paid 120 Euro. Then went to the Wallenius Ro-Ro office and presented my release paper. An employee took me to the warehouse, where my bike was and told me to go.
As I approached the main Zoll gate ,, two guards waved me off and told me to go ,, hmmm ,,
I am now sitting in Hamburg ,,relaxing after a nice Korean dinner ,, gee ,,

Question ,, I will be going through Poland then head for the southern border to Kiev, in Ukraine ,,
From Lublin ,, which border crossing is the best in terms of speed and hassle?

Your comments are much appreciated ,, after Kiev ,, I shall decide to cross Siberia or turn west to Bulgaria, Croatia and Italia.

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seouljoe,

Bizarre indeed.

Could you share/ post the company name/ website that you used to arrange the "touristtransit" for 120 Euros ?

You may want to re-post your question re border crossing in a new/ separate thread; it's buried in this "Bremerhaven" thread.
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seouljoe,

Bizarre indeed.

Could you share/ post the company name/ website that you used to arrange the "touristtransit" for 120 Euros ?

You may want to re-post your question re border crossing in a new/ separate thread; it's buried in this "Bremerhaven" thread.
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Home Safe ,,

Happy to report ,, Back home safe ,,
Did USA Route 66 then to New York ,, Bremerhaven, Hannover, Berlin, Germany then to Warsaw and Krakow Poland to Vienna, Austria then to Zagreb and Biograd, Croatia for 2011 European HOG rally with 5,500 bikes and 15,000 local inhabitant participation ,, then drove 450KM of Croatian coast line to Italy, Trieste, Venice, Milano, to Monaco then to Montpellier along the Cote d'Azur,,crossing the Spain border into Barcelona then up north to Zaragoza, Bilbao and Pamplona ,, to cross into France again to Paris to Luxembourg, to Landau Germany then to Frankfurt ,, just got home yesterday ,,
2012 is for Russia and Mongolia ,,
Not a single flat tire or break down on my bike ,, she is a wonderful gal...
See you on the road soon folks ,,
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Thumbs up Air by DHL ex Frankfurt to ICN, Korea

DHL air shipped ,, my 2006 Harley Davidson Road King including boxing at 320KG 190 cm x 140cm x 90cm ,, ++ shipping weight and measure ,, paid 2050 Euro ex Frankfurt to Inchon airport DHL terminal and USD 100 for customer clearance and handling at ICN,, fyi Esther Hartmann DHL Frankfurt +49 69 1301 7035
Esther.Hartmann(at)dhl.com,, The bike arrived in Korea in 4 days ,,
Esther is a Harley rider ,,
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