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Originally Posted by ajklik
Bruce
In bremerhaven they told me i needed to unlock the panniers, so customs can check them. So i had to carry my campinggear into by air. Halifax boarding was very easy, go to the autoport office, give them your key's and all done. From bremerhaven this year is was about 1300 euro incl insurance on board, from the UK ???
Aj
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Different ports, different rules. That is what they told me at first, I persisted, mainly because they said "nothing attached to the bike". They then agreed the panniers were OK :-)
I then asked about tools and spares, they then agreed that was OK in the panniers. The camping gear was "take your chance with the customs check". The customs guy at the port was fine, I told him about the tent etc before opening the pannier, he was only concerned about cooking equipment (gas/petrol stoves).
The point I am trying to make is that it is worth while asking, checking and trying. If they won't accept the camping gear at the port, take it out and take it on the plane.
From experience these things do not weigh too much and are easily repacked for flying, a PITA but doable.
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