Temporary Vehicle Import Costs
 

Afternoon all,

Im just looking around for costs on importing vehicles in central asia/caucasus. I read somewhere that Tajikistan for example is $20 whereas Turkmenistan is >$200 :helpsmilie: if you use a 5 day transit visa.

Does anybody have any data to add for countries visited? I know a lot of you are on bikes so that data will also help others who find this post.

Depending on cost I may decide to visit/not visit some countries (Turkmenistan for example!).

Cheers,

G

we passed through all of the stans during the last two months. temp import for tajikistan was 10 $ per bike and turkmenistan around 180 $ per bike for a five day transit

Thanks MMD,

Do you have any costs for the other countries? were they free? any info will help :thumbup1:

G

I entered via Latvia/Russia and there was no cost for the bike, but the insurance is another matter

I think it cost me $20 for a 15 day Russian and 400Rybles for a 15 day Kaz one

These are the green card insurance I am talking about

Wont know about Kyrgystan for anoter week or so

Kyrgy is free no insurance either.

Bringing this back to the top. Anyone else want to add costs to the thread? Particularly Vehicle import costs :D

G

Are these charges for temporary importation still payable if you have a carnet?

In theory no but you dont NEED a Carnet for these countries and the cost of that is considerably more.

From my experience in West Africa you may also have trouble getting them to stamp the carnet which may bring problems further along your route if you don't have a continuous journey... just a thought.

Most fees are nominal anyhow with, it seems, exception to Turkmenistan.

G

I suppose that was my real point, as I hope to be coming through Iran I will have a carnet so am hoping for no TIP fee in Turkmenistan because of that, is that the case?

I haven't any input, but GD,
But you know I am watching your developments.
Keep up the good work.

@ TravellingStrom: Poland ---> Lithuania ---> Latvia
Can you expand on ~~~~~>I entered via Latvia/Russia and there was no cost for the bike, but the insurance is another matter ~~~>[What do you mean]

I think it cost me $20 for a 15 day Russian and 400Rybles for a 15 day Kaz one

These are the green card insurance I am talking about

vette

You need to buy insurance for Russia and Again for Kaz. I paid about $20 for six months of Russian Insurance and about $12 for 3 months of Kaz Insurance.

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Thanks Craig,

That's a good clear explanation. bier

vette

A carnet is not going to help at all if the country is not a signatory to the carnet system. IF they dont process them them they dont process them. Russia will only process ATA carnets. Not sure about other countries. Turkmenistan fees are a fuel tax. So carnet will not stop it.

Basically if I am trying to get to the jist of your question,its of zero value to you in the stans

Are there two types of carnets?

A "carnet" as issued by RAc
and an ATA carnet?

or are they both the same thing, with a different name?

vette

I like your trip. I am planing to go through Turkmenistan in july. Did you have touristvisa from before, or did you get that at the border together with temp import. Do you remember how much temp import was in Usbekistan?, or anyone?

:palm:

Haakon

Not the same thing:

Carnet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A carnet may refer to:

A document allowing the importation of certain goods to countries without paying customs duty. Three types exist:
-ATA Carnet, for temporary importation of goods and equipment
-Carnet de Passages, for motor vehicles
-TIR Carnet, to simplify administrative formalities of transit commercial goods carried by international road transport

As I mentioned, as far as I know, NONE of the former USSR countries process Carnet de Passages documents. They will refuse to touch it at the border.

Russia do ATA Carnets ... but ATA Carnets are not the ones issued by the RAC for vehicles. RAC does Carnet de Passages docs.

But you do not need an ATA carnet to bring a vehicle to Russia.

Any carnet will not cut your costs of bringing in a vehicle to any of the stans. The carnet is there to guarantee you will take the vehicle out of the country again. And by guaranteeing that you take the vehicle out of the country, the border guys can rest assured the vehicle is not being imported to be sold. Therefore, the carnet allows the vehicle to be exempt from customs duty (import tax). It is not an exemption for any of the fuel taxes, environmental taxes, road taxes, or stamp duties / processing fees that some countries charge on entry, which are levied as a fee for you to use their customs border facilities, road system, and in the case of Turkmenistan, to counter the fact that petrol there is virtually free (you pay your fuel taxes at the border rather than at the pump like in most countries).

As mentioned earlier, the only notable entry fees in the region is fuel tax in Turkmenistan.

Unless you absolutely need a carnet, then dont get one.

Thanks for that Walter, I was hoping the carnet would get you off these charges as I will have one if I decide to go to India and Pakistan, but it looks like they will have to be paid anyway.

Turkmenistan: They will not give you a visa at the boarder. If fact, the embassy will not even give you a visa unless you have the visas for the country you are coming from and going too already granted. Very strict.