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Originally Posted by chris
All I know, is I've already had to deal with a lot of bullsh!t and extra "new" expenses and am expecting more "unusual" requests for "fees" to come.
I would not recommend anyone, especially friends that I want to keep, to ship anything into or out of Mongolia.
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Latest news on my Honda Transalp = No news, except that the German agent has agreed that the extra new "magic" fees will not be paid by me.
Honda shipping timeline:
1. Bike crated in late August
2. Container scheduled to leave in October
3. As per today still not left Mongolia, possibly going next week... Or not.
An aside: The previous container to mine left Mongolia 3 months late!
This year: I was also involved in getting another bike I bought (Rebadged Aprilia XChallenge) from Magadan to Europe.
1. Handed RBA to Olga at DVS tour in Magadan around 20August for journey on deck of ship to Vladivostok.
2. Transferred to container and loaded with car and 2 other bikes into container to Rotterdam (using Yuri Melnikov at Links Ltd)
3. Bike collected by me in Rotterdam on 23November (Dutch customs agent = Peet van Dam at Mainport)
= 3 months. Olga, Yuri and Peet were all competent and professional. The entire procedure ran without even the hint of a problem.
Conclusion: You win some, you lose some.... Or... Avoid Mongolia as a shipping hub if you want to increase your winnings above a ratio of 50%
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