Don't forget, even though you do need a carnet for Oz and NZ (although my friend did Oz without one last year) you can get a working holiday visa in both, and then you can earn some pennies whilst travelling around. You can get in on a working holiday visa until your 31st birthday. I'm also 28 and going to Oz/NZ for this reason. :-)

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How did he get into Aus without a Carnet?, it's said everywhere to be impossible. NZ have a temporary import thing so it looks like I could get around that requirement.

You sorted your Carnet then?

Andy

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Hi sjbuckle83!

Which direction will you be going? I'm 29 and I'm planning a trip with a mate from Denmark to India, via Turkey and the Stans about the same time as you, e.g. spring 2013.

I'm Icelandic, he's Belgian and I'm heavily lobbying for a Ktm 640 Adventure

regards, Loftur

Hi Lothur,

Sounds like a great trip! We are heading through Europe into Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia then back into Russia and on to Magadan. We're riding Yamaha XT600's!

Maybe our paths will cross in Kazakhstan??!!

Steve

Feck that sounds exiting!. I don't think we'll be going that far north sadly. But we'll see...

Loftur

Wow! Reading through and thats a nice post...carry less.....am planning a rtw in 2017 spring...reading up now. Cheers!

aditya

Goodluck!!

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I know guys that's done this rtw trip on a peddle bike and they have said the same thing about motorbikes,,,,,I think it's about how much one wants from there trips and how they want to do it,,,,,, It not how one dose it,,,,,,

So...did the OP ever go on his trip? It was five years ago now.

No ideA...

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Since found out you don't need a carnet for OZ and NZ if you are on a visit or working holiday visa, but you can use a carnet if you wish..

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If a motorcycle is leaving the UK to stay permanently in NZ, there is NO duty to pay but there will be 15% GST (goods and service tax) to pay to NZ Customs when it arrives based on the CIF of your motorcycle. This is for importing your motorcycle into New Zealand permanently and is to be paid by you (the owner) once your bike has been cleared through Customs. Then you will be able to pick your motorcycle up or we can arrange delivery for you to anywhere in New Zealand.

CIF means the (cost) value of your motorcycle, the (insurance) and the (freight) to NZ or the UK.

If a motorcycle is leaving NZ to stay permanently in the UK, then there IS import duty and import VAT to pay to UK Customs when it arrives based on the CIF of your motorcycle. This is for importing your motorcycle into the UK permanently and is to be paid by you (the owner) once your bike has been cleared through Customs. Then you will be able to pick your motorcycle up or we can arrange delivery within a 100 miles from Gravesend (Mainland only).

Carnet
For those of you that are travelling on a Carnet, either on a returning journey or onward journey with us (one way to NZ or the UK), you will have NO Duty/VAT/GST to pay in either country if your Carnet has not expired.