Hi,
Few weeks ago I had the price for shhipping a bike (transalp) from Rouen (north west of France) to Cayenne French Guyana.
It's 600 €... but you have to prove you have a work contract in Guyana...if not you must pay 14% of tax...
A friend who lives in Guyana told me it's not the patrol priority to contol if you work contrat is real... you just need to have a real SIRET number (in France all companies have a number, that's the SIRET number).
But it's a risk... and it's depend of the weather because it's close of amazionian forest and it could be very hard to ride on...
A french guy, makes a trip by this way at the moment..you can see what's happen for him... (some good and hard moments)
Maxime Barat

I'm searching the same as you (good price to ship my bike to SA), but I'm agree with "markharf", I prefer payed more and be quickly on the roads I want to discover...time is precious and expensive (4me)...
I'm waiting for prices to ship to France to Colombia or Valaparaiso...whan I have..I tell you...

For the moment, I found the same as you for :
"- Argentina/buenos aires: Expensive fees, complicated if by boat
- Uruguay/montevideo: problems getting bikes out of customs, time consuming.

- venezuela: could not find anything, maybe not so famous option ?
- Chile: heard + read good things, but it is on the other side of the Landmass"

Good search
Tony
"No-mad sans frontiere"
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Try these people, villa kunterbunt valparaiso chile , I met a group of Italian bikers 3 weeks ago that used them. They handle all the shipping etc, and have a hostel to stay at in Valpariso.

The Italians filled a crate (8 bikes) to reduce costs.

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It's likely not helpful to you because the prices you have seem ridiculously cheap, however, if you want the "money no object" option, I have this morning left my V-Strom at James Cargo Services warehouse in Heathrow for air freighting and expect to pick it up in Buenos Aires next week.

I've paid UKP1645 to James Cargo and expect local fees in BA to be around US$500.

The experience so far has been flawless, and I plan to use Dakar Motors in BA to help extract it from customs. They were well known to James Cargo, and it seems it takes 2-3 hours to get the bike out (famous last words!!!)

Chile Vs Argentina
Both countries have a similar aditional local cost.Between 500-900 dollars.Valpo or BA.
Now times invested Valpo looks to be a bit faster.But still some burocracy is involved too.
All depends on where do you start and plan ending your trip.
As many knows i am a regular at Dakar Motos and from what i have seen first hand,if you follow their instructions is pretty fast and troublefree.
Others have started with them and in the process for saving a few bucks decided to do it allone,have ended in drama,delays and tears(yeah grown up in tears)
Of course allways is the traveller with time for doing it all from own experience.
The key is to start with all the papers in order!All around the world works like this!
Karl

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Thanks Bruce,
I'll send them a message.. A friend spoke to me of this germans but I don't use it...
With your post I'll do it..
Take care and enjoy riding : )

Tony
Nomad sans frontiere - Une année sabbatique à parcourir l'Amérique du sud en moto et découvrir l'Asie en sac à dos

valparaiso and yuo dont nead any healp its easy even may granmothear can do it dam easy and sheap did it 2 years ago no problemo

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Hi everybody,
As I told you, I'll give you all the prices I have (it's real price at the start of 2013)
I ask every time for the same dimensions : 225 x 100 x 120 - 450kg
By air:
If you want to send your bike from France by airplane it's nearly the same price in every France's Airports..You must make a box in MINP15 (treated wood) - I don't know the price for a box like this.
For Bogota : $ 2400 USD + nearly $ 500 (arrival tax)
For Buenos Aires : $ 2300 USD + $500-800 (arrival tax)
For Santiago : $ 2500 USD + nearly $ 500 (arrival tax)

By Boat:
The box is as you like (not necessary treated wood)
Rouen (France) > French Guyana $ 850 USD + 14% of tax if you don't have work contract
Marseille (France) > Colombia
ou > Valaparaiso
ou > Montevideo
ou > Buenos Aires Neraly the same price for all $ 2000 USD (arrival tax depend of the country but I think it's between $ 800 and 1200 USD)

Like this you have fresh price and all informations I have...
Cheers
Tony "No-mad without border"
Nomad sans frontiere - Une année sabbatique à parcourir l'Amérique du sud en moto et découvrir l'Asie en sac à dos