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Old 26 Dec 2015
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Buying motorbike with foreign plates in Zona Franca in Chile
Hi guys!

I am considering to buy a KLR 650 on Washington State plates in the Zona Franca in Puntas Arenas in Chile.
Does anybody how that would work in terms of reregistration and exiting Chile?

I am now in Colombia but planning on flying down to Puntas Arenas mid January for a 7 month travel back north again

Any help would be much appreciated, Merry Chrtismas!

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I would say you still have to deal with getting out with a TIP in the previous owners name. Possibly use a poder signed by the current owner, but may still be issues with that poder being recognised at any subsequent borders. Then if you are wanting the deal to end up legal, you have to end up going in to a country with new plates and paperwork in your name and the TIP in your name too. Possible a way of doing it legally within Chile's system, but that might be a long procedure.

Someone on another forum detailed her procedure for changing registration back in Washington state - involving friends back home doing it all with a letter of authorisation and DHLing the new plates and documents down, BUT that was to be done while the vehicle was in Brazil so there was no TIP to be concerned about.

All gets very messy which is why many take the easy, and irresponsible and stupid way out of generating false documents.

What advice is the current owner giving you - other than the usual "don't worry, trust me, my system works" which might be OK if the next sentence is "and I'm so confident, that the deal is $100 down, and the balance payable within 30 days of clearing customs at the border".
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Hi. Thanks for the advice.

I'm a bit new to all this. What is a TIP and a poder?


I was indeed planning on reregistering the bike in Washington and having plates/documentation send back to me. As far as I've learned it should be a pretty straight forward procedure.
Like you point out I is not a good idea to falsify documentation, so I would rather like to avoid that

The seller brought bike down from the states and registration is in his name, so he does not know for sure either if it's feasible to sell there. We are trying to work it out
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I bought several bikes from travelers here in Punta Arenas, where I live. The process is very easy but you must have a RUN (Chilean document) which Indont know if can be easily obtained for a foreigner (I guess not that easy). Then you can have the bike on your name and go anywhere.
However, in order to have the bike in your name, you must go through customs clearance which means the bike have to stay at their warehouse while customs check previous papers, this can take from two weeks to three months. Once papers are cleared up you can get all the Chilean documentS for the bike on your name. So, even if you get a "poder" from a third party (a Chilean who get the bike on his name and assume a permit for you to go abroad) you have to consider that time.
Of course, as Tony said above, that permit may not be valid to cross a third border.
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Hi thanks for the advice. From what you explain that might be a pretty lengthy process. Three months in customs.. I hope not Do you have any tips on where to start if i want to obtain a RUN document as a foreigner? Maybe you've dealt with a good lawyer down there? I am flying down to Punta Arenas in a week

Is there no way I could get the bike registered in the US, get a notarised bill of sale in Zona Franca, and then just exit Chile on old papers and enter Argentina with the new registration?
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Hi thanks for the advice. From what you explain that might be a pretty lengthy process. Three months in customs.. I hope not Do you have any tips on where to start if i want to obtain a RUN document as a foreigner? Maybe you've dealt with a good lawyer down there? I am flying down to Punta Arenas in a week

Is there no way I could get the bike registered in the US, get a notarised bill of sale in Zona Franca, and then just exit Chile on old papers and enter Argentina with the new registration?
Well, I have good news for you, a friend of mine who works on Customs. Offices explained me that there are two ways:
1. You can have the customs papers transferred to your name; in order to do so, you can go to customs (aduana) office and have new papers on your name and then get the bike out of the country. If you also have new papers on your name you'll not have any trouble.
2. You can get a provisional RUT (Chilean document) at Servicio de Impuestos Internos (Tax office) and then having the bike officially transferred to you. This is the best way as you will actually own your Chilean bike. Trouble is you may have to wait for Customs' clearance of the papers. This can take several weeks but my friend said they can speed up the process when the bike won't stay in the country.
Hope this work.
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Hi Shp224.

Thanks for your advice man. We've decided to try to go the way of registering the bike in Chile with Chilean plates. I will today go to the SII with a Chilean friend to get an RUT document. After ive obtained the RUT how do I proceed?

Maybe you could put me in touch with your friend at customs?

Any help will be much appreciated!

Kind regards Rubin
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you can not get chilean plates for your bike, who told you you can?

ONLY a person oficially living in the zona franca for at least 5 years can do so.

so you can hand the bike over to a local, he than gets chilean plates, but thats no good to you, the bike can not be sold for 3 years and can only be used be the owner outside of the zona franca and only for 2 months per year.
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