From what I understand "custom agent and a secure parking" means "bonded warehouse" This is a facility that can be found is most any country, usually near sea ports and airports.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonded_warehouse

Storing you bike in a bonded warehouse "suspends" the TVIP, but not insurnce coverage. Local details may vary. Do your research.

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Hi Ernie,

In Brazil it is (for 1000%) allowed to leave your bike for max. 24 month. If you need help in Brazil you can contact me.

For Bolivia i don't know but you can try to contact Maarten Munnik the dutch owner of Bolivia Motorcycle Adventures. (maarten (at) boliviamotorcycleadventures.com) possible he knows and maybe he can offer you a hand.

Is there an official procedure for this?

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I did last month a registration for a sailingyacht that will stay here for 11 month (24 month allowed). As yachts are registered at the port of entry in combination with the captains passport you need to have the documents altered at the Capitania, Receita Federal and the Policia federal to release the passport of the captain.

For motorbikes and Cars there is no registration anymore at the border-entrance into Brasil. I presume you do not need to do anything as the bike or car is not locked onto a passport. But I advice to report it at the Receita Federal and the Policia Federal to have the overstay documented.

I contacted the Receita Federal at the port of Itaqui to inform me about the legal way but he did not know...... which documents should be made!!!! He agreed that in the past the same road as for yachts where to be followed.

As soon as I will receive the official answer I will post it here.

The name of the official giving the advice would also be nice to have.

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In this attachment you will find the law regarding Temporary Import.

Link: REGULAMENTO ADUANEIRO

Interesting sections;

ADMISSÃO TEMPORÁRIA (Temporary Import, Section Starts at Art. 290.)

Art. 292. X - I veículos de turistas estrangeiros;

Art. 298 - De conformidade com o artigo 250, o regime será concedido
por até 1 (um) ano, prorrogável por período não superior a 1 (um)
ano. (1 year extendable with 1 year more)

Decisions of the Courts to be found on the subject of Foreign Temporary Imports (Last 12 month).

Link: VEÍCULO ESTRANGEIRO EM REGIME DE ADMISSÃO TEMPORÁRIA

Someone told me they got an 3 month extension online to their 3 month motorcycle stay in Chile. I guess you just need to ask the question. Don't know if they will extend it longer.

In peru you can suspend your 90 days TIP anywhere you can find a aduana office.
procedure is clearly explained on wikioverland.com
We did it twice and both times it took us less than 24 hours.
Up to now i found no people who got their suspension refused. If it would your vehicle has to leave the country before end of TIP, and this might be a huge problem...

Yes but the uncertainty comes about because everyone leaves the country before the deal is approved. One day someone is going to have big hassles because paperwork got lost and the port of entry didn't give approval. Certainly a labour-intensive process with each stage writing up full page reports and the final permission document ran to 3 pages.

If you can't communicate in fluent Spanish you will need to find someone who can and has at least two full days to spare.

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I'm now looking at storing my bike in Chile too. Specifically puerto montt since it can't be ridden anywhere due to a broken shock. Not sure where to start with that.

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Bike storage in Chile / Argentina

Hello
I am new here and have a question regarding bike storage for some months in Chile or Argentina. In this thread I found two principal possibilities but I am not sure that I really got the point.
- TaosTraveller wrote 2016 that with the help of the extension form T.I.T.V. it is possible to leave the bike for some months while being not in Chile. Is this (still) working and can the motorbike be stored anywhere or must it be stored in a bonded warehouse (idea about price and address)? Is the help of a customs agent neccessary or recommended?
- Temporary import of vehicles in Argentina is permitted for up to eight months. This also says the website of the Argentinian embassy in Germany. But it is not really clear to me a) whether I can leave the country in between without the bike, and b) the eight months period starts again with each entrance into Argentina. Or what else is the counting.

Maybe someone can tell me whether one or both possibilities are really working and which of them might be easier to handle.

Background of my questions is my plan
a) to import my bike to Chile and travel 12 weeks southward from Nov until Feb. I would stay 6-8 weeks from it in Argentina.
Then to go back for some months and leave the bike in Chile or Argentina (best in Mendoza), coming from Chile (starts the eight months period again?)
b) to travel again from Jul until Sep (or Aug to Oct) going north in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile.
Concrete Question: Can such tour be handled within the legal customs framework? How to do it best and which paperwork is necessary?

I left my norwegian plated bike in Chile for 6-7 weeks while I myself left the country and it was not a problem at all. It is not stamped in your passport that you entered with a vehicle so nobody knows you did so. So it shouldnt be any problem. TIP in Chile is 90 says btw. This was the first half of 2017.

TIP in Argentina - I have also read/heard that you can get 8 months TIP there but I entered Argentina 5-6 times with my bike and was always given 90 days, never 8 months. Maybe you can get it if you ask and explain your situation?

Other solution is Uruguay - where you will get 12 months TIP.

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You Will Not GEZ a Defizite answer on this, but here is what I did
I usually get the 8 months at the Santiago- Mendoza crossing at christo redender pass, the smaller crossings farther south and north usually only the 90 days. I parked my bike in Mendoza, took the bus to Santiago, flew back home, came back 7 months later, bus to Mendoza and with the bike back to chile the next day. No questions asked, it's still not legal and any negotiations with Argentina Adriana make no sense at all. Just my two cents

You Will Not GEZ a Defizite answer on this, but here is what I did
I usually get the 8 months at the Santiago- Mendoza crossing at christo redender pass, the smaller crossings farther south and north usually only the 90 days. I parked my bike in Mendoza, took the bus to Santiago, flew back home, came back 7 months later, bus to Mendoza and with the bike back to chile the next day. No questions asked, it's still not legal and any negotiations with Argentina Adriana make no sense at all. Just my two cents

Hello,
Currently in Lima Peru. Looking to store my bike but specifically pay someone to help me with suspending my SUNAT paperwork so I can return in 6 months to a year and continue on my travels. The previous companies presented years ago have seemed to dissolved or no longer provide that service. I am also open to pushing to another city if need be. Cheers!