As of 18 months ago, flying into BA would cost minimum US$800 per bike - and they had to be in seperate crates (our DR650s left Aus in a single crate). Going into Uruguay was US$900.
So we redirected to Santiago de Chile, where clearance cost US$40 and took about an hour. Just be sure to have plenty of copies of your documents! And siesta is taken very seriously in the air-fright customs-clearance business... Also, the nearest fuel station was then about 4km away and a nightmare of roadworks to reach.
The warehouse guys were happy to dispose of our custom-made steel shipping crate and were incredibly helpful - typical of Chileans generally, we found!
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