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Old 16 Jul 2017
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Broken Engine => Dumping bike in Kazakstan => Customs
Hello everybody,

Unfortunately, I had to leave my motorcycle in Kazakhstan with an engine damage. Now I wonder how I get out of the customs declaration that Russia has issued for the Eurasian Economic Union. The declaration is valid for nearly a year so I have time. Location of the motorcycle is Taras ca. 300km west of Almaty.

I was together with a translator at the Kazakh customs. Nothing fas is possible they were talking about 3-4 weeks processing time. Not even burn it down would make things faster or cheaper. Theoretically, I have someone to take care of the import but I expect at least 300-500 € fees, customs duty etc.

For the return transport I have only one offer over 2000€ because of extreme customs effort, another one is still open.

Has anybody a good idea to get out of that easy and cheap.

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Maikel
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Given the expense and hassle of dealing with customs is it not possible to travel back there with spare parts or a spare engine and ride it home?
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Can't remember if Kyrgyzstan is now part of the customs union or not. I think it is though.

If so, just go to the Uzbekistan border, check the bike out of Kazakhstan and ditch it in no-man's land.

If Kyrgyzstan is not part of the union, then you have a border crossing just south of Taraz where you could try to do the same, though I don't remember there being much space there.
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Usually is an option to "donate" bike to the state (customs) . It's (usually) doable if the "thing" worth something (that they can sell it on auction) .
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If you can get the bike recovered to Almaty there are shops there who may be able to help you.
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What kind of bike is it?

You should have some options:

-uzbekistan no man's land, as suggested before
-transport it to Almaty and repair it
-transport it to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (part of custom union) and repair it
-transport it to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (part of custom union) and ship it to Europe (cheapier than 2000€ for sure)
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Hi,

these guys transport from Bishek to Austria: Europe - Asia - Motorbike shuttle service

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