Thread for importing/re-importing into Europe
I have noticed a reoccuring problem with people trying to temporarily import or re-import bikes by air or sea freighting into the EU. Stories like this one of extortionate charges by customs and handling agents come up from time to time including people re-importing EU registered bikes into their own country.
Help with French Customs Agent CDG, Paris - ADVrider
It looks like there is a call for a thread, perhaps a sticky giving advice as to where is the best and worst place to import/re-import, it might be better into a neighbouring country rather than your own. If you rode over a border it would not cost a penny and I have never paid to re-import into the UK and to the best of my knowledge nobody else has either.
What do others think about this?
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