so James cargo got a call, rode the bike to Heathrow, they prepared and boxed it and it arrived in Jordan 4 days after I arrived. that was the easy part. it took nearly 3 days to clear it through customs. The biggest problem was the carnet(triptik). there were very few customs officials that had experience of a carnet for a motorcycle arriving by air. so a lot of running about between departments looking for authority to release it. you cannot collect the motorcycle from cargo at the airport you cannot drive to the cargo area unless you are in a vehicle with a jordan plate(rental cars have green plates and are forbidden). it has to be cleared through customs, then you need to appoint an agent to transport the crate to another customs department in Amman city. This is extra cost, lorry fee drivers fee insurance for the journey from the airport. the agent will assign you someone to complete your release however they werent much help. I had a local friend who was with me and she believed they were trying to delay everything as an extra day in customs was an extra days pay for them. They also had no means to remove the bike and crate from the lorry. and finally my first page of the carnet was null and void after the customs official signed the export instead of the import.
I rode out after 3 days and very soon id forgotten about the bureaucracy.


cost for release Jordan side approx £400
I have some pictures, is there an easy way to attach them from my photos or do I still need to get a web address!!! if so no pictures .......... found out its easy on the phone no so on the desktop