Hallo Dave,
Had my bike air freighted from Kenya to India/Mumbai In November 2009 and with the help of a clearing agent, it took me a week to get the bike outta airport customs (can't find this agent details, sorry).
Definitely get an agent to do this, Indian customs and paperwork can be baffling.
As mentioned above, I would think twice before using sea fright to India- men, that port will take a long time to clear out of, maybe a month or so...
And expensive. The port also charge you for "storage" while you are running
around to death, trying to clear the bike out.
Back then, Indian customs wanted a the AA to fax them authentication of my Carnet, that alone took 5 days..
Good luck, and enjoy India.
Adam
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