Australia to India

[DaveSmith]

Someone here must've done this. I'm having problems with my shipper in Melbourne. I've got a 1965 Ducati that has an expired NSW Aussie plate on it that I bought in NSW. I've got a current California plate with me in Delhi and am about 2 days from getting a carnet.

I was told that India doesn't let you bring bikes in that are older than 3 years but baksheesh should take care of that. My shipper says Australia won't let the bike go if it wasn't brought in on a carnet. That doesn't make sense to me. They sell old bikes on eBay all the time and they get shipped. I didn't have a problem taking my bike to NZ.

Has anyone shipped a bike from Oz to India? Any weird problems with it?

--Dave

[Simon Kennedy]

Dave,

It is pretty hard to understand this post. Where is the bike? In Australia? Where are you? In India? What is the California plate for? The same bike that has an expired Australian plate?

India let in any bike that has a carnet. There is no three years rule on vehicles with a carnet.

From what I can understand, the shipper is talking rot. Tell him it is parts rather than a bike, because the wheels are off....

Simon

[DaveSmith]

Sorry about the confusion. I'm from California but I'm in India. My bike is in Australia with expired NSW plates. I've got a valid California plate with me here that I'll use with the carnet.

I'll let him know the wheels are off so it's a parts bike and see if that works. He doesn't ship bikes. He ships overseas and is shipping the bike as a favor for a friend.

[dotcaf]

I wouldn't try positioning as being parts in India. They'll tax you to high heaven. If the US plates are still valid, put them on. You WILL need a carnet (or to leave a cash deposit!) if you take it to India. See here on my website: Transporting the bike for a clearing agent in Chennai/Madras called Govias that may be able to help at the other end. Admin in India is a nightmare if you're not riding across a border. Keep it simple and you won't have any problems...

[DaveSmith]

All I need to do to get a carnet now is just deposit Canadian $5,000 into a non-interest bearing account. It seems it'd be cheaper to leave a deposit but I've heard (oh so many things I've heard) that it's best to have a carnet instead of paying the deposit.

Thanks for your link. I think part of my problem is the shipper in Melbourne doesn't ship bikes.

[RogerM]

Just to clarify - the California plate is for your bike in Sydney?

The carnet will have the California plate?

The bike will have the NSW plate on it when it arrives in India?

The shipping documents from Australia will need to match the carnet, I would see a problem with the bill of lading stating one Ducati Rego #ABC123, VIN xxxxxxx and you have a carnet with the rego showing as 123XYZ with a VIN xxxxxxx and then the bike turning up in India with the NSW plate.

Asking for a nightmare if you ask me. Get everything to match before you ship it from Australia.

[dotcaf]

Originally Posted by Dave_Smith

Thanks for your link. I think part of my problem is the shipper in Melbourne doesn't ship bikes.

It may be helpful to speak with Stewart at Tradelanes Global on 03 9330 0090 or 0418 730 676. He arranged my shipping back to the UK and is based in Melbourne.