Help Needed in Bangkok, Thailand - URGENT Please!!

[teapotone]

Hi Folks,

I'm in a real pickle here in Bangkok. I thought I'd sorted out the air freight of my bike from Tokyo to Bangkok last week. The agent in Tokyo stated the bike would fly Tues or Wed so I booked my flight on Thurs. Tues came and he said the bike wouldn't fly until Fri as there were problems with getitng the bike into Thailand customs.

Low and behold, he then said it wouldn't go until Saturday and that I needed an agent in Bangkok to receive the cargo. He put me in touch with one but they said I couldn't use the Carnet so had to pay duty, quoting me over £10,000? I said that was ridiculous and it went down to over £800 to get the bike in to Bangkok - on top of the £1,500 I pay to the agent in Tokyo to fly the bike out of Japan?

All the sites I've looked at online show people simply turning up at the airport in Bangkok and going through the process themselves, with payments of no more than $250 max to get the bike through.

Does ANYONE out there actually know what the real score is here? Everyone I speak to gives me a different answer that differ wildly.

I just want to get my bike into Thailand so I can continue my journey around the world!!

I'd really appreciate any help here folks.

I look forward to hearing from you.

My email is brucesmart76 (at) btinternet (dot) com

Cheers,

Bruce