Importing A Used Motorbike How?

[cliobkk]

Hi, I'm planning to bring my bike 1000cc here. How can I do for registration?

[chodi]

I have actually done this, although not from the UK. First I had to have the bike disassembled and packed as parts. Second it was imported as "used farm tractor parts". It came in by boat of course. Then I had to assemble the bike here and wait two years through "special" means to get the legal book. The book proved to be very expensive. I would never consider doing this again. My friend bought a used chopper in new condition from Red Baron in Bangkok and received his book in one year. It is all rather stupid if you ask me.

[Gazza]

Clio, try this link for importing info.

http://www.geocities.com/bkkriders/faq/index.html#import

Following is a post from the bkkriders forum.

Note: This post is not by me but I think a forum member

"Here ya go…

Got the bike into the country and was given all sorts of documents by the

shipping agent. The important ones are the manifest from the shipper, a

YELLOW slip/receipt showing the amount of import tax paid (72K in my

case!!!), a shipping invoice from the person/company who sold you the

vehicle. Along with this you need a notarized document showing your Thai

address, passport copy showing pic page and Visa/Arrival card.

You go to building 2/level 1/counter 5 to submit the initial documents.

Don’t take NO for an answer particularly if you don’t speak Thai. The lady

there on the day I went spoke elementary English which was enough to go to

stage 2. She will staple an inspection sheet to all your forms and will

point to “building 4… inspection”

Stage 2: Inspection… ride bike to building 4 where there is a building and

a garage with 6 (I think) vehicle inspection lanes. Park outside. GO into

room 2 on the ground floor of the building 4 and approach the middle

counter. The lady will check your papers and give you a small blue slip

and she will wave you into LANE 1 for an inspection. Park the bike in

between lane 1 & 2, and wait. You should have time for 3-4 cigarettes while

someone scantly looks over the bike and “brass rubs” the chassis number onto

masking tape. Take papers back inside once complete to the same lady and

wait (15mins) and she will hand everything back to you. Now return to

building 2, 4th floor and show the papers to the info desk. You will be

ushered to a desk out the back to a guy who allocates number plate numbers.

It will be written on the sheet and handed back to you. Now go to ground

floor again, counter 5 and give all the papers in.

You’ll be told to buy compulsory insurance. The Dept of Insurance counter

is right adjacent to Counter 5. Drop your papers in the plastic box on the

booth and they will be processed and you will be issued a handwritten

Insurance disc and asked to pay 645bht. Pay it and go back to counter 5

behind you. Now all things being equal, you should be registered and

insured. Last task is to get the plate from building 6 but in my case,

after 4 hours they took pity on me and sent the runner to get the plate for

me.

Go outside, breathe deeply and light a cigarette if you haven’t smoked them

all already. Tuck the plate in your trousers, put the insurance disc in

your pocket and head on out. In my case, I U-Turned back towards Vibhavbi

Rangsit road past Mo Chit Market and was immediately stopped my a fat

policeman. I smiled, handed him the insurance disc and number plate and

tapped my feet. After 3 minutes of tooth sucking, no offences could be

concocted against me and I was waved on my legal way without paying any

500bht bribes

I used to live in Japan and once did the entire work permit process myself

at the Minato-ku Immigration Bureau – put it this way, I had flash backs to

that experience on Monday."