Fredgeezer
Dose any body know what percentage of inported duty I have to pay on in porting a 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1800cc motorcycle. It is the only factory built 1800cc T bird in the UK purchased by my self direct from hinckley where they make and design triumph motorcycles?
Can I get around some restrictions by bringing it in via Java?
spicyayam
Welcome to the forum. This topic comes up often and each time it comes up, most people agree that it simply not worth it to import bikes/cars to Indonesia, in terms of both money and hassle.
Nydave
There is a very up to date article online dealing with this very subject,the article is dated June 2017,you cant get much more recent than that, it clearly states luxury motorcycle tax is anywhere from 60% to 125% ,,they have a LUXURY tax here and its even possible that there are other taxes before the Luxury tax even comes into play,so you could be paying tax on tax,,Luxury cars,150%-200%,Yachts 75%,Alcohol 5%-20% and Branded shoes 40%,,,yeah a real incentive to bring your favorite bike,don`t you think ??
davita
I did read sometime ago about some fella who brought his bike in in parts. He disassembled it and shipped as spares. Cannot recall if it was successful but worth a search.
Mark
I second the welcome. Spicyayam is correct, but perhaps you are a stubborn guy who hates to take 'no' for an answer and who really wants to challenge yourself? I did a google search and there is a fair amount of information on the subject, but the process doesn't look either straightforward or inexpensive (surprise, surprise). In any case, one suggestion would be to contact the Triumph dealer in Indonesia (they are based in Jakarta) and see if they can help you to import your bike or advise you on the process and costs to do it yourself. Alternatively, you may try to find another bike dealer, maybe a so-called parallel importer that is not an authorized dealer of any particular brand, and see if they will allow you to pay them a huge sum of money to help you import your bike. Good luck!
sakumabali
davita wroteI did read sometime ago about some fella who brought his bike in in parts. He disassembled it and shipped as spares. Cannot recall if it was successful but worth a search.
you can try that :) but even you are successful you're driving an illegal non licensed vehicle in Indonesia!
Fredgeezer
Thanks for the replys, it looks like the bike will go into storage of sorts, Hinkley is interested in looking after it for me.
lush4111
Sad news. Sorry for your loss. I know what it is like to have to give up riding a nice bike.
On the plus side, riding a scooter in paradise is also fantastic. Just different.
wepro
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A friend of mine tried the same with his BMW bike about 2 or 3 years ago. Container arrived in Surabaya and he tried everything to get it out from customs.
Every month he went from Bali to Surabaya to negotiate with the customes to get his motorbike. As I know he paid a lot of money also but no result. No way, no chance.
After 11 month (!) he was so frustrated and he shipped back the motorbike to Germany.
He was so disappointed, followed his bike after a few month and never came back again to Bali :)
Werner
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lush4111
Poor guy. I wonder if he was here on a KITAS or just a tourist/social visa. Does anyone know of experiences where people have tried to ship items (household) to Bali whilst on a KITAS and had them turned around or not let in by customs?
