Ship Your Motorcycle From Chile to Australia
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Valparaíso to Melbourne
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4 Jun 2027 → 6 Aug 2027
AU$2,500
Timings
This shipment is designed to provide a practical return pathway for riders completing a South America ride window after launching from Valparaíso at the end of January.
Wed 02 Jun: last day to deliver motorcycle to depot
Fri 04 Jun: container pack
Thu 10 Jun: estimated vessel departure from Valparaíso
36 days: estimated sea freight
Fri 16 Jul: estimated vessel arrival Melbourne
7 days destination time + 14 days schedule buffer
64 days total duration from container pack to motorcycles available in Melbourne
Final land-border crossing into Chile must be after Mon 01 Mar 2027 so that the three-month Temporary Import Permit remains valid when the motorcycle is delivered to the depot. In Chile the Temporary Import Permit is called the Título de Importación Temporal de Vehículos (TITV).
Plan for Mon 24 May 2027 as the assumed start of the two-week free storage period at the terminal depot. This gives working schedule room before container pack and vessel departure.
Export from Chile
Valparaíso is OBO’s South America gateway for riders returning motorcycles to Australia, continuing north through the Americas or linking longer overland journeys through Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Central America and North America.
For this export shipment, motorcycles must be delivered with a valid Chile TITV. Once the motorcycle is delivered into the depot process, the TITV is finalised by Chilean Customs. OBO’s local agent cannot accept a motorcycle for export if the TITV has already expired.
Export handover and storage
Motorcycle delivery deadline: Wednesday 02 June 2027.
Terminal storage before export: final 14 days before container packing are free.
Private storage in Quilpué is available before the free terminal-storage period at US$100 per month, or pro rata.
Transfer from Quilpué storage to the terminal depot is US$75 per motorcycle.
Professional export cleaning can be arranged for CLP50,000 per motorcycle, including trailer transport to and from the cleaning location.
Motorcycles must be delivered clean and ready for export handling. Cleaning is also critical for Australia’s biosecurity inspection on arrival.
Import to Australia
Melbourne is OBO’s primary Australian import depot for return shipments. Most OBO return shipments to Australia import through Melbourne because it is better suited to the practical requirements of Australian biosecurity processing and because foreign riders often prefer to launch Australian journeys from Melbourne.
Import handover and storage
Two weeks’ free storage is included for import and export in Australia.
After the free period, storage is A$5 per motorcycle per day.
Critical articles to read and understand
Australia’s Motorcycle Reimportation Approval — for returning Australia-registered motorcycles.
Carnet de Passage en Douane — for foreign-registered motorcycles visiting Australia.