Ship Your Motorcycle From Australia to Italy

Carnet de Passages en Douance (CPD)

CPD is required for Italy import in order to achieve timings priorities outlined above. CPD is not required for export. The import CPD requirement is ‘out of the ordinary’ for Europe, however, the benefits are truly significant for OBO’s customers. Here is a quick summary of the benefits using the CPD for Italy import:

• Extended ride window to cover optimal southern Europe riding months of September + October. Explore the high Alps front half of September after the motorbike carousels have subsided then make your way SE to Croatia - Balkans - Greece or SW to Spain - Portugal - Morocco.

• A Temporary Import Permits (TIP) is a very strictly six months and forces a September pack. OBO cannot handle packing bikes in September with all the local riders frothing at the best riding of the year ahead.

• Significantly improved Spring + Autumn itinerary options relative to newly enforced Schengen 90/180 rule. OBO highly recommends riders to prioritise May-June and Sep-Oct. Have a non-Schengen plan for the ridiculously crowded months of Jul-Aug. Non Schengen countries include: United Kingdom, 6 x Balkans countries, Turkey and Morocco. A rider can easily manage a Balkans loop in Spring AND a loop to Morocco in Autumn.

• The RoRo ferry links to Italy are part of what makes Milan the optimum single consolidation point for southern Europe. Riders can enjoy the optimal later months to the very end of the ride window with good low-altitude routes back to the Milan depot. For example, the RoRo ferry from Tanger Med to Genoa allows riders to enjoy the magic in Morocco to end of October. The RoRo ferries to Bari and Ancona on the other side allow for riders to enjoy the SE Europe run to the very end of the ride window.

• OBO’s riders bound from Malaysia can maximise their journey by timing their descent from Georgia’s Greater Caucasus mid Sep, clear high plateaus of eastern Anatolia by end of Sep, Greece mid Oct, Igoumenitsa / Patras – Ancona ferry then Po Valley to Milan.

• CPD ensures reliability of import operations because the CPD is recognised via all terminals. The TIP procedure is not. Should the shipping line discharge at an alternative terminal due to congestion or other issues then a CPD shipment can still be processed at that alternative terminal. A container with bikes relying on TIPs cannot be processed and will be delayed waiting for another ship to transport the container to the required terminal.

• CPD extension option with Italy Automobile Association (ACI) and Touring and Automobile Club of Turkey (TTOK). You can extend a CPD once.

If none of the above benefit your plan then there may be a better shipping solution for you.