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Taking motorcycles out of United States

STATUS · RESTRICTED

Exporting a motorcycle from United States follows the vehicle-export process — deregistration and export declaration, with destination import rules the harder constraint.

Details

Permanently exporting a motorcycle from United States requires deregistration with the vehicle registry, lien clearance, and an export declaration. Destination-side, age limits, emissions standards, and import duties mirror the car regime, and engine-capacity restrictions apply in some markets. Temporary export for touring uses a carnet de passages; shipping lines require drained fuel and disconnected batteries as dangerous-goods preparation.

Quantity limits

Per-vehicle export declaration and deregistration

Documentation required

  • Title / registration
  • Export declaration
  • Carnet de passages (temporary export)

The other direction

INBOUND

Bringing motorcycles into United States(restricted)

Sources

VERIFIED · 2026-07-25Report a correction
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