No there really isn't a fee to temporarily import the bike other than a couple of bucks for paperwork (if I remember right - it was really easy to enter). There wouldn't be a fee if I drove it out. Ecuador doesn't take a bond like mexico. It really has to do with the shipping and laws related to...
Right now.. It's up to $1200 Quito to Miami - sea freight. I am wimping out and having a truck bring it to my house in Georgia so probably another $600.
Ecuador is a little expensive to leave. Seems like there is about $300 in government fees for the export. If it wasn't for those fees it would...
After 80 odd days on the road from Georgia, USA to Ecuador I put my 2014 Tenere in a box and on a truck......Headed back home......100% reliable - changed tires, changed oil and filter.... ride and repeat.
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