This crossing was somehow peaceful for me knowing that the Thailand side was easy with all my documents in order and exiting Cambodia should be a straightforward thing since I had all the proper documentation to get out from the correct border.
Packed up all my stuff in the early morning and rode from Koh Kong to the Cham Yeam border which was a very small border that looked like a little single street village crossing.
Entering the office there was no one. 9 am in the morning seamed to be too early to start work here in this relax border. The motortaxi helped me shout and look for someone and finally an officer hurried into the office while still buttoning up his shirt getting ready for work.
I showed him the papers and after a while he started the paperwork's process to get me out of Cambodia with Bluey. I was told to wait outside at the waiting area where there was seats and after half an hour he came with all the export papers prepared but told me the final signature from the high ranking officer was all that was left but the problem is, that one important guy was not here but somewhere else in a meeting.
I had to wait the officer said. Not much of a choice I said ok.
Another half an hour later he somehow got permission to sign on behalf of the high ranking officer and the papers were now complete and I was asked to pay the full export fee for Bluey. USD 12.5 was the export fee and I now had the papers to exit Cambodia with Bluey.
Ride back to the border and passed all the papers to the officer and the gantry opened for me to ride onward into Thailand.
Thailand side was straightforward getting the TM2 form filled up by Immigration and then Customs for the Temporary Import Permit.
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| At Cham Yeam Border Post |
Parked Bluey and saw the first house/building that said Immigration and I proceeded to stamp out of Cambodia without any issue. Took about a few minutes queuing up but other than that it was all good.
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| Immigration Building at Cham Yeam Border Post - Cambodia |
Rode Bluey to the edge of the border where customs was checking each vehicle before opening the gantry to let the vehicle in or out. I notice that there was no outgoing vehicle only incoming. Three custom officers were sitting outside on a open table drinking their morning coffee and tea with one even eating his breakfast.
I approached them and showed them the custom papers I obtained from Phnom Penh and Poi Pet a month ago and they slowly go through it reading and talking to one another. Communication was hard since they barely speak English but they finally conveyed to me that I was in the wrong place.
I approached them and showed them the custom papers I obtained from Phnom Penh and Poi Pet a month ago and they slowly go through it reading and talking to one another. Communication was hard since they barely speak English but they finally conveyed to me that I was in the wrong place.
The customs building to process the outgoing vehicle was not here at the border but back down the hill around 2 km from the border into the Cambodian side.
One officer tried to explain to me the directions and the location of the custom buildings but I had no idea where it was and since I rode from the same way and somehow missed the custom buildings it was going to be a wild goose chase if I just leaved hunting for the building.
One officer tried to explain to me the directions and the location of the custom buildings but I had no idea where it was and since I rode from the same way and somehow missed the custom buildings it was going to be a wild goose chase if I just leaved hunting for the building.
I kept saying I don't understand and I don't know where this customs building was and they scratch their head while I scratched mine.
One officer ended up flagging one of those motorbike taxi and explained to him to bring me to the customs office and paid him 2000 riel from his own pocket. I followed after him and 2 km later back the same road on the right side where there was a police block which I passed earlier was where the custom office located.
One officer ended up flagging one of those motorbike taxi and explained to him to bring me to the customs office and paid him 2000 riel from his own pocket. I followed after him and 2 km later back the same road on the right side where there was a police block which I passed earlier was where the custom office located.
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| Customs & Excise Building 2km from the Cham Yeam Border Post |
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| Getting the Export Papers done at Customs & Excise Building in Cham Yeam Border |
Entering the office there was no one. 9 am in the morning seamed to be too early to start work here in this relax border. The motortaxi helped me shout and look for someone and finally an officer hurried into the office while still buttoning up his shirt getting ready for work.
I showed him the papers and after a while he started the paperwork's process to get me out of Cambodia with Bluey. I was told to wait outside at the waiting area where there was seats and after half an hour he came with all the export papers prepared but told me the final signature from the high ranking officer was all that was left but the problem is, that one important guy was not here but somewhere else in a meeting.
I had to wait the officer said. Not much of a choice I said ok.
Another half an hour later he somehow got permission to sign on behalf of the high ranking officer and the papers were now complete and I was asked to pay the full export fee for Bluey. USD 12.5 was the export fee and I now had the papers to exit Cambodia with Bluey.
Ride back to the border and passed all the papers to the officer and the gantry opened for me to ride onward into Thailand.
Thailand side was straightforward getting the TM2 form filled up by Immigration and then Customs for the Temporary Import Permit.
Communication was hard too for the Thai side as they barely speak English. They knew what I wanted but had trouble reading the Malaysian Vehicle Ownership papers of Bluey. Luckily I had a copy of the previous entry into Thailand and the moment I showed them, they snatch it and happily started processing the TIP.
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| Immigration Office at Khlong Yai Border - Thailand |
Within minutes at the Thailand border, I was stamped in and received full TIP papers for Bluey and back on the road riding the coastline of Thailand to Trat with a big smile on my face.
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| Riding the Coastline to Trat Province Thailand |
Traveled on: Dec 2018
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