Originally Posted by
Chris_W
I was a bit worried about having to pay customs duty on it when arriving in Geneva, but I boldly walked through the "Nothing to Declare" lane hoping not to be noticed. The customs officer came out while I was coming through, called the guy two people ahead of me over and I carried on walking. PHEW!
I was stopped by Barcelona customs for an inspection of my bike. Once the customs officers saw the bike was dirty (used) they let me take my bike into the country without duty. Another member of our bike tour group, with a bike that was clean as new, had to pay a deposit for refund on export.