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dezrat57
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Posted: Tue Aug 18th, 2009 03:55 pm |
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if you are heading south with duty taxable goods
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2009/08/17/20090817drugwar0817.html
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B.Bailey
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Posted: Tue Aug 18th, 2009 07:19 pm |
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| I'm heading south from Tucson thru Nogales to San Carlos Aug. 20. Bringing a new T.V. for my apartment in Las Tinajas near San carlos. Should I be worried ? This info has me concerned. Guess I'll find out when I go thru.
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bartmanaz
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Posted: Tue Aug 18th, 2009 07:35 pm |
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I would expect that they will be more diligent in inspections. You might want to stop and pay duty on this item to avoid any nasty surprises.
Anybody have recent experiences to share? Think we'd all like to know if this change has had an impact.
Bart
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dezrat57
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Posted: Tue Aug 18th, 2009 07:39 pm |
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when i've brought down my household goods big TV's definately caught there eyes and they wanted duty paid,i believe there is a $500 usd in goods per person that is duty free, i am going from memory so if i am wrong mayby someone else can chime in.
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ezmony
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Posted: Tue Aug 18th, 2009 09:49 pm |
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| It is/was $50.00 per person. I would definitely declare if I was bringing in anything of "value". It would be interesting to know why the Mexican people are allowed to import duty free a higher dollar amount that the american expat counterparts, or is that in fact true?
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Posted: Tue Aug 18th, 2009 11:57 pm |
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| What is really amazing is that what you can bring in duty free depends on whether you fly or drive. At one point it was $300 by air and $100 by land. The limits are different now but I wouldn't be surprised if the ratio is more or less the same.
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Susan C
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Posted: Wed Aug 19th, 2009 02:12 am |
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It is easy to declare amounts over the $50 each person in the car allowed. We once stopped to declare a computer plus monitor plus printer plus ink cartridges. He was only interested in the computer.
It is usually cheaper to pay duty then bribe an official, which is illegal.
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Posted: Wed Aug 19th, 2009 02:38 am |
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| It is $50 per person by land and $300 by sea/air. That is what the Mexican Aduana website says. If you go over $1,000 you need a broker. Up to $1,000 you can do a mini importation, declaring at the border or Customs before Km21. If you have anything with a motor you have to do the mini importation and pay for them to type it up.
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B.Bailey
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Posted: Wed Aug 19th, 2009 03:30 pm |
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| Headed South From Tucson. Where do you pay duty? Just pass the border near U.S. customs - the inspection station just pass the first toll booth headed south or at kilometer 21? Bringing a fairly new T.V. worth $200.00. Do you voluntarily declare or let them find it.
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Posted: Wed Aug 19th, 2009 04:22 pm |
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| Go to the 'something to declare line' and tell them what you have. Maybe they will send you on without paying duty and maybe not but you are legal either way. If you go to the 'nothing to declare' line and they find it, then they can confisgate the TV and the vehicle. This happens every so often and they seem to be getting stiffer lately so it is a possiblility.
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Timothy B.
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Posted: Wed Aug 19th, 2009 04:34 pm |
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Good morning,
When in doubt, declare it. If you get caught, you will pay duty and fine. Remember, duties are taxes and must be paid in cash. You can not use a debit or credit card.
I have not crossed anything yet this week but I either import or export on a weekly basis thur Naco, AZ. There is a list of what a person on vacation can bring. I think one was posted on the other board. For people living in Mexico, the usual rule of thumb is that food and clothing will come under the francisimo (sp) but electrical items do not.
For example, my wife (Mex) and I (gringo-fm2 em) each get $ 150 dollars free. So if we have a Walmart, Home Depot, and Safeway that total $400, we would pay 15% duty on the $ 100 dollar difference. If you get someone that is letter of the law, they will group Walmart and Safeway, deduct the $ 300 and then charge you 15% on the difference plus the Home Depot bill. Electronic or construction materials don't fall under the free deduct. You get a deduct for each family member in the car up to the $ 400 dollar limit. Americans get $ 50 each off the total, not important if it is electrical or construction.
As Susan says bribes are illegal. Don't approach it. I have not seen this go on in Naco for more than 3 years.
Good luck.
Timothy B.
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B.Bailey
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Posted: Wed Aug 19th, 2009 05:19 pm |
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| O.K. I'll play by the rules. Sounds like Kilometer 21. Besides the T.V. I'm bringing a new marine battery/ marine stereo/ an old VCR player/ insecticide from Home Depot etc. Hope I'm not getting into a can of worms. have U.S. cash. Do I need Pesos ? Sounds like 15%. Do I need receipts? Was planning on getting pesos in San Carlos since the exchange is better there than Tucson.
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Posted: Wed Aug 19th, 2009 05:35 pm |
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No it is before Km21. It is where you do the Declare or do not Declare the Aduana of Mexico. You go into the building on the left, (that might be changed now as they were building another building) If you have receipts, if not, what I did was write out a list in English and Spanish and then give it to the guy at the desk. You can pay in cash dollars or pesos, but no cheques or credit cards. They will issue you a receipt at the bank and then you take it back to the guy who filled it out for you and then you can head for Km21. If you get stopped there, just show them the form that you have paid duty. If you have anything with a motor you have to do mini importation, but it cannot be above 1,000 US. a declaration and pay the broker who is on duty there.
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Posted: Wed Aug 19th, 2009 06:23 pm |
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| Anyone know what the regulations are for declaring if you have an FMT visa?
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Posted: Wed Aug 19th, 2009 06:50 pm |
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| All the above discussion applies to FMT. The only difference is that you can get a one-time exemption for household goods if you have a FM3. Also in the past I have declared and paid at K21 rather than at the truck stop building but that was some time ago and the rules might be different now.
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Timothy B.
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Posted: Wed Aug 19th, 2009 07:03 pm |
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Two points if I may.
You need to pay at the border. I am not familiar with Nogales but there should be two lines as you enter, Declare and Nothing to Declare. That is the way it is in Naco and AP. Go to the Declare lane.
Second, it is best if you have receipts. They can look up an item in their database or online and charge you that amount. If you have a store receipt you stand a better chance of paying on that amount. I like to pay in dollars as their exchange is better than the change houses and if you ask they will give you change in pesos.
Timothy B.
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Posted: Wed Aug 19th, 2009 08:12 pm |
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| Entering Nogales MX at Mariposa, there is a parking lot right at the border and you can pay there at the small building on your right. If there is a crowd or no parking there, you can head south on the toll road, past the first toll booth, and pull into the declare lane. They can send you around to the north parking lot if they decide you need to pay duty on what you are declaring.
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Posted: Wed Aug 19th, 2009 08:48 pm |
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| Thanks to you guys. Will be heading south tomorrow. Will play it by ear. My motto is if you don't get thrown in jail and don't die you've had a great trip. Ben B.
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Posted: Wed Aug 19th, 2009 10:13 pm |
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There's a Mexican Government web site for those who may be interested that covers among other things what you can bring in duty free by land and air and it has English and Spanish versions:
http://www.aduanas.gob.mx/aduana_mexico/2007/A_Pasajeros_Arribar_al_Pais_Tierra_English.htm
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Posted: Thu Aug 20th, 2009 01:57 am |
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| Reports are that the new custom inspectors are very courteous, speak English and no problems at all, seems like there are a lot of female customs agents all in pressed uniforms. So far so good. Friend returned today and said it was the easiest inspection ever.
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