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General
Information
According with
Mexican laws, to be able to import household
goods and personal effects free of import
duties, the following regulations must be
followed:
a) The goods
must have at least six months of use, because
if it was bought six months prior to enter
Mexico, and not use, the item is still
consider new.
b) It is
necessary to advise ahead of the arrival of
the shipment in order to start the customs
clearance.
c) Due to
legals conditions in Mexico, no DTD, COD
charges are accepted. All charges must be
prepaid and only destination charges could
follow, previous arregements with the Mexican
company.
Because the
Mexican ports and warehouses are congested
with merchandise, the shipments arriving in
lift-vans or metal containers are placed in
the open, therefore it is recommended:
a) That all
containers, whether arriving by air, land or
sea must be totally waterproofed against rain,
roof sheet plated and the furniture wrapped
with waterproof material.
b) The goods
are not shipped until all the documentation is
ready. The airports only allow thirty days to
store a shipment after arrival. The rest of
the ports allow sixty days storage. After
that items will be confiscated allowing only
one day free of torage charge, the rest of the
day will be charge accordingly with weight and
merchandise volume. If the documents are not
presented on time, the Mexican government will
confiscate the shipment.
New Articles:
New articles may be imported into Mexico,
after paying 52% of customs duties. In
addition import duties are allow to be paid,
as long as, value not exceed US$1,000.00.
Computer equipments with value over
US$3,000.00 are exempt of this rule. Client
must notify custom authorities when the
merchandise is new.
Must
Present:
a) The
original invoices may be presented along with
the documents for the customs clearance.
b) All new
articles must also be included in the
legalized inventory. This can be done only in
Nuevo Laredo and Mexico city international
airport customs office, it donsen´t apply for
Veracruz, Tampico or Manzanillo custom
offices.
Important
Advice: By any port of entry, you must
paid the correspondance import duty,
indicating that the articles wish were
manufacture in Hong Kong, Singapore, China,
Japan and Corea, pay and additional
compensatory charge which in cases exceed the
100% on merchandise value.
All shipments
consigned to the Mexico City terminal are
handled directly by the steamship companies
with their own transportation means.
Therefore, the
control of the shipment can be lost and it is
difficult to know the arrival date in Mexico
City.
Due to serveral
problems originated with the shipments, it is
suggested that shipments are consigned only to
the port of entry, hence the transportation to
final destination will be done with the
trailers, operators and unpackers of the
moving company. With this procedure the movers
can control the return of the empty container
to the port of entry avoiding unnecessary
charges in demurrage.
At the present
time, no importation of wine and alcoholic
beverages is allowed, and this applies to all
ports of entry. If wine or alcoholic beverages
is found the procedure may be delayed and
extra handling charges will have to be paid to
remove the liquors and place them in customs
until the customer obtains the import permit
and pays the duties/taxes.
There is a time
limit of 60 days to release the liquors,
starting from the arrival date of the
conveyance to the port of entry. The custom
office allow seven days free of charge, after
that charges must be paid accordingly to wait
and volume. Is important to know that special
permit are necessary to import it.
Air Shipment:
An air shipment may be sent containing
personal effects such as clothing, books,
shoes, personal cleaning articles and a 14"
portable TV, computers, radio and business
tools. The shipment must not exceed 50
kilograms (110 lbs.) for each family member.
Provide:
a) Photocopies
of the passports and tickets of each family
member.
b) A list in
Spanish of the goods.
c) Fill the
Declaration of Value form, if there is a new
items. Is important to know that as mexican
with accompanied baggage, you have a right of
US$300.00 for each member of the family, to
import new articles without paying taxes as
long as the family also traveled.
Required Documents
a) Photocopy
of the diplomatic passport.
b) A special
importation permit must be obtained, called
"Diplomatic Franchise". This is obtained by
the Embassy in Mexico and addressed to the
custom authorities from the entrance port.
c) Inventory
in Spanish, with brand, model and serial
number.
d) Origin
and destination addresses.
e)
Declaration letter which will be provided by
the moving company in Mexico, in which the
diplomat should address the origin and
destiny.
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Shipments with FM-2 Visa and Mexican
Citizens
a) Copy of
Visa FM-2 or mexican passport.
b) Original
and 3 copies of the legalized inventory (in
Spanish), stamped by the Mexican Consulate
at the place of origin, with brand, model
and serial number. Any article not included
in the inventory list, could be expropiate
by the mexican government.
c) A
declarative letter by the customer addressed
to the customs warehouse, stating that his
goods are total and personal used. If the
shipment includes new items, such items must
be declared and a proof of purchase such as
the invoice must be presented to help to
determine the import duties (only thru Nuevo
Laredo, Tamps)
d)
Responsability letter.
e) In case
of mexican citizens, the foreign residence
lap should not be less than two years to be
consider repatriated.
a) Copy of
Visa FM-3.
b) Typed
Inventory list in Spanish, signed only by
the owner. Most of the electrical appliances
must specify brand, model and serial number,
signed by the shipper.
c) Agreement
letter to the custom adminitrator of the
port of entry in which the client specify
his address and agree to notify customs if
he charge address or goods, and to take out
all his personal goods when his migratory
documents has ended.
d) A
declarative letter by the customer addressed
to the customs warehouse, stating that his
goods are total and personal used. If the
shipment includes new items, such items must
be declared and a proof of purchase such as
the invoice must be presented to help to
determine the import duties (only thru Nuevo
Laredo, Tamps)
e) Original
of the letter of promise, guaranteeing that
the goods will be shipped out of the
country, as it is originally accepted as a
temporary importation.
f)
Responsbility letter has to be issue by the
company where the immigrant will work, and
where the company also guarantee this
responsability.
Important
Advice: For shipments arriving through
the Mexico City airport a responsibility
letter is also needed.
For canadian
and american with FM-3, either retire or
going to work is not necessary inventory
with visa. Only the Spanish list indicating
the electric goods with serial number, model
and brand (agreed with Nafta and facilitate
personal goods importation).
a) Copy of
the mexican passport.
b) Original
and 3 copies of the legalized inventory list
(in Spanish), stamped by the Mexican
Consulate at the point of origin. with
brand, model and serial number.
c) A
declarative letter by the customer addressed
to the customs warehouse, stating that his
goods are total and personal used. If the
shipment includes new items, such items must
be declared and a proof of purchase such as
the invoice must be presented to help to
determine the import duties (only thru Nuevo
Laredo, Tamps).
d)
Declaration of value form signed by the
customer.
Important
Advice: The time of residence of the
customer abroad must be no less than two
years to be considered as repatriated and
can import goods.
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Shipments with Visa FM-2 and FM-3 for
Retired persons
a) Copy of
Visa FM-2 or FM-3.
b) Original
and 3 copies of the legalized inventory list
(in Spanish), stamped by the Mexican
Consulate at the point of origin. with
brand, model and serial number.
c) Agreement
letter to the custom adminitrator of the
port of entry in which the client specify
his address and agree to notify customs if
he charge address or goods, and to take out
all his personal goods when his migratory
documents has ended.
d) A
declarative letter by the customer addressed
to the customs warehouse, stating that his
goods are total and personal used. If the
shipment includes new items, such items must
be declared and a proof of purchase such as
the invoice must be presented to help to
determine the import duties (only thru Nuevo
Laredo, Tamps).
Automobiles
Only
diplomatic officers and foreigners with
visas FM-3 or FM-2 are allowed to bring
automobiles into Mexico. However, they must
direct their transaction with banjercito and
most present a driver license. For
diplomats, the procedure may be done by the
agent, but importation permit mut be
obtained with a franchise.
It is very
important that hte client with Visa FM-3
have all the vehicle´s documents on his
name, and an international credit card
issued outside of Mexico, on the contrary,
the container transaction could not be done.
Because,
custom regulations in regards with vehicles,
change frequently, it is recommend confirm
the requirements before make the shipment.
In the case
of ocean shipments, the client must do in
the Veracruz custom office, the vehicle
importation in person, since the client must
sign and guarantee with the bank, the right
of customs signing the temporal importation
ticket.
Require:
a) Copy of
the commercial invoice.
b) A bond
that is transacted at customs.
c) A credit
card.
d) A vehicle
circularization card.
d) Drive
license.
e) Personal
identification.
f) Client
letter of authorization to the shippper
granting authorization to transport his
vehicles want the client cross customs. The
Shipper could not ship it from Monterrey,
Nuevo Laredo city to the final destiny.
Inmigrants
with Visa FM-2 and FM-3
Require:
a) Original
Visa FM-2 and FM-3.
b) Drive
license.
c) Copy of
the commercial invoice.
d) A bond
that is transacted at customs.
e) Vehicle
registration or loan company letter. The
client must be present at the destiny
country to do the customs formalities and
obtain the temporary importation of permit
of the vehicle.
Diplomats:
Require:
a) Copy of
diplomatic passport.
b)
Importation franchise, it is not necessary
that the client going to the entrance port.
c) A credit
card.
d) Vehicle
registration or loan company letter.
e) Copy of
the driver license.
* The
Mexcans can not import vehicles.
Notice:
If the vehicle is imported through Laredo,
it must enter the country rolling, (not
inside the container or trailer) and the
temporary permit must be renewed every six
months.
Pets
(Dogs and Cats)
a) Health
certificate and rabies vaccination.
b) Sanitary
bill of lading.
c) Air bill.
Important
Advice: It is recommended to send via
fax or e-mail, ten days in advance so the
custom agents could get the sanitary
importation bill. Also, is recommended to
ship the pets early in the week, because if
it arrive on weekend, it will stay at
customs office without feeding. For any
other pets, please ask before.
Prohibited Articles
Motor
vehicles, boats, motorcycle, firearms and
ammunition.
Alcoholic beverages, wine, plants, canned
food. Drugs and food.
Important Advice
Due to the
known Foot and Mouth decease (FA), the
Mexican authorities, through SAGARPA, have
established that all those shipments
(products of animal origin, used terrestrial
transportation vehicles, machinery used for
livestock and/or agriculture, household
goods that arrived during the present year),
originating from any Member of the Economic
European Community and/or Central or South
America, for being considered regions of
high risk, should be fumigated by SAGARPA,
prior to the corresponding customs
clearance, and PGR antidrugs and weapons
inspection. To avoid major problems, with
the shipments and confiscation, it is
recommended that for no reason, any type of
food be included in household goods
shipments.
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