INFORMATION FOR TRAVELERS
Tourists should enter Mexico with only the items needed for their trip. A tourist entering with large quantities of an item not normally expected, particularly expensive appliances, such as televisions, stereos, or other items, may lead to suspicion of smuggling and possible confiscation of the items and arrest of the individual.
Mexican regulations limit the value of goods brought into Mexico by U.S. citizens arriving by air or sea to $300 U.S. per person and by land to $75 U.S. per person. Other travel related items may also be brought in duty-free. Amounts exceeding the duty-free limit are subject to a 20.58 percent tax to verify this information, please write: asisnet@shcp.gob.mx
Unless you prepare ahead, tourists may have difficulty bringing computers or other expensive electronic equipment into Mexico for their personal use. To prevent yourself from being charged an import tax, write a statement about your intention to use the equipment for personal use and to remove it from Mexico when you leave. Have this statement signed and certified at a Mexican consulate in the United States and present it to Mexican Customs as you enter Mexico.
Land travelers should verify from Mexican customs at the border that all items in their possession may be legally brought into Mexico. At the crossing point, Mexican Customs has two different lanes. One is designated for people who have no items to declare and who are within the $75 dollar duty-free limit while the other lane is designated for people who are bringing in items which exceed the $75 dollar duty-free limit and have paid the corresponding tax. Make sure you choose the correct lane before you enter. You will be subject to a second immigration and customs inspection south of the Mexican border where unlawful items may be seized and you could be prosecuted regardless of whether or not the items passed through the initial customs inspection. Guns and ammunition cannot be brought into Mexico without a permit from a Mexican Consulate in the United States. American Citizens found in the illegal possession of firearms are subject to Mexican law and face imprisonment.
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Mexican Customs