BajaNomad - declaring , max amount

declaring , max amount

jkruk - 1-9-2011 at 06:44 AM

Good morning all,Happy to say leaving the winter wonder land , Tahoe, Thursday. Crossing Tecate Fri am. Will declare as usual but am bringing some furniture for the princess. Actual value near 1000.00 us What is my max Will have adjusted receipts for the load and letter to the Aduana Thank you Jim

BajaWarrior - 1-9-2011 at 07:43 AM

$3000 is what they told me. We recently built a home and hauled everything down but the slab and the bricks with 0 problems. We use Mexicali East as a crossing and is extremely simple for Declaration.

The Bank only accepts Pesos so get them from the Peso exchange at Tecate on the left just before you enter the border.

Example of Declared loads:

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karenintx - 1-9-2011 at 07:46 AM

Here is a copy of the "Customs Declaration for arriving from abroard". It gives the legal information.

http://www.aduanas.gob.mx/aduana_mexico/2007/RCGMCE/2007/dec...

nbacc - 1-9-2011 at 08:44 AM

I am with you!!!! Mexicali East is the only way to go. We took our house things through there also and adjusted our receipts. He just said "how much is it all worth?" We answered what we thought it was worth and "worked" it out from there what we thought was fair. WE had lots of used things that we could not put a value on. It kind of depends who is there that day. One time they said that if we don't need a receipt it would be a couple of hundred dollars less.......heck we dont need a receipt!!!!!!!!!!!!

RnR - 1-9-2011 at 09:03 AM

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Here is a copy of the "Customs Declaration for arriving from abroard". It gives the legal information.

Interesting (and scary) reading if the rules are ever enforced to the letter of the law.

Ex: By Land - Fine of 130 to 150% of the unpaid duties, siezure of the undeclared goods, and siezure of the VEHICLE used to transport the goods!

Somebody else please read this declaration form and confirm that my old eyes are not deceiving me and that is what it actually says .... :?:

DENNIS - 1-9-2011 at 09:11 AM

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Example of Declared loads:
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How long ago was this, Chuck?

OOOPS....Didn't show the trailer full of timber.

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nbacc - 1-9-2011 at 12:31 PM

We know the rules for declaration and are always ready to abide by them but it never turns out that way. Once it even happen IN the office while doing the paperwork that we were offered less for cash....and no reciept. We told our contractor as he asked us how much we paid to get our things through and he was embaressed and could hardly believe us.

DENNIS - 1-9-2011 at 12:37 PM

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Originally posted by nbacc
We know the rules for declaration and are always ready to abide by them but it never turns out that way. Once it even happen IN the office while doing the paperwork that we were offered less for cash....and no reciept. We told our contractor as he asked us how much we paid to get our things through and he was embaressed and could hardly believe us.

That's the way the old regime did business although I'm surprised it happened in the office.
This may still be the procedure for some cases, but not near as prevalent as it used to be.

BajaWarrior - 1-9-2011 at 12:38 PM

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Example of Declared loads:
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How long ago was this, Chuck?

OOOPS....Didn't show the trailer full of timber.

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I imported this load (shown at Dixieline San Diego after loading) early November this year to be used as decking material. Now the value was only about $700 but many a load went in for well over $1000.

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DENNIS - 1-9-2011 at 12:45 PM

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Originally posted by BajaWarrior
$3000 is what they told me.

Was that Pesos?
Nice trailer for construction, by the way.

nbacc - 1-9-2011 at 12:46 PM

you are probably right. It is always the same and always different. Mexico@@@???? We just go with it.

DENNIS - 1-9-2011 at 12:51 PM

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you are probably right. It is always the same and always different. Mexico@@@???? We just go with it.

Yeah...waddya gonna do? I met a Mexican customs inspector at the TJ gate who lived in a nice neighborhood in Chula Vista. I wonder where he lives today.

BajaWarrior - 1-9-2011 at 01:28 PM

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$3000 is what they told me.

Was that Pesos?
Nice trailer for construction, by the way.

Dollars, and Thank You, it has many uses...

nbacc - 1-9-2011 at 02:14 PM

If you go to Baja and you are not willing or prepared to go with the flow you will have no fun, get frustrated and not enjoy Baja for the way that it is...which is whatever it is at that moment. That is part of the fun of going. Nancy

DENNIS - 1-9-2011 at 03:51 PM

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OK....what was the tariff?

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$3000 dollars is what they told me.

[I worked those statements around for brevity.]

3000 bucks tariff for a 1000 bucks worth of lumber?
Man....This is definitly the end of that old Baja feeling when one could take a house through the border stick by stick.
I have to start recording my memories of those good ol' days. It's all that's left.

Dave - 1-9-2011 at 05:31 PM

You need also be aware of the limits where you cross.

For instance, if the valuation is over $1,000 (generally) and you attempt to cross at San Ysidro customs will redirect you to Otay Mesa. I wouldn't automatically assume that someone crossing with a $3,000 valuation at Mexicali would mean you could do the same at Tecate.

nbacc - 1-9-2011 at 05:34 PM

ah, Heck.......pay somebody to build it!! Although depending on who it is you have to stand there and watch them.

BajaWarrior - 1-9-2011 at 09:48 PM

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OK....what was the tariff?

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$3000 dollars is what they told me.

For that load from Dixieline with original receipt was somewhere around $700 dollars and the duty was $82 dollars. (Although paid in Pesos at the Bank as they no longer accept U.S. Dollars)

In and out in 7 minutes at Mexicali East. Alone.

cj5orion - 1-10-2011 at 07:03 AM

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ah, Heck.......pay somebody to build it!! Although depending on who it is you have to stand there and watch them.

AHEM !!!

DENNIS - 1-10-2011 at 08:05 AM

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ah, Heck.......pay somebody to build it!! Although depending on who it is you have to stand there and watch them.

In many cases, it's a matter of finding decent wood to work with. That lumber on the trailer appears to be around twenty feet long. Not all yards in Baja have that.
Besides, building one's own house is a rite of passage. A "man" thing. :biggrin:

nbacc - 1-10-2011 at 09:10 AM

OK Probably a better built house in most cases. Do your man thing. You will be happier with it I am sure.