bowser
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Taking Mexican made products into Baja
I plan on taking 4 solar panels into Baja. The brand is Kyocera (Japanese), but they are manufactured in Mexico.
Does anyone know if these are still subject to Duty? Do we get any kind of break because of NAFTA?
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bowser
Does anyone know if these are still subject to Duty? Do we get any kind of break because of NAFTA? |
Yes... and no.
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BajaWarrior
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Hey Bowser,
where did you get your panels? Price?
And yes, gotta pay the man. Discount your receipt a bit, you don't need original, just something that looks good. Keep reciept under $1000, and keep
$100 in your right pocket in case they want to play ball, in and out in under a minute....
BajaWarrior
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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fdt
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You would pay duty since they are not mexican.
A well informed Baja California traveler is a smart Baja California traveler!
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Don Alley
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They are subject to duty if you are bringing them across the border. Regardless of where they are made.
NAFTA: I neglected to have a lobbyist working for me in Washington DC when NAFTA was created, so, darn, I can't find a thing in NAFTA that has
anything to do with me or my trips across the border. 
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maybe the wording is wrong, those items, be them televisions, cars, solar panels or whatever are not made in México, they are asembled in
México
If you were talking about an item that was made or manufactured with mexican materials or parts by a mexican company in México by mexicans, then that
would be made in México and exported to the US and could come back to México freely.
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Hook
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Don Alley
They are subject to duty if you are bringing them across the border. Regardless of where they are made.
NAFTA: I neglected to have a lobbyist working for me in Washington DC when NAFTA was created, so, darn, I can't find a thing in NAFTA that has
anything to do with me or my trips across the border. |
So true, Don.
The corporations got NAFTRA, the little guy got the SHAFTRA.
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Dave
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It could, but probably won't.
| Quote: | Originally posted by fdt
If you were talking about an item that was made or manufactured with mexican materials or parts by a mexican company in México by mexicans, then that
would be made in México and exported to the US and could come back to México freely. |
Aduana is gonna want to get paid, regardless of where it's mfg. That's just the way it is.
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bowser
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Thanks everyone!
Price was $610 per panel.
Kyocera KC 130 TM ------ 130 watts
From Wholesalesolar.com
Great people! They're in Mt Shasta, CA right off I5 so I saved freight by picking them up directly. He actually has a pretty good stock on hand
unlike many of the other web based companies.
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bajalou
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I like to use several pockets, $40, $60, $80 etc. Just remember which is whick.
No Bad Days
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BajaWarrior
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
I like to use several pockets, $40, $60, $80 etc. Just remember which is whick. |
Ha Ha! Actually I do too, just didn't want to go into too much detail and let on how sneaky I am!!
I have been very successful importing a nearly entire house of building materials since Sept 06' for my new 1500 sq. ft. home atop my 1500 sq. ft.
garage. Some loads over the table some not....
Roof is on, windows set, doors locked, and fascia painted since early March (I am the carpenter on the job) (and painter) after brick walls were
finished in only 6 weeks!
Next is the furniture which is going down on Memorial Day Weekend to be stored until interior is complete.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Bob and Susan
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these Kyocera 130's are manufactured in Tijauna...
for export ONLY to USA
actually MADE IN MEXICO
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bowser
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OK so the ARE made in Mexico!
Does anyone know if they are, therefore, exempt from duty except by the $100 in the right pocket rule?
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BajaWarrior
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| Quote: | | Aduana is gonna want to get paid, regardless of where it's mfg. That's just the way it is. |
Your paying duty pal, that's all there is to it. Keep the reciept under $1000, and keep smiling, and observe the right pocket rule.
Go to Office Depot or like and get a full page reciept book, looks very official, or better yet a blank reciept from your solar supplier, that would
be best. It's all about the amount at the bottom of the reciept.
Recently took about $2k worth of roofing materials south, the supplier in Santee Ca. gave me a blank reciept. I copied everything but the price.
[Edited on 5-3-2007 by BajaWarrior]
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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DENNIS
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Hey Bowser ---
It's evident that you have a computer and you probably have a printer. Get creative and make a good looking receipt and keep it under a thousand
dollars or you have to cross at Otay. Make the receipt from a salvage company far from the border.
Import duty these days is 15% of the purchase price.
Good luck.
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DENNIS
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I see that I'm being repeatedly redundant, as usual. Sorry.
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Bob and Susan
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dennis i MUST always get screwed with import fees
min 17%
max 24%
Every time
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DENNIS
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Bob ---
They must know you by now. Recently, I imported a septic tank and a couple of pre-hung doors shortly thereafter. 15% both times. These were at
San Ysidro, not Otay. Maybe that's the difference.
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