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Bernardo
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[*] posted on 11-10-2009 at 08:28 PM
Hauling a used truck engine to La Paz - Customs?


OK. I am planning on hauling a used engine down to La Paz to replace the destroyed engine in my Ford F350. Last winter my truck blew the engine down there. I live in La Paz for the winter - have a home, pay utility bills there as well as property taxes. I am not bringing the engine for re-sale - just to replace the one that is shot. I have a letter from my mechanic stating that the engine is being used to replace the bad one. It is as if I were going to replace a clothes washer that was broken - like household goods.

Do I have to pay customs duties on it? I have a FM3 and proof of property ownership. I even have a Senior Discount card (for what its worth).

I have registration for truck, current license, etc. Any forms I need?

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[*] posted on 11-10-2009 at 10:58 PM


You will be safe to pay the import tax. It would be wise to use those shippers from San Diego that send a truck down to baja. Rather pay the money than have it confiscated at the border.

You can either go with the same reciept or have have an altered reciept with a highly discounted sales price on it to avoid more taxes.
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[*] posted on 11-11-2009 at 08:20 AM


One would think a used engine would be available in La Paz. A lot less hassle.....dt



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[*] posted on 11-11-2009 at 09:56 AM


We have taken outboard motors across with a receipt from a repair shop. I don't remember if we were checked.

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[*] posted on 11-12-2009 at 09:20 AM


dtbushpilot:

My Mexican friends and mechanics searched all over Baja for a used engine. No dice. I assumed they could at least get one from a bullet riddled one in Tijuana but no luck. I even warned my friends with diesels in San Diego that they might be missing a Ford. Free enterprise is dead!

It is amazing that there is so little (none) information on this type of problem. I Googled everything possible and came up with nothing.

Oh well. If I post from a jail in Tecate, please come quick!

Bernardo
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