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Hundreds Of Items To Enter Mexico Border Areas Duty-Free
These changes caught my eye, is wood and building materials on this list?
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Mulegena
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The List of duty-free imports into Mexico
I've looked a bit on-line and can find no official list made public, just the press release in generalities.
Anyone?
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I thought the Mexican gov't is reducing the import duty on some wholesale items (like shoes) so Baja stores could compete with prices in San Diego.
This is to encourage Mexicans to stay home and shop in Mexico, it is not about bringing items into Mexico duty free.
I'm sure someone will correct me should I be wrong.
"Mexican President Felipe Calderon was in Tijuana Friday, where he signed a decree eliminating import duties on 200 products. “In an action aimed at
increasing the competitiveness of the Baja California region, President Felipe Calderón came to Tijuana on Friday and launched the Strategic Economic
Zone by eliminating import duties on 200 products. The move comes after years of clamor from the state’s business and political leaders. They have
argued that Baja California businesses lose many Mexican consumers who are enticed across the border to stores with greater variety and lower prices.
“This will allow Mexican businesses to offer imported products at much more attractive prices, and this way we will fortify economic activity and
generate more jobs for our people,” Calderón said during an outdoor ceremony held just yards from the San Ysidro border crossing.” They don’t expect
everyone will stop crossing the border to shop, but it’s a start at lowering taxes to bring in the goods to sell in Mexico, thereby lowering the price
to the consumer. "
[Edited on 1-28-2012 by Woooosh]
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Mulegena
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Correct, Whoooosh, as I understood the press release, too.
As an interested consumer it'd be great to know some specifics such as an increase in variety of which specific goods--yes, I know Chinese
shoes-- and (gasp, don't hold yer breath) whether there'd be a reduction in prices of goods already being imported such as might possibly happen if
the 95% tax in all-things-China are reduced. I'm frequently amazed at the way-high price of cheap Made in China products here in Mexico.
Do you think the savings might be passed on to the Mexican consumer?
I'd like a list of the changes.
Its details I'm after.
[Edited on 1-28-2012 by Mulegena]
[Edited on 1-28-2012 by Mulegena]
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I busted this out a couple days ago and bajatripper had some interesting stories about a similar situation some years ago in la paz. bajatripper you
out there?
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Woooosh
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a list of the duty-reduced items would be nice. Maybe lumber is on it. 
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How 'bout lumber and Milgard windows and firewood. I need a new fridge too.
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