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Dave
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Yeah, there's a tunnel
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The bus runs from CSL to Mazatlan??? |
Not direct, silly. Bus lines accept freight.
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Eli
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Castores has been the most economical, least hassle way for me to ship from mainland to Baja, don't know how it works going the other way. Might check
them out.
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I used to receive large parcels from Chiapas. Delivered as near to my front door as the bus would stop. No customs declaration , neither.  |
NOW that would be Baja Pack. At Aguila bus stations.
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I have to admit I'm a little skeptical that Baja Pack could get around the import laws simply because they're a bus company.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BCSTech
I have to admit I'm a little skeptical that Baja Pack could get around the import laws simply because they're a bus company. |
I agree with you on that. It seems that there are two ideas going on here...one about the cost and one about the customs. So you should probably
find the cheapest way and let them tell you about customs. Both Eli and Dave are talking about FROM the mainland but both of their thoughts on the
cheapest way seem worthy of investigation.
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Dave
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Don't know nothing but...
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I have to admit I'm a little skeptical that Baja Pack could get around the import laws simply because they're a bus company. |
It would seem to me that you could simply wrap up a package and take it down to the bus station. That's what my coffee supplier did in Chiapas. Why
can't you do it down there?
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Dave, you may be right.
But something tells me this is a one-way street. If import duties are higher on the mainland, then the tax guys wouldn't care about stuff coming from
there to Baja.
They may just want to head off people importing stuff into Baja at a lower tariff then taking it into the mainland to save taxes.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BCSTech
They may just want to head off people importing stuff into Baja at a lower tariff then taking it into the mainland to save taxes.
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BINGO!
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Dave
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Where did you get the idea that...
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They may just want to head off people importing stuff into Baja at a lower tariff then taking it into the mainland to save taxes.
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BINGO! |
Tariffs on declared items are less in Baja than the mainland? 
I have friends who have factories in Baja and the mainland. They pay the same duties.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
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They may just want to head off people importing stuff into Baja at a lower tariff then taking it into the mainland to save taxes.
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BINGO! |
Tariffs on declared items are less in Baja than the mainland?
I have friends who have factories in Baja and the mainland. They pay the same duties. |
I dont know about lower tariffs but to send anything to the mainland you have to have a customs form that states it was imported. That is what we
have found to be true every time we have tried to send books to the mainland. We go to the airport and get the forms and then Mulitpack will accept
the merchandise. This is first hand info.
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Apples or oranges
BCS didn't fully explain the nature of the goods to be shipped.
Were they imported from the States or purchased in Mexico?
If imported from the States than the aduanal manifest would be proof of tariffs paid.
If purchased in Mexico then a factura would suffice as proof of a legal sale with taxes paid.
Either way, the fact that they were shipped from baja is not the issue. With the exception of the border zone, which extends coast to coast
and primarily governs maquiladora imports/exports, tariffs are the same throughout Mexico.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DaveBCS didn't fully explain the nature of the goods to be shipped.
Were they imported from the States or purchased in Mexico? |
Electronic gear purchased from the states.
| Quote: | | Originally posted by DaveIf imported from the States than the aduanal manifest would be proof of tariffs paid. |
The shipping company still said they needed paperwork from the local customs officials after I showed them the import manifest.
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The shipping company still said they needed paperwork from the local customs officials after I showed them the import manifest.
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Then take the manifest to customs. If the merchandise matches the manifest it proves you paid the duties.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BCSTech
Well surprise, surprise... Found out you can't just drive over to to a local package delivery service and ship a box of gear to the mainland of
Mexico. Turns out the package has to be taken to Aduana first and import duties have to be paid. Then you have to return to the shipper to send the
package.
At least that's how it went this week when I tried to ship a box thru Estafeta in La Paz to Mazatlan.
A local Importer we use to bring things in from the US offered to "help" us, and said they could do it for about 5,000 pesos The goods are only worth
about 4,000 pesos. 
Seems it would be a whole lot cheaper just to stuff the gear in some luggage and take it over myself on the ferry...
Anyone have any experience or tips on how to do this cheaply, quickly and painlessly from either La Paz, CSL or SJDC? Is any shipper better than the
others? Estafeta, UPS, MailBoxes Etc. DHL, or...? |
I am afraid I havent read all the posts but this one and I'd like to respond, please excuse me if this has been repeated.
Baja is in the special economic zone and believe it or not it is less restrictive than mainland Mexico.
All these shipping companies seem to have their main hum somewhere on the mainland either DF (everything else) or Guadalajara (FedEX).
Remember Mexico is a centralized government and this carries down to the businesses believe it or not, even as illogical as it is in reality (remember
where we are).
If shipping to the USA or somewhere out of Mexico, your package will still go to the mainland, so now you'd also be in the same situation as bcs tech
here.
I shipped a computer that was purchased in Cuervavaca back to the shop for repair. I had to go to the airport (where aduana is in LTO) and have it
inspected, stamped, signed, factura copy taped to the thing...then went to Estafeta in town to process the shipping of the package back to Cuernavaca.
Once aduana gave its blessing all was well.
I discussed with the aduana agent, someone I had known for a long time, that my mother in law went back to Guerrero and that her old foot peddal
sewing machine would need to be shipped back. She brought it here on the Aeromexico flight out of DF, but went back home without it.
I had no proof of this as the receipt is gone. He said no problem, he'd bless it with seals and stamps.
Rule for shipping out-
if shipping within Baja (or anywhere Baja Pack works) use Baja Pack (bus station)
if shipping anywhere else, go to aduana first then go to the shipping company and you'll be in and out.
shipping in different subject.
"Seems it would be a whole lot cheaper just to stuff the gear in some luggage and take it over myself on the ferry..."
this is the answer as to why there is so much corruption in Mexico and the black markets that go with it. make the laws impossible to follow and
increase under the radar transactions, duh
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