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Mexican plates for US car
What are the current rules for registering a US plated car in Baja? Does it have to be 5 years old? What is the cost?
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If you have someone in La Paz do it for you be careful, a friend of mine wanted to sell a vehicle that he had imported in La Paz, had plates for 3-4
years so thought everything was fine when the person he sold it to went to get vehicle transferred into his name, found out that all the documents
were forged my friend had to take it back now will take it to the states to sell it. As and add the only legal way to import is at the border, it will
be cheaper, but you will be tied up at the border 4-5 days. Cost + year-value of vehicle, Don't know what is importable right now.
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If it was easy and economically practical, a quarter of northern Baja car plates wouldn't be outdated California ones. A few years back, in the
middle of the narco-violence, a Mexican group marched to the US border at Otay and closed it for several hours. They weren't protesting the crime or
violence, but unfair car import taxes- if that tells you anything.
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My understanding is it's currently cars 5-9 model years old that can be imported in the border areas. So cars 2005 model year or a few years earlier
currently, and 2006 model year from 1st November 2010. Has to be a vehicle made in North America.
It appears the duty is 3% (10% on mainland), and 11% VAT (16% on mainland), and another 0.8% fees, plus whatever an agent adds on. Value based on
current NADA.
It anybody has exact recent figures and real-world experience I'd love to hear of it, I'm still considering importing my car in November when it
becomes old enough, or replacing it with a Mexican car. The costs are fairly close (thousands of dollars either way).
Sources (in Spanish):
current law:
http://www.economia.gob.mx/pics/p/p487/D118.pdf
procedure:
http://www.aduanas.sat.gob.mx/aduana_mexico/2008/vehiculos/1...
The border zone rate was reduced to 3% last March, after initially also being 10%.
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Couple of questions:
1) From the Aduana (Customs Mexico) website, it's pretty clear that the required documentation (Identificación oficial del importador) could
only be produced by a Mexican citizen or someone with Inmigrado status.
Have you found a way for someone on an FM-T tourist card or an FM-3 residence permit to nationalize a vehicle (get Mexican plates)? Would the brokers
on the border take care of this?
2) Again from the Aduana website, it looks like only cars exactly 10 years old can be nationalized (automóviles que corresponden
a los 10 años modelo inmediato anteriores).
I take this to mean that, this year, 2010, only cars manufactured in the year 2000 can be imported. Cars from 1999 and earlier and cars from 2001 and
later would be ineligible. Is this the way you read the regulations?
Thanks!
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Riom
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Kimpatsu_Hekigan
1) From the Aduana (Customs Mexico) website, it's pretty clear that the required documentation (Identificación oficial del importador) could
only be produced by a Mexican citizen or someone with Inmigrado status.
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An FM-3/2 is a "Forma Migratoria con fotografía", which is on the list of acceptable ID. Note you also need a CURP (easy to get).
| Quote: | Originally posted by Kimpatsu_Hekigan
2) Again from the Aduana website, it looks like only cars exactly 10 years old can be nationalized (automóviles que corresponden
a los 10 años modelo inmediato anteriores).
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Mainland maybe. Articulo 4 II of the law covers the border areas: "Vehículos usados cuyo año-modelo sea de entre cinco y nueve años anteriores al
año en que se realice la importación, que se importen definitivamente por residentes en la franja fronteriza norte, en los Estados de Baja California
y Baja California Sur ..." - so between 5 and 9 years.
This is just what I read, I haven't imported my car yet (haven't even decided if that is the best option), so if somebody has they can jump in here
and correct me...
Rob
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The plaque on the door jamb of my 2002 GMC Yukon says it was made in Mexico. Anyone think I need to import it? I'm currently using South Dakota
plates/ registration but would prefer getting Baja plates and license.
Bob Durrell
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my solar panels were made in tj
but...
can ONLY be sold in the USA
they NEEDED to be imported
the rate was cheaper than if they were made in china though
any cars made in china?
everything else is
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Money talks. Around here you can get almost any car/any year imported: the bad news is your plates and papers may only hold up in this state, on
village streets and ramals but not on federal highways ----- depends on how much you pay. The law reads you cant import/register cars whose VIN #s
begin with J (Japan) yet I have an Isuzu made in Japan and it has good plates --- I paid cash for the car, an extra 1K for the fact that it was
already PROPERLY? imported. MY plates are good everywhere. I can do it again for plates and papers for off highway use for $300 to $400 bucks.
OONAPAFA is only about $150 bucks but you will never get a good night's sleep with those stickers on your car. (unless you can sleep with one eye
open)
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
my solar panels were made in tj
but...
can ONLY be sold in the USA
they NEEDED to be imported
the rate was cheaper than if they were made in china though
any cars made in china?
everything else is |
Thanks, I thought so
Bob Durrell
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I imported a '98 Honda CV-R last September, right after the rates had changed. We used an agency in Tecate for the transaction. They drove it across
to the U.S., where it had to undergo a clearance inspection by U.S. authorities to ensure it wasn't a stolen or otherwise wanted vehicle. We dropped
the vehicle in on a Tuesday and took the bus to Ensenada. We returned on Friday and everything was done by 1200. We paid the agency $900 U.S., and
then had to get a highway permit (about $40, if I remember) to drive the vehicle to La Paz. Once in La Paz, it had to be registered in BCS before
everything was done.
Hope that is of some help
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I just checked into importing a '91 F-150 using an agency like Bajatripper did. - $700
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| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
I just checked into importing a '91 F-150 using an agency like Bajatripper did. - $700 |
I thought the law was a car couldn't be older than 10years old to be imported,
K-rico if you can actually pull off the importation I'd love to hear how it's done. I have a 91 I would love to get imported!!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
K-rico if you can actually pull off the importation I'd love to hear how it's done. I have a 91 I would love to get imported!!
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What are the pros and cons of having a MX plate? Other than being targeted as a gringo.
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For me it's the ease of renewing my plates, the cost of renewing my plates, the lack of emission/insurance requirements.
It's also nice not to be targeted as a tourist. When they see the plates, more likely than not, the police/crooks know the gringo has been in Baja
awhile and knows the game.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
For me it's the ease of renewing my plates, the cost of renewing my plates, the lack of emission/insurance requirements.
It's also nice not to be targeted as a tourist. When they see the plates, more likely than not, the police/crooks know the gringo has been in Baja
awhile and knows the game. |
That's all true plus another big reason for me is that I can more easily sell the vehicle since I live here and most prospective buyers would prefer
Mex plates. I think they risk getting the vehicle confiscated if it has American plates and registration and they don't have a driver's license that
matches the registration.
Another detail is legal aspect for me. I think to conform to Mexican law I should have Mexican plates, since I live here.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
For me it's the ease of renewing my plates, the cost of renewing my plates, the lack of emission/insurance requirements.
It's also nice not to be targeted as a tourist. When they see the plates, more likely than not, the police/crooks know the gringo has been in Baja
awhile and knows the game. |
That's all true plus another big reason for me is that I can more easily sell the vehicle since I live here and most prospective buyers would prefer
Mex plates. I think they risk getting the vehicle confiscated if it has American plates and registration and they don't have a driver's license that
matches the registration.
Another detail is legal aspect for me. I think to conform to Mexican law I should have Mexican plates, since I live here. |
Great points k-rico.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
I just checked into importing a '91 F-150 using an agency like Bajatripper did. - $700 |
I thought the law was a car couldn't be older than 10years old to be imported,
K-rico if you can actually pull off the importation I'd love to hear how it's done. I have a 91 I would love to get imported!!
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I'll let you know what happens if I decide to do it.
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Please note if one has Mexican plates one needs to have a Mexican drivers license also.
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