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Bruce R Leech
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Location: Ensenada formerly Mulege
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Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
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yes I have gotten the red after paying 3 times. all they do is check to see if there is anything that you did not declare.
Bruce R Leech
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Arthur
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Location: San Anselmo, CA
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Bruce, I think if you took off those red-tinted shades you'd discover that you didn't have to stop at all. 
What do the duties amount to? Are they just trying to take away any profit that you might be planning to make by importing stuff into Mexico? I'd
eventually like to take down a mitre saw and mig welder, but I'm not sure that they would come under the heading of personal tools.
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MrBillM
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Red Light
The few times I have received a Red Light after Declaration in Secondary, the Customs agent has just gone through the motions for the benefit of
anyone watching. Once she put her hands inside the camper shell as if looking through items, but she simply waved them around and then told me to
leave.
The dollar value limit for importation without a permit is $1500.00. The interpretation of that rule is per vehicle, not person. The limit on
computer equipment is $4000, no doubt written when computers were expensive. The duties as of Dec 2004 were 17 % for U.S. and Nafta countries up to
19 % for the Orient and others, down appreciably from a high of 54 % in the early years of Nafta.
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jerry
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exempt amount$$??
so am i reading this right i am not allowed to bring anything into mexico tools or meterals for my personal use ,boat repair, gifts, with out paying
the duty on it?? theres not a $$ amount thats exempt like a tourist can can bring in?? have a good one jerry
jerry and judi
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MrBillM
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Generally Speaking.............
Power and Hand tools that are not NEW are not counted. I used to carry quite a few power tools back and forth in an open top wooden crate readily
visible. When questioned, I simply said I was taking them down to work on my casa and would be bringing them back. I was never required to pay duty
on those items and that has been the experience of everyone I know. However, they are very suspicious of any equipment that looks new, in or out of
the box. Also, when you have multiples of the same tool.
Technically, as a TOURIST, you should not be bringing in ANY items to work with, except possibly tools to work on your vehicle.
Gift items in large quantities are subject to duty. I've known of many people who have taken down gift items such as clothes, appliances, utensils
and have been challenged. As a TOURIST, you are only allowed items for your personal use.
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