bajarich
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Temporary Import Permits
Earlier this year there was some discussion about temporary import permits. I never was able to figure out if I need one to bring my 14' Gregor into
Baja or not. I understand they cost $50 for five years. I will only be in Baja for 2-1/2 months.
Do I need that on top of my boat permit and fishing license?
Can anyone help me?
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Bob and Susan
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14 foot or less you don't need to do the temp import permit
temp import permits are good for 10 years and are $50 US
and they want US currancy
ou do need a fishing license and a boat fishing license
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JZ
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TIP's were always free. When did they start charging for them?
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Hook
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This should get interesting.......
.....what with all the uneven enforcement of the TIP in Mexico.
So, B & S, you are saying that an official arm of the Mexican government refuses to take pesos for the 10 year TIP? Can't remember from past
discussions; do you pay this at the banco or directly to the officials?
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Bob and Susan
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yup...directly to the import agent in USA dollars not the bank for this item only
no pesos for this import item
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bill erhardt
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In 2003 I got a TIP for my boat in Cabo San Lucas and it was free. Now in Loreto a TIP for a boat is obtained through a Customs agent at the
airport. Until some time in the last year the fee was $50. Now the fee for the 10 year permit is $100. The Custom agent's explanation for the
increase is that he initially could process the paperwork and issue the permit here, but now he has to take the paperwork to Santa Rosalia or La Paz
where TIP's are now issued for boats in Loreto. The additional $50 is for his time and expense to travel to SR or LP.
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Bob and Susan
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that's probably true....
time does = money
but if you go to Santa Rosalia it's only $50
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vgabndo
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Do you need to have your boat with you? Or, is this done from your ownership documentation and registration only?
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Bob and Susan
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you need the boat with you at the import office...
i really got lucky...the officer locked the doors...drove with me to Mulege and looked at the boat and vin numbers...we went back and I paid...
VERY easy...but I was really treated well
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JZ
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You can do it at the border at the Banjercito can't you? I thought it was free there?
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Bob and Susan
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visas used to be free too....not anymore
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Hook
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JZ
You are beginning to understand the confusion I have been experiencing about this over the last few months. Apparently some officials in parts of BCS
have begun requiring TIPS even for boats THAT DO NOT REMAIN IN THE COUNTRY BUT LEAVE THE COUNTRY WITH THEIR OWNERS. The average trailerboater has
always been exempt from this.
And still is, apparently, in the free zone portion of Sonora. Maybe you can verify this......that TIPS are no longer required in Sonora above Empalme,
correct? This is what I've read on one of the San Carlos boards; it was supposedly second hand info from Heidi Grossman at MSC.
I guess Baja is also a free zone...........where officials are free to enforce TIPS as they see fit. 
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JZ
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If you don't leave the boat in Sonora you don't need a TIP.
You can e-mail Marina San Carlos. They are pretty good about answering questions.
[Edited on 9-27-2006 by JZ]
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Hook
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I have generally given up on trying to email businesses. It seems like so few actually reply.
But if you say they respond, I will, JZ.
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