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Santiago
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Taking lumber through TJ
Anyone know if they will allow 9 sheets of plywood and 30 2X6s through TJ? I would rather buy it and load it before crossing the border and not waste
the time in Ensenada as I'm going to be on a tight schedule.
I had heard that recently no lumber was allowed through but don't know if that was rumor or fact.
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DENNIS
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Depends. Is it layed out nicely in the bottom of a trailer or is it sticking out the windows? It isn't a large amount of wood and you may pull it
off but, the legality is, you pay at the gate.
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From another board......
We were told by Mexican authorities that the law does not allow wood products...........to be imported into Mexico except as narrowly defined.........
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Santiago
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Dennis: cannot be hidden - will be obvious to all. I heard you couldn't even pay.
BG: yeah - a big bummer to get down there and then not be able to bring it across at any price.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
narrowly defined......... |
THAT is what needs to be narrowly defined.
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bajaguy
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well, if it was me, I would get a 5 x 9 trailer, put the lumber in the bottom and pile a bunch of camping junk (cots, chairs, sleeping bags, tables an
old BBQ and some bicycles) on top and if they flag you over, tell em you are going camping
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
narrowly defined......... |
THAT is what needs to be narrowly defined. |
the problem is that nobody in the government can define anything, and if they did define it today, it will be different tomorrow
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DENNIS
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Santiago....
Just put it in your plans to stop at Home Dpo and buy it there. Pain in the butt, I know but, maybe less pain than at the border.
I still think you could have a border-ready story as to why you need the wood for your short stay in beautiful Baja. You arn't talking that much
material. Tell them it's for the church or whatever. They won't turn you back.
Live on the edge, Santiago. It makes the Pacifico taste so much better.
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DENNIS
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Thats it, Frank. If there's any place in the world where they appreciate honesty, it's there. That's been my experience.
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or just buy the plywood here in Baja...there are actually a very good lumber yard in Ensenada. It'll cost you more than in the US but you'll have it
HERE.
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by soulpatch
I took a few hundred dollars worth thru, declared it with receipts and they said see you later, have a nice day. |
That's how you do it, Declaration.
Santiago says he doesn't have time for a stop, plus, plywood gets loaded first, which means unloading everything in the parking lot at Home Depot and
starting over...
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Santiago
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaWarrior
Santiago says he doesn't have time for a stop, plus, plywood gets loaded first, which means unloading everything in the parking lot at Home Depot and
starting over... |
Exactomundo - I don't have a cargo trailer so I have to take my boat down to carry the 2X6 and 2X4 and then the plywood in the back of the truck it
would be a major pain to have all my tools, etc spread all over Home Depot's parking lot try to figure out how to get it all in. I would rather do it
this week and declare with receipts and hope the wave me through. This happened with a pickup load of tile last Fall - I showed them the receipts and
they just waved me on.
Of course it would be really neat if the little lumber yard in Bahia de los Angeles whould have a web site/fax/phone so I could pre-order what I need,
they order it in from Ensenada, stop in on my way through town, pay for everything and they deliver it to my lot the next day at 7:00am........heh
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Are you reading Bajaguy's post? NO LUMBER/NO WOOD? Even if you go through TO DECLARE...no pase! We just raised all this $$ in our community to
bring in some recycled kitchens for last Fall's fire and Winter's mudslide victims....the amount Mexican customs said we needed to bring them
in....five months later we have the money and where-with-all to bring them in and they say NO -- It's wood! So it all goes to the scrap pile.
Friends don't let friends drink white zinfandel.
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Santiago
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BB2005: well...yes, but I prefer to ignore those posts that tell me to not do what I want to do. heh
Actually, I believe that if you ask someone in Mexican customs if it's 'ok' they will say 'no' because that is the rule - but if you just show up,
declare, show receipts - then what happens? Some seem to get through and I'm just trying to get a reading on my chances based on how much I have, my
FM3, being honest and upfront and general all-around good guy type of thing.
By the way - so right about the white zin thing but I'm seeing rose everywhere all of a sudden.
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I have heard stories both ways. My experience mirrors others here. If you are bringing a small amount just stop and declare it. I have always gotten
waved through without even a word.
I suppose if I tried to bring a hundred sheets of plywood I might have a problem...
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My husband brings lumber over the border all the time. As long as you bring small quantities you should not have a problem. They are looking for large
loads.
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i've seen semi loads of wood cross...
cabo has houses made from the best wood EVER!!!
you ONLY need an importer...
i brought ALL my kitchen cabinets across...
all wood...imported
no problems...
the wood here is not quite as good
as the stuff you can buy in the states
but works for some applications...
for special applications like t-111 siding
and BIG beams i'd import it...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
for special applications like t-111 siding
and BIG beams i'd import it... |
It's all available in Ensenada now, Bob. It's here. T-111 and Glu-lams the size of battleships. Doug Fir, rough Wlanut, Oak. Alder and Mahogony.
Be prepared to pay but, it's all here.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
From another board......
We were told by Mexican authorities that the law does not allow wood products...........to be imported into Mexico except as narrowly defined.........
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Yes , the idea is to protect the concrete business against the threat of stick construction 
CaboRon
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Bob and Susan
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wow
at home depot ...dennis
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