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nobaddays28
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Tecate Border Crossing
We're heading through Tecate next week. How strict are the rules on how much stuff can be brought in to Mexico in an RV. (nothing illegal of course!)
Just wine & hard liquor in particular. Are they still doing RV inspections after crossing… they did this a couple of years ago.
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DENNIS
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Tecate likes to look around,.... most of the times, just for something to do. You can expect an inspection.
I don't know what the allowances are any more, but if your load is reasonable, don't worry.
Someone will be along here in a while with some numbers.
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I drove through Tecate a week ago with a small SUV towing a tarped utility trailer. They didn't want to look at anything, just waved me through!
Either I have an honest face, or I appear to be too simple to smuggle contraband.
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Wine
You will be passing through some great wine country in the Guadalupe Valley. Stop and buy your wine there
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nobaddays28
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What about meat? I realize I have a whole freezer full!
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David K
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Food for your own consumption going into Mexico is not an issue, typically... However, during the Mad Cow thing, beef was not allowed. Coming back
into the U.S. no pork or chicken is allowed... no eggs either! Dog food (for a time), fire wood, plants, and of course the list of fruit that isn't
allowed, along with no potatoes.
Here is a list from many years ago...
[Edited on 10-27-2014 by David K]
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Bajaboy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Food for your own consumption going into Mexico is not an issue, typically... However, during the Mad Cow thing, beef was not allowed. Coming back
into the U.S. no pork or chicken is allowed... no eggs either! Dog food (for a time), fire wood, plants, and of course the list of fruit that isn't
allowed, along with no potatoes.
Here is a list from many years ago...
[Edited on 10-27-2014 by David K] |
So is this list still valid
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mojo_norte
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| Quote: | Originally posted by nobaddays28
We're heading through Tecate next week. How strict are the rules on how much stuff can be brought in to Mexico in an RV. (nothing illegal of course!)
Just wine & hard liquor in particular. Are they still doing RV inspections after crossing… they did this a couple of years ago.
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hit or miss. Last trip they were asking specifically how much beer and wine I had. the time before that there was nobody around and I drove right
through. The official quota is 6 liters of wine and 3 spirits.
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Russ
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My friend got turned around for dog food last week. That's going too far! The gal told him all Mexican dog food is vegetarian.
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Estrella
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Was this dry dog food?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by nobaddays28
What about meat? I realize I have a whole freezer full! |
Bringing a freezer full of meat into Mexico defies all sense of reason.
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If you want to avoid problems, don't transport meat either way when crossing the border. We crossed at Tecate last week, there were about 5 or 6
vehicles in front of me, everyone got the green light, but the other times that I have been stopped, they never looked very deep into my vehicle. It
has also been my experience that if you declare something, they are so surprised that they don't look at anything except what you declare.
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Russ
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Estrella
Was this dry dog food? |
yes
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Bob53
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| Quote: | Originally posted by weebray
| Quote: | Originally posted by nobaddays28
What about meat? I realize I have a whole freezer full! |
Bringing a freezer full of meat into Mexico defies all sense of reason. |
Defies all sense of reason? How so? Have you ever seen how small an RV freezer is? Mine is usually packed too.
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mojo_norte
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Russ
My friend got turned around for dog food last week. That's going too far! The gal told him all Mexican dog food is vegetarian.
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coming back into the US ?
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I have a current list somewhere. I'll try and dig it up.
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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Bajaboy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajaboy
So is this list still valid |
Bajaboy, I have asked Nomads to post any newer one... or email the image to me to post here... yet you nor anyone else has gotten one... and neither
have I, but you and other Nomads cross the border way more than I do.
I would happily help share a newer list... |
So it used to be true and that is good enough....you're not Meghan Kelley. Facts do matter.
Did you consider contacting CBP? Here is a bit more info https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/82/~/travelers-... I just pulled the info a few seconds ago.
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajaboy
So is this list still valid |
Bajaboy, I have asked Nomads to post any newer one... or email the image to me to post here... yet you nor anyone else has gotten one... and neither
have I, but you and other Nomads cross the border way more than I do.
I would happily help share a newer list... |
Even if no one has posted a newer list, wouldn't an old one just confuse the issue, or worse misguide someone. sometimes it might be better to not
post anything than to post something wrong.
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carlosg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by nobaddays28
We're heading through Tecate next week. How strict are the rules on how much stuff can be brought in to Mexico in an RV. (nothing illegal of course!)
Just wine & hard liquor in particular. Are they still doing RV inspections after crossing… they did this a couple of years ago.
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This link may be of help:
http://www2.sat.gob.mx/BienvenidoaMexico/english/default.htm
Then in this ones mentione about liquor, cigarrettes, wine, cigars and tobacco:
http://www.paisano.gob.mx/index.php/component/content/articl...
http://www2.sat.gob.mx/BienvenidoaMexico/opcion02.htm
...even though its in spanish its usefull, just do a word search for "vino" (wine) and youll find it.
Both links are from the Mexican Customs Office.
Now if you want to read the LAW here's a link to it, just look for Article 3.2.3, fot liquor and tobacco products quantities are per person over 18
years of age.
I called the SAT Office (Customs) and was told that meat, vegetables are not allowed (?) I allways take down to Baja packed in my freezer a bunch of
chicken thighs and cheese, winnies, etc... and other goodies, I never have had any problems, they've never checked my freezer.
On your way out from tecate you may want to stop at "Los Amigos" taco shop: the best of anywhere carne asada tacos, you can find them across the
street form McDonalds just past the plaza before getting on the road to Ensenada or you can also find them on the hill past the beisball stadium after
the railroad tracks just before the pedestrian bridge on your right hand side on your way out from town.
[Edited on 10-28-2014 by carlosg]
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when i drove our car south last may with a case or two of booze i was stopped at tecate and charged a 90% tariff on the booze...thing is, i got to
name my own price...."oh, that bottle over there?...oh that was around 40 pesos"....or so...but really, 90%???...i think it was around $40 more which
was worth it...to me..
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