chatolj
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Household goods south bound
I have a load of house hold goods I am taking south. No appliances, or electronics. Anyone with experience that can clue me in on a few questions I
would really appreciate it. Planning on crossing south at San Ysidro / Chaparral.
Everything I have is used and would guess the total value at around $1000 dollars. How will Aduana value the goods?
Is the $300 per person in vehicle used to lower overall value?
Anything other advice will be heeded.
Than you in advance.
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David K
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With you residence visa, I think you have a one-time free crossing with all of your goods you can carry?
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chatolj
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^^^^^^^^
I read that but, there appears to be a lot of hoops to jump through including a trip to the consulate for application paperwork.
If I get the $300 per person exemption, I'll cover the $1000 value, or pay a small import fee is also fine. Thanks
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RnR
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For $1,000 of goods, just pay the import fee. It is 16% of the value of the goods after your personal deduction.
Even without a personal deduction that amounts to $160 .
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chatolj
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So, $1000 minus $900 deduction for three persons in vehicle. 16% of the difference of $100 = $16 if they agree on the $1000 value.
If I understand correctly. I figured it would be pretty cheap. Thanks
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JC43
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One time household goods is tax free. You got to have all items listed and you have to declare the one time household goods at MX customs. That`s it.
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Salsa
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20 years ago we spent 4 days getting through the border with our household goods. All of the consulate work was for nought, as the rules changed in
route. A holiday closure and a few other things contributed to our problems. We had 2 truck-trailers but had to use 1 Mexican truck to cross. All of
the paperwork had to be redone, and a power failure cost us time.
Good luck
Don
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mjs
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The import duty increased to 19% last July. That's in effect at San Luis and both Mexicali crossings. Don't have personal experience at Tecate or TJ.
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