Any foods not allowed into Mexico
Heading down to Baja and wondered if there were any particular foods that we might lose at a border inspection into Mexico. Last time we crossed at Lukeville but this time will be at Mexicale so could...
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An RV'er asked about meat at the Tecate crossing. "Oh we've done it every year" "Don't sweat it, they don't check" "Meat is legal". The responses came fast and furious.
When I heard his story, he was ------ off.
"They came in. They took ALL the meat. They took all the vegetables. I lost a good three hundred dollars out of my side by side refrigerator"
The alternative was, to be turned around and exit then go 40-miles and re-enter at Garita No 2 in Tijuana. All the people who claimed "Shucks No Sweat" remained conspicuously absent on the forum, he said once he went back online.
After going to and entering Mexico for 52-years I learned the only sure way is to access Mexico import law and follow it to the letter. There are official sites offered by gobernacion federal, that can be read, then printed out, paper clipped, and carried aboard the rig. I've had to show some Aduaneros (SHCP SAT patches on their shoulders) "the rules" more than a couple of times. Their faces darkened, they handed the paperwork back to me, said not another word and left. Whether it was ignorance or seeking a propina, I don't know and I don't care.
But when they say "NO!" they don't mean "Maybe".
When I heard his story, he was ------ off.
"They came in. They took ALL the meat. They took all the vegetables. I lost a good three hundred dollars out of my side by side refrigerator"
The alternative was, to be turned around and exit then go 40-miles and re-enter at Garita No 2 in Tijuana. All the people who claimed "Shucks No Sweat" remained conspicuously absent on the forum, he said once he went back online.
After going to and entering Mexico for 52-years I learned the only sure way is to access Mexico import law and follow it to the letter. There are official sites offered by gobernacion federal, that can be read, then printed out, paper clipped, and carried aboard the rig. I've had to show some Aduaneros (SHCP SAT patches on their shoulders) "the rules" more than a couple of times. Their faces darkened, they handed the paperwork back to me, said not another word and left. Whether it was ignorance or seeking a propina, I don't know and I don't care.
But when they say "NO!" they don't mean "Maybe".
