Any foods not allowed into Mexico

I have never paid mordida at a port of entry and wonder why anyone would

Those Agricultural inspectors need to go to school. Maybe they cannot read! It is probably a political appointment. The regulations for commercial importers are not the same as those for what is called "casual importer". This applies in all 3 NAFTA countries. There used to be signs at the border in English with a list of what you may import with no duty. There were more items for RV'rs than those in cars. Those clowns are treating a tourist as if you had a trailer load of pet food. I can almost guaranty that those inspectors do not understand the rules nor have they ever looked at the rules! BTW: They are not Aduaneros ( not that they know any import rules either). One has to wonder of the inspectors at Lukeville are just looking for Mordida?????

Moisheh

I am sure all will be well with you and your crossing....

We are crossing tomorrow morning, and with any luck, will post tomorrow afternoon how it went.
We have two visible dogs,so always get stopped there.

Back to the original question. Does any one know what they are taking food wise at Lukeville going into Mexico?
Thanks

See Tony's post just a few above yours.......

As far as I know from experience crossing the border you are allowed one bottle of liquor/wine per person, one carton of cigarettes and the regular tourist items.

No meats uncooked, poultry/eggs raw, fruits some vegetables and that varies with the customs agent.

For meat purchase it at the butcher shop "carnisero" or mercado, ask for arrachera good bbq meat, aguallon is for a roast in a slow cooker, chuletas de puerco "pork chops" the eggs are probably going to be maybe a couple of day's since they were laid, wash all the vegetables and fruit with soap and rinse all legumes with iodine drops and lime juice (in Mexico limes are called limon "green" and lemons are called limas "yellow"), we boil the water that we use to rinse the fruit, veggies and lettuce, using tap water defeats the cleaning.

Coman y beban sabroso

Buen provecho

navegator

Back to the original question. Does any one know what they are taking food wise at Lukeville going into Mexico?
Thanks

Event by Event. Trying to manufacture a scenario is fruitless unless several hundred contiguous events are analyzed. When I worked in Tecate for 2-years and crossed the border several hundred times (not a misprint and not an exaggeration) I quickly learned to not treat crossing either way as "routine". The third crossing (making it six) for the day, was overwhelming. US Customs ran me through the ringer. Several Class 2 secondaries. This level of search lasted an average of 40 minutes, with creepers, jacks, dogs, you name it.

Now I remain quite aware crossing either way can be a piece of cake or a hassle testing the patience. Mexico has about 1% of the percentage of hassles. But every single secondary brought ¿Frutas, carnes, pollo o huevos, ropa usado, jugetes para niños, drogas, efectio mas de diez mil dolares, armas de fuego, and so forth?

Being cordial with smiles and showing some respect towards the officers typically makes all our stops non-events.

Same situation when we cross into the U.S. No set criteria, depends on the mood of the border agent. If he is Hispanic he treats us with disrespect not understanding why we choose to live in Mexico. If it's a gringo, he waves us through. Go figure.