Leaving your rig in Mexico short term?
Hello Everyone, As we plan our first Mexico trip we are coming up with more questions daily. I appreciate you All taking time to answer. The latest: If we should need to make a quick trip home ...
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Only the person that is linked to the RV's temporary importation permit is not allawed to leave with out the RV, the wife that does not appear on the Temporary Importation Permit can leve Mexico at any time, she has nothing to do with the importation of the vehicle.
What the Mexican Government is trying to prevent is persons bringing vehicles, mainlly cars, and selling them to the cityzens of Mexico and avioding the Aduana, cars in Mexico have always been a little more expensive than in the US.
This was more prevalent in the past, since Mexico has had an auto industry for many years, FORD, CHEVROLET, CHRYSLER, RENAULT, and later some japaneese makes.
Today they have allowed other makers to import and sell European cars, some that can not be imported to the U.S.A.
Thinking that Mexico is a sleepy backwards country is WHRONG this country is very advanced in many areas, and we should respect them and not try to pullwool over their eyes, they will let you slip so far and then bring the curtain down hard, the tourist industry wants tourist to have a nice laid back beautifull vacation, they just ask that you do not brake the laws.
navegator
What the Mexican Government is trying to prevent is persons bringing vehicles, mainlly cars, and selling them to the cityzens of Mexico and avioding the Aduana, cars in Mexico have always been a little more expensive than in the US.
This was more prevalent in the past, since Mexico has had an auto industry for many years, FORD, CHEVROLET, CHRYSLER, RENAULT, and later some japaneese makes.
Today they have allowed other makers to import and sell European cars, some that can not be imported to the U.S.A.
Thinking that Mexico is a sleepy backwards country is WHRONG this country is very advanced in many areas, and we should respect them and not try to pullwool over their eyes, they will let you slip so far and then bring the curtain down hard, the tourist industry wants tourist to have a nice laid back beautifull vacation, they just ask that you do not brake the laws.
navegator
