PICKUP TRUCKS DENIED ACCESS TO MEXICO
Over the past week or so I have had quite a few emails back and forth with people who appear to be the authorities in Mexico on the subject of how much a vehicle can legally weigh when entering Mexico...
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From Mike's page as of September 2017:
Vehicle permits (TIPS) being denied to all non-Motorhome vehicles > one-half ton at N. Laredo, Reynosa, Matamoros & probably other crossings.
However, this just in - friends of mine crossed in ¾-ton pickup & camper at Nogales, Sonora.
The vehicle permit situation is fluid. In 2016, officials began denying temporary importation permits (TIPS) to vehicles with a GVWR greater than 7,700 lbs. Then, they changed back to the old rules (where only a payload > 7,700 lbs disqualified you from getting a TIP from Feb. 2017 to September, 2017. Then, in September, SAT or Banjercito started denying TIPS to vehicles with a GVWR > 7,700 pounds.
For 2017, these are the Banjercito regulations for fees for car, RV or motorcycle permits (TIPS) to drive in Mexico except for parts of Sonora. See below for Sonora. For most of Mexico these are the rule.
Vehicle permits (TIPS) being denied to all non-Motorhome vehicles > one-half ton at N. Laredo, Reynosa, Matamoros & probably other crossings.
However, this just in - friends of mine crossed in ¾-ton pickup & camper at Nogales, Sonora.
The vehicle permit situation is fluid. In 2016, officials began denying temporary importation permits (TIPS) to vehicles with a GVWR greater than 7,700 lbs. Then, they changed back to the old rules (where only a payload > 7,700 lbs disqualified you from getting a TIP from Feb. 2017 to September, 2017. Then, in September, SAT or Banjercito started denying TIPS to vehicles with a GVWR > 7,700 pounds.
For 2017, these are the Banjercito regulations for fees for car, RV or motorcycle permits (TIPS) to drive in Mexico except for parts of Sonora. See below for Sonora. For most of Mexico these are the rule.
