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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Not everyone wants to or can go to Nogales. There must be some other solution to all this.
What I was told by SAT via email is you are supposed to have a temporary import permit for the camper which apparently is a form you fill out they refer to a Anexo 1 which can be found online with instructions at the following address........
http://www.sat.gob.mx/informacion_fiscal/normatividad/Paginas/reglas_comercio_exterior_2017.aspx
Scroll down to......on the right side
Annex 1 General Rules of Foreign Trade. (1)
ANEXO 1 DE LAS REGLAS GENERALES DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR PARA 2017
Formatos de Comercio Exterior
Contenido
There are a lot of forms.......
A1. Temporary import authorization.
A2. Authorization of temporary importation of boats.
A3. Temporary importation of goods, intended for the maintenance and repair of temporarily imported goods.
A4. Authorization to import merchandise once only without completing the registration process or being suspended in the register of importers, (Rule 1.3.5.).
A5. Authorization for natural persons to import merchandise once only without being registered in the register of importers, (Rule 1.3.6.).
A6. Enrollment authorization for the sectoral exporter register (Rule 1.3.7.).
A7. Authorization for the importation of specially constructed or transformed vehicles equipped with various devices or apparatus to comply with a contract derived from public tendering (Rule 4.2.9).
A8. Authorization for the return of foreign vehicles (Rule 4.2.20.).
A9. Authorization of rectification of pedimentos.
A10. Authorization to import goods for national security purposes.
The first form I think is the one you want "Autorización de importación temporal"
This is a form that is filled out with/by aduana when you cross the border.
Apparently they are not doing this but this is what SAT told me by email they are supposed to do - they say the camper is "carga" and this is the form for that.
This law or whatever you call it is dated Jan 27, 2017 and was posted online Feb 10, 2017. Maybe not all people at the border are aware of this form. If you know about it and they stop your camper you might tell them about this and ask them if this is what you are supposed to do.
But the problem with all of this seems to be the terminology they use to classify pickup trucks. In some cases they use "capacidad de carga" and in others they use terms such as "capacidad maximum" which in some cases the still qualify "capacidad" as being the weight of the carga but in others they interpret it to mean maximum allowed weight of the total vehicle or GVWR. I have many emails - most of which I have posted all over this forum - from SAT and ADUANA etc where they define the word "capacidad" as meaning the load or cargo. BUT they are supposed to be seeing the cargo weight allowed by the manufacturer on the door frame - apparently this is not there - so they see GVWR and use this number. No one will clarify all of this. Someone who understands Spanish at a much higher level than my ability might look into these laws to figure out what they mean or are supposed to mean. I have no idea what is supposed to be meant as there are several laws or regulations and they seem to make new ones all the time.
What I was told by SAT via email is you are supposed to have a temporary import permit for the camper which apparently is a form you fill out they refer to a Anexo 1 which can be found online with instructions at the following address........
http://www.sat.gob.mx/informacion_fiscal/normatividad/Paginas/reglas_comercio_exterior_2017.aspx
Scroll down to......on the right side
Annex 1 General Rules of Foreign Trade. (1)
ANEXO 1 DE LAS REGLAS GENERALES DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR PARA 2017
Formatos de Comercio Exterior
Contenido
There are a lot of forms.......
A1. Temporary import authorization.
A2. Authorization of temporary importation of boats.
A3. Temporary importation of goods, intended for the maintenance and repair of temporarily imported goods.
A4. Authorization to import merchandise once only without completing the registration process or being suspended in the register of importers, (Rule 1.3.5.).
A5. Authorization for natural persons to import merchandise once only without being registered in the register of importers, (Rule 1.3.6.).
A6. Enrollment authorization for the sectoral exporter register (Rule 1.3.7.).
A7. Authorization for the importation of specially constructed or transformed vehicles equipped with various devices or apparatus to comply with a contract derived from public tendering (Rule 4.2.9).
A8. Authorization for the return of foreign vehicles (Rule 4.2.20.).
A9. Authorization of rectification of pedimentos.
A10. Authorization to import goods for national security purposes.
The first form I think is the one you want "Autorización de importación temporal"
This is a form that is filled out with/by aduana when you cross the border.
Apparently they are not doing this but this is what SAT told me by email they are supposed to do - they say the camper is "carga" and this is the form for that.
This law or whatever you call it is dated Jan 27, 2017 and was posted online Feb 10, 2017. Maybe not all people at the border are aware of this form. If you know about it and they stop your camper you might tell them about this and ask them if this is what you are supposed to do.
But the problem with all of this seems to be the terminology they use to classify pickup trucks. In some cases they use "capacidad de carga" and in others they use terms such as "capacidad maximum" which in some cases the still qualify "capacidad" as being the weight of the carga but in others they interpret it to mean maximum allowed weight of the total vehicle or GVWR. I have many emails - most of which I have posted all over this forum - from SAT and ADUANA etc where they define the word "capacidad" as meaning the load or cargo. BUT they are supposed to be seeing the cargo weight allowed by the manufacturer on the door frame - apparently this is not there - so they see GVWR and use this number. No one will clarify all of this. Someone who understands Spanish at a much higher level than my ability might look into these laws to figure out what they mean or are supposed to mean. I have no idea what is supposed to be meant as there are several laws or regulations and they seem to make new ones all the time.
