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Bringing house items through the border

Started by Bklynborn · Nov 16, 2019 · 5 replies
Bklynborn
My understanding is that you can bring what you want through the border and pay 16 percent tax on them.Tvs, household items,mattress,bed frames so forth.Is there somewhere that you stop before you pass through or do you handle it after you pass.I am assuming taxes are paid against receipts.Just looking for some clarification..Thank you
ultraron
just after you cross the line into mexico pull off to the left and park by the fence, then go to the office in the middle i think it is a white building.We just brought in a little at a time and drove thru sometimes with a trailer there was no questions asked,if you are under the $600. with 2 people in the car. not sure if your moving at 1 time or in trips??
Bklynborn
Ok cool.Do you have to provide receipts.Whether the stuff is new or not
Landshark
Good info on border crossing with specifics about our neck of the woods. It does say only used merchandise is permitted.
http://rockypointreview.com/crossing.html#allowable
Also,
http://www.puerto-penasco.com/customs.html
Landshark
Bklynborn said:
Ok cool.Do you have to provide receipts.Whether the stuff is new or not

Yes, you need receipts. For used stuff or your own stuff just make receipts. Make the numbers believable. For new stuff, unwrap it and make it “used”, same kind of receipt. They will guide you to the booth to pay the tax but sometimes if it is slow and the boss isn’t there they want you to pay them directly, no receipt. When you cross the guard pretends he doesn’t see you. Weird feeling lol.
Bklynborn
Landshark said:
Yes, you need receipts. For used stuff or your own stuff just make receipts. Make the numbers believable. For new stuff, unwrap it and make it “used”, same kind of receipt. They will guide you to the booth to pay the tax but sometimes if it is slow and the boss isn’t there they want you to pay them directly, no receipt. When you cross the guard pretends he doesn’t see you. Weird feeling lol.

Thank you for the info