What's the deal at the border if you want to bring a trailer full of furniture across? I've heard that it's no big deal and you don't need to do anything special if it's for personal use, but also that we may need to get a Menaje de Casa from the Mexican Consulate in Phoenix first. Does it make any difference if the person crossing the furniture is a Mexican citizen?
Bringing Furniture Across
Started by mis2810 · Jan 26, 2013 · 29 replies
Thee would have to encounter said "deal" only in such event that thou does in said posessions do have said gps hidden lard contents, thereby necessiting said thereby thee must manufacture said problamatic lard trasportation import lard said "deal" thereby being a Mexican citizen thou will be declared exempt form said "deal" thee carry said lard, in thee Menaje de casa one must declare that thou intent is to manufacture totilla de masa sin yerba buena con flautas de res o pollo tambien con agacate fresco e te vas sin problema con lard "deal"
For Cripe's sake, Jim Bob! If I hear one more thing about lard out of your mouth, you are gonna take a break for a week from this forum! And the theeing and thouing....What's the matter with you? No llevas mi Biblia y hacer una broma!
Melissa, I had all my patio furniture and went to declarations and it was fine. Just tell them it's for your house. That's the truth....
Ladyjeeper said:For Cripe's sake, Jim Bob! If I hear one more thing about lard out of your mouth, you are gonna take a break for a week from this forum! And the theeing and thouing....What's the matter with you? No llevas mi Biblia y hacer una broma!
First, let's be honest. This is obviously Happy and I called it from day one.
Secondly, I respect LJ's position of being a forum moderator however, I feel LJ should relinquish her found empowerment. Obviously Jim Bob isn't Jim or Bob and "prolly" doesn't exist like Manti Teo's girlfriend. He is "prolly" Hector or HAPPY but REGARDLESS you CAN NOT ban someone or threaten to ban someone for talking about LARD. I feel LJ can't do her job because she takes it personally and therefor subjectively rules. Threatening to ban someone because they keep bringing up something you don't like is offendable. There have been no personal jabs, name calling or political rants. Obviously Jim Bob is either on drugs, off his LEGAL drugs or IMHO just screwing with us however, none of these are ban-able offenses. I'm aware that by even writing this I'm now at risk of being banned.
"prolly" doesn't exist like Manti Teo's girlfriend.
LOL!
LOL!
just livnthedream said:"prolly" doesn't exist like Manti Teo's girlfriend.
LOL!
That's PROLLY why I put it in parenthesis!
mis2810 said:What's the deal at the border if you want to bring a trailer full of furniture across? I've heard that it's no big deal and you don't need to do anything special if it's for personal use, but also that we may need to get a Menaje de Casa from the Mexican Consulate in Phoenix first. Does it make any difference if the person crossing the furniture is a Mexican citizen?
You can get the Menaje for a one pass trip and there may be time limits and value limits on it. Formally, it make no difference what you tell them. Taxes are based on the valuation placed on the stuff by the Mexican Government. Even if you have reciepts they may not agree with the valuation. You will hear people brag all the time how they got receipts documenting half the actual value and the Mexicans are aware of this. As I understand it nationality makes no difference under the law. If it's used stuff it's iffy. If the total value exceeds a certain amount you are required by law to use one of the professional brokers who do the paperwork and all. A a big factor is who is manning the station on the day you cross. Some are easy, some are not. It a toss of the dice. Alternatively you can call Goff at Border Movers and have him take care of all of it, easy peasy. He will pick it up, move it down, take care of the paperwork and place it where you want and he knows what he's doing.
You might look locally. Stop by the consignment place there on Fremont they have a huge selection of stuff. Some of the condo owners who walked away from the condos stripped the furniture and took it there.
In my ignorence about 8 years ago I arrived with a pickup loaded and the largest U-Haul available. Mostly stuff I wanted to give away and some I wanted to keep. Nothing new, nothing fancy. Arrived after dark, got the green, started pulling away and was shouted to a stop by one of the inspectors. We opened the trailer and a bunch of junk fell out he kept saying I needed to have someone process it and I kept asking how , how much and who. He finally got next to the truck, leaned forward held his hand under his stomack and said, $200 under the wire. I paid at that point, crammed stuff back in and took off. As I was leaving Sonoita someone kept flashing their lights behind me so I puled over and was told the trailer door had slid up !! It was not fun and there was no discussion of lard involved at any point !
Ladyjeeper said:For Cripe's sake, Jim Bob! If I hear one more thing about lard out of your mouth, you are gonna take a break for a week from this forum! And the theeing and thouing....What's the matter with you? No llevas mi Biblia y hacer una broma!
Ladyjeeper, I do appriciate thee sense of humor, and that of thee mis2810, you are both good sports, and I consider thee's my friends, as well as thee Mexico Joe as he also is considered a amigo, thankyou very much as I will now explore another subject other than LAR@ hasta luego amigos via con dios
Jim Bob said:Ladyjeeper, I do appriciate thee sense of humor, and that of thee mis2810, you are both good sports, and I consider thee's my friends, as well as thee Mexico Joe as he also is considered a amigo, thankyou very much as I will now explore another subject other than LAR@ hasta luego amigos via con dios
es VAYA con dios culero....
Mexico Joe said:es VAYA con dios culero....
en Czechoslovakia es VIA !
I think I'm going to have stuff to sell to the consignment place - or maybe trade/buy if I find something I like there. Anyone have contact info for them? A website?
Roberto said:You can get the Menaje for a one pass trip and there may be time limits and value limits on it. Formally, it make no difference what you tell them. Taxes are based on the valuation placed on the stuff by the Mexican Government. Even if you have reciepts they may not agree with the valuation. You will hear people brag all the time how they got receipts documenting half the actual value and the Mexicans are aware of this. As I understand it nationality makes no difference under the law. If it's used stuff it's iffy. If the total value exceeds a certain amount you are required by law to use one of the professional brokers who do the paperwork and all. A a big factor is who is manning the station on the day you cross. Some are easy, some are not. It a toss of the dice. Alternatively you can call Goff at Border Movers and have him take care of all of it, easy peasy. He will pick it up, move it down, take care of the paperwork and place it where you want and he knows what he's doing.
You might look locally. Stop by the consignment place there on Fremont they have a huge selection of stuff. Some of the condo owners who walked away from the condos stripped the furniture and took it there.
In my ignorence about 8 years ago I arrived with a pickup loaded and the largest U-Haul available. Mostly stuff I wanted to give away and some I wanted to keep. Nothing new, nothing fancy. Arrived after dark, got the green, started pulling away and was shouted to a stop by one of the inspectors. We opened the trailer and a bunch of junk fell out he kept saying I needed to have someone process it and I kept asking how , how much and who. He finally got next to the truck, leaned forward held his hand under his stomack and said, $200 under the wire. I paid at that point, crammed stuff back in and took off. As I was leaving Sonoita someone kept flashing their lights behind me so I puled over and was told the trailer door had slid up !! It was not fun and there was no discussion of lard involved at any point !
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Ladyjeeper said:Melissa, I had all my patio furniture and went to declarations and it was fine. Just tell them it's for your house. That's the truth....
Was your furniture new, or used? I' might have a bunch of new Ikea furniture in boxes that I'll need to assemble after we get there.
Mine was used. I would probably assemble it at home and then take it...
Ladyjeeper said:Mine was used. I would probably assemble it at home and then take it...
I thought about that, but then I'll need a much bigger truck.
You can have my trailer...
Ladyjeeper said:You can have my trailer...
I appreciate it, I may take you up on it. But I need to get a hitch installed on our SUV first.
2 inch ball, flat 4 plug....
Tia Melissa you will have to pay duty for new stuff are u ok with that?
playaperro said:Tia Melissa you will have to pay duty for new stuff are u ok with that?
LOL! TIA! It's not that much new stuff, so yeah, I would pay it, Primo. I was just telling my husband about it and he said we'll put it all together here and say it's used. Fine with me, I'm not the one putting it together and loading and unloading! LOL I just get to play decorator!
Ladyjeeper said:2 inch ball, flat 4 plug....
Sorry, but that's Czechoslovakian to me. We'll worry about it when the time comes! Thanks!
Melissa, just say that to the installers, They will know....
If it is the same one I pulled out of the sand I doubt it will haul a trailer !!
Roberto said:If it is the same one I pulled out of the sand I doubt it will haul a trailer !!
You just had to bring it up! LOL! You don't think a 6 cylinder SUV can pull a trailer with some furniture?
mis2810 said:You just had to bring it up! LOL! You don't think a 6 cylinder SUV can pull a trailer with some furniture?
I'm sure mine could.
mis2810 said:You just had to bring it up! LOL! You don't think a 6 cylinder SUV can pull a trailer with some furniture?
I would be concerned about the weight on the rear suspension and maybe the front tires coming off the ground with your nice rig.
Roberto said:I would be concerned about the weight on the rear suspension and maybe the front tires coming off the ground with your nice rig.
Okay, That does it for me. You know more about that truck than my husband does after the Lopez Incident (that's what I'm calling it, although I was the one driving, not him). We'll either use Geoff with Border Movers or have a friend with a big F150 and his own trailer bring it down. He makes road trips to Oaxaca every year to buy black pottery and other stuff to sell up here so I know he can do it.
Melissa, you can use my trailer for free and you SUV can pull it.