Live and Invest in Mexico Conference, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico, September 2016

Shipping Household Goods Into Mexico

Hiram Cervera - Mexican Customs Broker AGENCIA ADUANAL CERVERA

www.cervera.com.mx

Shipping Household Goods into Mexico

Topics:

I. Importing in Mexico

II. Transportation options

III. Household Goods

IV. Pets

V. Automobiles

Importing in Mexico - Luggage

Luggage and franchise

duty free (500 /300

USD)

Declare up to 3,000

USD in goods and pay

16% duties on the

simplified format.

Not for commercial

cargo

Pay airplane luggage

fees

Importing in Mexico - CARGO

Importers must use

a Customs Broker

Customs brokers

are needed

Registered

Importer RFC

needed

(excemptions apply

for HHG)

What is a Customs Broker?

Middleman between Traders & MX Gvmt.

Customs Declarations or “Pedimentos”

Determine imported goods value, classification, and duties.

Arrange all necessary services at entry

Shipping Household Goods

Transportation – Cargo Options by Sea

Progreso.

Containers Worldwide. Loose Cargo

to/form Panama City FL Puerto Morelos.

Loose Cargo and Containers via

MIAMI/Port Everglades FL

Transportation - Cargo Options by Air

Merida Airport

Flights to Mexico City, Houston, Miami. Cargo Flights to Miami.

Cancun Airport

Important Hub connecting

worldwide

Transportation - Cargo Options by Land

Land travel is the

option of many who

come from the USA

and Canada, using

their own means of

transportation.

The route from Laredo

to Cancun is 1700

miles long. Toll roads

and good highways

mostly.

Household Goods Definition

Includes:

Used goods only

Part of a normal home

Furniture, decorations, clothings,

home linens, books, appliances

Excludes:

Chemicals, consumables, toilettries,

food, cosmetics, medications, arms,

car parts

industrial/commercial machinery or

furniture.

New/unused items

Cars, motorcycles, boats, kayaks

Household Goods Definition

Mexican Customs Law Rules (Art. 90) :

“the set of used furniture, home appliances, clothing

and linens of a house, that are exclusively and properly

for the ordinary use of a family; clothing, books,

bookshelves, works of art or science that do not

comprise complete collections for the installation of

expositions or art galleries; ….”

So not all that is in your home is HHG: Cars, Motorcycles, Pets, Foodstuffs, Toilettries, Car parts and cleaning chemicals, vitamins, medications, etc.

Household Goods Import Cost and Planning

Moving a container from NY to Cancun may cost from 9,000 USD to 30,000 USD, or more!.

Lower cost alternatives have more involvement of client in unassembling, packaging, loading, documentation, shipping, unloading, assembling and cleaning.

Higher cost alternatives have hiring professional companies to do all the moving steps.

Does it make economic sense?

Sometimes it does, if you own expensive and hard to obtain goods… but in general people is attached to their possessions more emotionally than economically..

Household Goods Checklist

Resident Card (Temporary / Permanent)

Mexican Consulate Declaration

Shipping Line Quote

Pack goods & Prepare Packing List

Load shipping truck/container

Freight to export port

Freight to Mexico

Mexican Customs Broker

Inland freight to destination

Receive and unload goods

Ready to receive goods at time of arrival to

port.

Forbidden Items – DO NOT SHIP!

Problem Items – DO NOT SHIP!

Packaging Considerations

Bringing Pets – Cats and dogs

Up to 3 animals duty free as luggage per passenger

Veterinarian papers must show: .

If pets don’t travel as luggage: Cost is expensive: AWB 450 USD – Clearing 450 USD import costs. Also, pets may spend a night or more at cargo warehouse!

Check specific requisites for other animals.

Cars – Temporary Imports

Keeping Foreign Plates – Not paying any import duty.

ONLY FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENTS OR TOURISTS.

ONE car for the duration of their allowed stay in Mexico.

MUST return abroad before acquiring PERMANENT

RESIDENCY or not renewing immigration status.

Cars cannot be sold or given away, or be driven by Mexicans.

BANJERCITO:

Owner in person

/ Warranty 400

USD / Fees 50

USD /

Cars – Permanent Import

ONLY IF

Assembled in US / CA / MX

8-9 years older than current model.

Until Oct 31st 2016 only 2007 and 2008.

From Nov 1st, Only 2008 and 2009, and so on.

HAVE CLEAN TITLES

PASSED EMMISSIONS TESTS in the

previous 6 months.

Paying about 30% of Mexican Govt listed

prices, import fees.

Plus state regisgration costs

NOTE: Other

cars can be

imported,

paying 75%

of value.

Older than 4

years. Older

than 2 years

in 2017.

Meeting all

other criteria.

Thank you

Hiram Cerverahiram@cervera.com.mx

Progreso – Mérida - Cancún

CUN 998 882 0888 MID 999 946 2326USA 302 351 8212

www.cervera.com.mx