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Traveling to Mexico
Items you are allowed to bring into Mexico
You
are allowed to bring in the following:
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personal
items, e.g. clothing, footwear, toiletries, all in reasonable
quantities according to trip duration.
-
books
and magazines
-
medicine
for personal use, with medical prescription in the case of
psychotropic substances.
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used
or second-hand sporting equipment
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one
portable television set, one portable typewriter, one lap-top
computer, and one VCR.
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up
to 20 records or cassettes
-
a
musical instrument
-
fishing
equipment, a pair of skis, and two tennis rackets
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three
liters of alcohol or wine, if carrier is over 18 years old
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400
cigarettes or 50 cigars, if carrier is over 18 years old
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one
movie camera and one regular camera, and up to 12 rolls of film
Returning
to the
U.S.
and
Canada
You are allowed to enter free of duty any purchases with a combined
value of up to $400. For
Canada
the amount is $500 Canadian, IF travelers have been outside of Canada
at least seven days. This allowance may be claimed every 30 days. With a
verbal declaration a returning Canadian resident can claim duty-free
entry for articles (excluding tobacco products or alcoholic beverages)
that do not exceed a total value of $20 upon return from each trip of
more than 24 hours.
For the U.S. this limit does not include items listed on the Generalized System of
Preferences List (G.S.P.), which are allowed in duty free. Contact the
U.S. Treasury Department for a detailed list (Dept. of the Treasury,
U.S.Customs Service, Washington,
D.C.
20229
).
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