09/04/2024
Please take the time and read. I know it's a bit lengthy but it's valuable information for someone.
Mexico 🇲🇽 has customs rules that have been in existence for some time, and over the last few years, they have started enforcing these rules more than in the past. Some of the customs rules will not be relevant to you, but a few are REALLY important, and you MUST know about them or risk issues at the airport and paying taxes.
💻 You are only allowed to bring 1 (one) computing device into Mexico, tax free, whether you are on vacation or living there. Computing device...a portable computer meaning laptop, notebook, chrome book, or similar.
💸 This means, if you bring a laptop AND an iPad, you will have to pay tax/duty on one of them, depending on the value of the device. I do not work for Mexican customs, so I cannot provide more details on this, but I don’t believe a Kindle falls into this category as the only thing you can do on it is read, not compute.
🤷🏾♀️ In 99% of cases, the person bringing a laptop and an iPad is doing so for work purposes, but customs agents have to assume that anyone doing so could be trying to sell one of the devices, hence the taxing.
❌ It is not up to us to question the customs laws of another country, so please don’t do that, it’s a waste of time.
🚬 On this same topic, you are ONLY allowed to bring in 10 packs of ci******es to Mexico. If they find you with more, you will have to pay large fines, depending on how much you have. There is no option to simply throw them out. There is a duty-free store before the customs area so some travellers will pick up a carton (10 packs) there, but are also coming with whatever they have at home, and then they get dinged at customs. If you need ci******es, you should either come with ZERO or purchase them after leaving the airport.
