Duty free baggage allowance for crew traveling to mexico

For the purposes of article 98, second paragraph (RLA: Art. 98) of regulation, the captains, pilots and crew that carry out international traffic, may bring with them from abroad or take from national territory, the following used goods:

I. Those for personal use, such as: Clothing, footwear, grooming and beauty products.

II. The manuals and documents that they use to carry out their activity, whether in printed form, digitized or in portable computer equipment of the so-called laptop, notebook, omnibook or similar, and their accessories, as well as software (Flight Pack).

III. A portable computer equipment of the so-called laptop, notebook, omnibook or similar, and its accessories.

IV. A portable device for recording or reproduction of sound, image, or video or mixed and its accessories.

V. Five laser discs, 10 DVD discs, 30 compact discs (CD’s) or megnetic tapes (audio cassettes), for sound reproduction and a storage device for any electronic equipment.

VI. Books, magazines and printed documents.

VII. A photographic camera, including photographic material, a cellular telephone or radiolocation device, an electronic agenda, with its accessories.

VIII. A suitcase or any other item necessary for the transfer of luggage.

Likewise, for the purposes of article 99 (RLA: Art. 99) of the regulation, goods may be introduced without using the service of a customs agent, customs agency or customs representative, paying a global fee of 19%, provided that the following is complied with:

I. That the value of the merchandise does not exceed 150 usd (one hundred and fifty dollars) or its equivalent in national currency.

II. That there is the supporting documentation that expresses the commercial value of the merchandise.

III. Payment may be made at the customs of entry, using the form “Payment of foreign trade contibutions (Spanish, English and French)” in Annex 1 (RGGE 2020: anexo 1).

The payment of taxes on imported goods in accordance with this rule may not be deduted or credited for tax purposes.

In any other case, the import must be carried out through a customs agent, customs agency or customs representative, through cargo customs, complying with the formalities established by the law for importing merchandise.

When captains, pilots, and crew members bring merchandise other than those indicated in this rule, which they have not declared and whose import is subject to compliance with non-tariff regulations and restrictions and do not comply with them, they may declare the express abandonment of the same, once the corresponding fine has been covered. Otherwise, it should initiate the procedure provided for in article 150 (LA: art. 150) of the law.

When, derived from the practice of customs recognitation, the authority detects irregularities, it will notify the captain, pilots, and crew members of the act that is drawn up for this purpose in accordance with articles 150 (LA: Art 150) or 152 (LA: Art. 152) of the law, which will record the irregularities that led to the initiation of the administrative procedure in customs matters. In the event that the detected irregularity involved only an omission of contributions and the merchandise does not exceed a total value of $150 usd (one hundred fifty dollars) or its equivalent in national currency and the captains, pilots and crew member express their consent, the customs authority will determine the omission of contributions andthe corresponding fine, in accordance with article 178, section I, second paragraph (LA: Art. 178) of the law, so that the captains, pilots and crew, member make the corresponding payment immediately; once this has been carried out, the customs authority must make the merchandise subject to the procedure available to them, and the diligence has been concluded. The contributions and the fine referred to in this paragraph as a whole may not exceed 116% of the value of the merchandise.

In the event that the total value of the merchandise exceeds $150 USD (one hundred fifty dollars) or its equivalent in national currency, it should initiate the procedure provided for in articles 150 (LA: Art. 150) or (LA: Art. 152) of the law, with all the formalities established therein and in the other applicable provisions In this case, what is stated in the previous paragraph will not proceed.