RULE 4.2.6: TEMPORARY IMPORTATION OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

For the purposes of article 106, section V, subsection d) (LA: Art. 106) of the Law and 162 (RLA: Art. 162) of the Regulation, will authorize BANJERCITO to operate the CIITEV Modules, carry out the processing and control of temporary imports of recreational vehicles and, where appropriate, receive payment for the temporary importation process.

Foreigners or Mexicans permanently residing abroad, may carry out the temporary import process of a single recreational vehicle driven or transported, by submitting the request for the temporary import permit for a recreational vehicle, in printed or digital format by any of the following procedures:

I. Procedure in CIITEV Modules in customs of entry to national territory.

a) Request the temporary import permit for a recreational vehicle from the BANJERCITO staff of the CIITEV Module located at the customs of entry, signing a declaration in which, under protest of telling the truth, they undertake to return the recreational vehicle in question within the authorized period, not to perform acts or omissions that constitute infractions or crimes due to the improper use or destination of the same.

b) The interested party must register their personal data:

1. In the case of Mexicans residing abroad, the number of the document issued by the immigration authority of the foreign country that accredits them as residents abroad or the express authorization of the competent authority of that country that grants them the quality of service providers in accordance with international agreements to which Mexico is a part of.

2. In the case of foreigners, the passport number, birth certificate or any other document that proves their nationality.

c) The interested party must register the data of the recreational vehicle that it intends to import temporarily, indicating whether it will protect the property of the same with the title of property or vehicle registration issued by the competent authority of the foreign country, as well as the date of entry into the national territory .

d) Cover in favor of BANJERCITO, an amount equivalent in national currency of 51 (fifty-one dollars) plus the Value-Added Tax (Impuesto al Valor Agregado), of the process, for the temporary importation of vehicles, which may be paid in cash or through a charge to the international credit or debit card, issued abroad, in the name of the importer.

II. Procedure in CIITEV Modules located in the Consulates of Mexico in the United States of America.

a) The procedure may be carried out at the Mexican Consulates located in Chicago, Illinois; in Austin, Dallas and Houston, Texas; in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Sacramento, California; in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in Denver, Colorado and in Phoenix, Arizona, up to 6 months before the date of entry into the national territory.

b) For the purposes of the preceding paragraph, the temporary import permit for a recreational vehicle will be requested before the BANJERCITO staff in the CIITEV Modules located in the aforementioned consulates, signing a declaration in which, under protest of telling the truth, they undertake to return the recreational vehicle in question, within the authorized period and no longer carry out acts or omissions that constitute infractions or crimes due to the improper use or destination of the same.

c) The interested party must register their personal data:

1. In the case of Mexicans residing abroad, the number of the document issued by the immigration authority of the foreign country that accredits them as residents abroad or the express authorization of the competent authority of that country that grants them the quality of service providers in accordance with international agreements to which Mexico is a part of.

2. In the case of foreigners, the passport number, birth certificate or any other document that proves their nationality.

d) The interested party must register the data of the recreational vehicle that it intends to import temporarily, indicating if it will protect the property of the same with the title of property or vehicle registration issued by the competent authority of the foreign country, as well as the date of entry into national territory.

e) Cover in favor of BANJERCITO, an amount equivalent in national currency of 51 (fifty-one dollars) plus Value-Added Tax (Impuesto al Valor Agregado), of the process, for the temporary importation of recreational vehicles, through a charge to the international credit or debit card, issued abroad, in the name of the importer.

III. Procedure via the internet, through the BANJERCITO website or on the Service Tax Administration (Servicio de Administración Tributaria) Portal.

a) Consult the website www.gob.mx/banjercito or the Service Tax Administration (Servicio de Administración Tributaria) Portal.

b) The procedure must be carried out within a period of between 10 and 60 days, before the date of entry of the recreational vehicle to national territory.

c) The interested party must electronically accept the declaration in which, under protest of telling the truth, it agrees to return the recreational vehicle in question, within the authorized period and not to perform acts or omissions that constitute infractions or crimes due to improper use or destination of the same.

d) The interested party must register their personal data:

1. In the case of Mexicans residing abroad, the number of the document issued by the immigration authority of the foreign country that accredits them as residents abroad or the express authorization of the competent authority of that country that grants them the quality of service providers in accordance with international agreements to which Mexico is a part of.

2. In the case of foreigners, the passport number, birth certificate or any other document that proves their nationality.

e) The interested party must register the data of the recreational vehicle that it intends to import temporarily, indicating whether it will protect the property of the same with the title of property or vehicle registration issued by the competent authority of the foreign country, as well as the date of entry into national territory .

f) Cover in favor of BANJERCITO electronically, an amount equivalent in national currency of 45 (forty-five dollars) plus Value-Added Tax (Impuesto al Valor Agregado), of the process, for the temporary importation of recreational vehicles, through a charge to the international credit or debit card, issued abroad, in the name of the importer.

g) Once the registration and payment of the corresponding procedure has been completed, the BANJERCITO will send the interested party electronic confirmation of the operation, which in turn will state the date of delivery of the customs documentation to the address indicated in the request and will indicate the places to which the interested party must send the return commitment letter referred to in subsection c) of this section and the simple copies of the documentation that supports the data registered in accordance with sections d) and e) of this section. Said documents may be sent by the interested party in digital files by email, certified mail or presented directly in the mailboxes located in the CIITEV Modules at the customs of entry or at the consulates.

The BANJERCITO will send the customs documentation referred to in the previous paragraph, to the address indicated by the interested party in the request, within 7 days after the electronic confirmation, understanding that from that date it has already been authorized.

It will be the sole responsibility of the importer to comply with the requirements and conditions established in this section for the temporary importation of the recreational vehicle and to verify the correct and adequate registration, as well as the capture of the requested information.

IV. Procedure via mobile application that is downloaded to be installed and executed on devices such as smartphones, tablets, among others:

a) Consult the website www.gob.mx/banjercito.

b) The procedure may be carried out within a period of between 10 and 60 days prior to the date of entry of the recreational vehicle to national territory.

c) The interested party must electronically accept the declaration in which, under protest of telling the truth, it agrees to return the recreational vehicle in question, within the authorized period and not to perform acts or omissions that constitute infractions or crimes due to improper use or destination of the same.

d) The interested party must register their personal data:

1. In the case of Mexicans residing abroad, the number of the document issued by the immigration authority of the foreign country that accredits them as residents abroad or the express authorization of the competent authority of that country that grants them the quality of service providers in accordance with international agreements to which Mexico is a part of.

2. In the case of foreigners, the passport number, birth certificate or any other document that proves their nationality.

e) The interested party must register the data of the recreational vehicle that it intends to import temporarily, indicating whether it will protect the property of the same with the title of property or vehicle registration issued by the competent authority of the foreign country, as well as the date of entry into national territory.

f) Cover in favor of BANJERCITO electronically, an amount equivalent in national currency of 45 (forty-five dollars) plus Value-Added Tax (Impuesto al Valor Agregado), of the process, for the temporary importation of recreational vehicles, , through a charge to the international credit or debit card, issued abroad, in the name of the importer.

g) The interested party must send to BANJERCITO in a digital document, the documentation that protects the data registered in accordance with subsections d) and e) of this section, during the process to obtain the permit.

h) Once the registration operation and payment of the corresponding procedure has been concluded, if the request is appropriate, the BANJERCITO will send the interested party electronic confirmation of the operation, and will simultaneously send to the email indicated by the interested party, the temporary import permit of recreational vehicle in digital document.

It will be the sole responsibility of the importer to comply with the requirements and conditions established in this section for the temporary importation of the recreational vehicle and to verify the correct and adequate registration, as well as the capture of the requested information.

For the purposes of this rule, BANJERCITO will be responsible for issuing the temporary importation receipts that protects the temporary importation of the recreational vehicle.

Mexicans residing abroad must verify before the customs authority through official documentation issued by the immigration authority of the foreign country, the immigration status that accredits them as permanent residents abroad.

The term to which the temporary importation of the recreational vehicle will be subject will be 10 years and will begin to be calculated from the date of registration of the temporary importation permit for a recreational vehicle. In all cases, the interested party must appear before the BANJERCITO staff that operates the CIITEV Modules at the exit customs to register and obtain the return receipt, being able in this circumstance to make multiple entries and exits with their recreational vehicle during the validity of the temporary import permit. In high traffic seasons, the General Customs Administration (Administración General de Aduanas) may authorize the cancellation of the permit, to be carried out in any of the CIITEV Modules located in the Consulates of Mexico, announced on the Service Tax Administration (Servicio de Administración Tributaria) Portal the dates on which it can be carried out.

Interested parties may request a new temporary import permit for a recreational vehicle, for the same recreational vehicle for a period equal to that described in the previous paragraph, provided that they carry out the temporary import process 15 days before the expiration of the current permit, as to the procedure established in section III of this rule, without requiring the physical presentation of the recreational vehicle.

When the recreational vehicle transports or tows a vehicle or a boat, the BANJERCITO staff must grant the same importer a temporary import permit for each of the units indicated, provided that the provisions of this rule and the rules are complied with. 4.2.5. (RGCE 2020: Regla 4.2.5) and 4.2.7 (RGCE 2020: Regla 4.2.7).

In the issuance of permits in CIITEV Modules located in the Consulates of Mexico, via the internet or mobile application, when the recreational vehicle for which the Temporary Import Permit has been granted suffers an accident, theft, confiscation, seizure or sale, in its place of origin and on a date prior to the start of the Temporary Import Permit, the interested party must present to the BANJERCITO staff of any CIITEV Module located in the Consulates of Mexico or send by certified mail to the Central Administration of Customs Operation (Administración Central de Operación Aduanera), a free written to the General Customs Administration (Administración General de Aduanas) in which it states that it wants to withdraw from the permit granted, declaring, under protest of telling the truth, the facts, reasons or circumstances by which it is considered that the recreational vehicle will not enter national territory, attaching the customs documentation that was issued for such purposes, as well as the one that supports said circumstance: letter from the Police Department or the Vehicle Department, both abroad or, in which the VIN of the recreational vehicle in question is stated and that the physical presence of the same has been verified.

Together with the importation of the recreational vehicle, the temporary importation of motorcycles, tri moto, ATVs, jet skis or recreational carts may be carried out, provided that they have not been conceived, intended or manufactured in an obvious way to circulate by general communication routes, whether federal, state or municipal, for a maximum of 3 units, for which the ownership of the towed or transported units must be proven and registered in the temporary import permit of the recreational vehicle. In these cases, the term of the temporary importation permit for the recreational vehicle will be 180 days.

Law 106-V (LA: Art. 106), Regulation 162 (RLA: Art. 162), General Rules of Foreign Trade (Reglas General del Comercio Exterior) 1.2.2. (RGCE 2020: Regla 1.2.2), 4.2.5. (RGCE 2020: Regla 4.2.5), 4.2.7 (RGCE 2020: Regla 4.2.7).