
17 Mar 2008
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Mexico
Posts: 20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sjoerd Bakker
Engmex, I think you are confusing two things .
The $400 you speak of is, most likely ,NOT the temporary import fee you think it is. This sounds to me more like the surety bond you have to post for any recent model vehicle you take across the border when for whatever reason you can not pay the fee by credit card .
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Yes of course you're correct the $400 is a refundable bond and yes can you can leave your credit card details. If you don't return the bike to the US then you will be charged the $400. The credit card needs to be a issued by a non-Mexican bank and I only have credit cards issued by Mexican Banks so in my case is it necessary to leave the the $400 in cash and yes it will be refunded when the bike is returned to the US. However, I would not be returning the bike to the US I would continue using it in Mexico so I can kiss the $400 goodbye. I can do this because any temporary importation lasts for as long as the importers visa plus any visa extensions. In the case of tourists this is 3 months, but in my case I have an FM3, which is a work visa that lasts one year and is renewable. Basically I've been on this visa for the last 6 years so in theory I could keep the bike here for that length of time. It may be necessary to renew the permit every 6 or 12 months, but that is no problem as I'm only a couple of hours from Laredo, Texas.
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