Customs charged me 1000 pesos for bringing in my harmonicas

Still playing games and promoting tourism at the Zihuatanejo Airport. Besides what is in Rob’s post you are allowed to import $300 usd per person. They seem to forget that. I brought a pair of new Nikes and they got real excited. Once I told them they were my shoes they did back down. Be polite, listen to their BS and disagree if you need to. Nothing wrong with standing your ground, smiling and joking with them will get you further than being angry. Either way I’m pretty sure they’re scaring off tourists from returning.

I believe the additional limit is US$500 if arriving by air.

Now you can bring with you merchandise up to a value of 500 dollars without paying taxes, in addition to your personal luggage, if your entry is by air or sea,

http://omawww.sat.gob.mx/aduanas/pasajeros/Paginas/Mercancia_ingresar_Mexico.aspx

I’m not familiar with the price if harmonicas, but I would think one could buy a few harmonicas for US$500. Probably not eight, but several.

Of course, a problem that I and others have encountered with aduana at ZIH is that without receipts, aduana decides the value of goods. And who has receipts for a used item they have owned for years?

Who wants to spend the first several hours of a vacation in disputes with government official? and in a foreign language!