possible but EXTREMELY complicated and could not have been done without solid contacts outside of gro

i would not recommend it

if your vin starts with a J, forget about it unless you have connections very high up

its really much cheaper just to buy a nationalized vehicle on mercado libre but to each his own

Last July a friend wanted to buy a Ford Ranger in San Diego for use in Baja Californis Sur. Nacionalizacion Anapromex.

He paid $4700 for the vehicle. Big surprise at Otay Mesa.

Aduana told him to fill out a sheet of paper and kick things off by traipsing over to the Banjercito window and forking over $4700 dollars plus 16% IVA at the current rate of exchange because Banjercito accepted cash payments only in Pesos.

100% tax documented and paid for.

Sure learned me.

I wouldn't risk everything on betting Aduana is going by the same rules "As it did last week" I guess a person has to be flexible and calm when they deal with SHCP over importing a car.

Suerte

I suggest you post your question in the Mexconnect.com forum. It is an ever evolving scenerio and the posters there are up to date on info.

With all due respect, nothing against MexConnect, an excellent resource, but since it appears the laws regarding the importation of vehicles change frequently (I believe there was an important modification quite recently), I strongly recommend going direct to the authoritative source, the federal government's own website. I've watched this conversation over the decades and one thing that has held true is that practically every couple of months something changes regarding the importation of vehicles. So I would take the word of other foreigners posting on a public forum with a grain of salt, which is why I post the Aduanas website, where, if you visit and read it, you'll notice some recent changes in the process are pointed out on the page I linked to.

Since NAFTA we were supposed to have free trade and the "normalized" ability to buy and bring cars both ways across the border, but implementation has deviated greatly from the original promised plan. The tendency in Mexico has been to resist the importation and regularization of vehicles from the USA because of the abuses and political shenanigans by large groups of people trying to import hundreds or thousands at a time for political favors.

I am considering making a road trip from Alaska to my house in Zihua next Oct. I Would appreciate any comments or suggestions as to the process at the border , I want to convert to Guerrero plates and have permanent residency. I have been told there is a $1500 USD fee at the border. Gracias

The info you seek can be found on the website for the Aduana de México.