How we source and check every fact
MexicoTIP is an independent, sourced guide to driving a car, RV, motorcycle or boat into Mexico: which vehicle permit you need, what it costs, where to get and cancel it, and what insurance you need. Every fact links to its source and shows the date it was checked.
Rules we follow
- Every fact has at least one linked source and the date we checked it.
- We prefer official sources: Banjercito, SAT/ANAM, Mexican consulates and the US State Department.
- Insurer pages are labelled as secondary sources.
- When sources disagree, we show every value and where each one comes from.
- If no source states something, we leave it blank.
- We re-check official sources monthly and log every change.
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We have no connection to Banjercito, SAT, ANAM or any insurer. If we ever show affiliate links, we will say so on the same page.
Every source (23)
- officialANAM (Aduanas): Importación temporal de vehículos ·
- officialANAM: Embarcaciones con permiso de importación temporal expedido por Banjercito ·
- officialANAM: Preguntas frecuentes embarcaciones ·
- officialBaja Ferries (operator website, Tarifas / Antes de viajar) ·
- officialBanjercito, ¿Qué se necesita para tramitar un permiso de importación temporal? ·
- officialBanjercito, Directorio de Módulos IITV y Oficinas Consulares (Actualización: Noviembre 2026) ·
- officialBanjercito, Tarifario TAR-PA-12/26 (en vigor 30/10/2026), p. 75 ·
- officialConsulado de México en Oklahoma City: ¿Viajas a México por carretera? (actualizado 02/11/2026) ·
- officialConsulado General de México en Houston: Permiso para Importación Temporal de Vehículos (actualizado 27/10/2026) ·
- officialConsulado General de México en Sacramento: Requisitos para Permiso de Importación Temporal de Vehículos ·
- officialLey Aduanera (texto vigente, última reforma DOF 19-11-2025), Cámara de Diputados ·
- officialLey de Caminos, Puentes y Autotransporte Federal (última reforma DOF 14-11-2025), Cámara de Diputados ·
- officialSAT: Aspectos generales para la importación temporal de vehículos, casas rodantes y embarcaciones ·
- secondaryBaja Bound (insurer): Vehicle permits ·
- secondaryGringo Gazette: BCS Strengthens Highway Inspection Operations (2025-06-05) ·
- secondaryLuz Noticias: Mexferry, el barco que cruza de Guaymas a Santa Rosalía (2026-07-16) ·
- secondaryMexperience: Permanent residency and foreign-plated vehicles in Mexico (2026-11-05) ·
- secondaryMexpro (insurer) blog: How much is Mexico car insurance per day (Last Updated: August 31, 2022) ·
- secondaryMexpro (insurer): RV vehicle import permit ·
- secondaryMexpro (insurer): Sonora vehicle import permit ·
- secondaryMexpro (insurer): Vehicle import permit FAQs ·
- secondaryProgressive: Mexico auto insurance (by MexPro) ·
- secondarySanborns (insurer): Baja & Sonora ·