TIP fees and deposits

Banjercito's tariff lists 45 USD for online permits, plus IVA (16% VAT). Apply 10 to 60 days before entry; online payment only by card in the importer's name. Banjercito publishes no separate motorcycle tariff; the 'Auto Americano' line is the general vehicle permit.

• 45 USD + IVA per Banjercito, Tarifario TAR-PA-12/26 (en vigor 30/10/2026), p. 75
• about 45 USD including IVA (Mexpro says IVA is included; official sources say IVA is added) per Mexpro (insurer): RV vehicle import permit
• roughly 52 USD online (consistent with 45 USD + 16% IVA = 52.20) per Baja Bound (insurer): Vehicle permits

51 USD plus IVA at border modules and at the Mexican consulates that issue permits. Cash is accepted only at border modules. 51 USD + 16% IVA works out to 59.16 USD. The Oklahoma consulate instead states 939.60 pesos (about 53 USD).

• 51 USD + IVA per Banjercito, Tarifario TAR-PA-12/26 (en vigor 30/10/2026), p. 75
• 939.60 MXN (about 53 USD) per Consulado de México en Oklahoma City: ¿Viajas a México por carretera? (actualizado 02/11/2026)
• about 51 USD including IVA per Mexpro (insurer): Vehicle import permit FAQs

Same price as the vehicle permit in Banjercito's tariff. IVA is added.

IVA is added. Mexpro (an insurer) says Mexican RV insurance is required to obtain an RV permit; the Banjercito requirements list fetched does not mention insurance.

IVA is added. Whether a guarantee deposit also applies to boats is disputed; see deposits.

IVA is added.

Same as the regular online permit; IVA is added. Valid 180 days, Sonora only.

Banjercito's tariff gives 51 USD plus IVA. Mexpro says 'about $30.00 USD' at the border. ANAM's page also names the Naco customs module for this permit; the tariff does not.

• 51 USD + IVA per Banjercito, Tarifario TAR-PA-12/26 (en vigor 30/10/2026), p. 75
• about 30 USD per Mexpro (insurer): Sonora vehicle import permit

Not published. Banjercito's tariff lists four permit types (Auto Americano, Embarcaciones, Casas Rodantes, Only Sonora) and no trailer line. The law includes a boat's trailer in the boat import; Banjercito requires towed trailers to be presented when the permit is cancelled.

Listed in Banjercito's tariff next to the permit fees. The tariff does not say when it is charged.

Vehicle fare only; passengers pay separately (adult 'derecho a embarque' $1,850). The fare table shows '$' with no currency code; the same site states its other prices in pesos (M.N.). It does not say whether IVA is included. Same fare either direction.

Currency shown as '$'; see the car fare note.

Currency shown as '$'; see the car fare note.

Currency shown as '$'.

Vehicle fare only; adult passenger fare is shown as a range, $1,650 / $2,500. Currency shown as '$'; IVA not stated.

Currency shown as '$'.

Currency shown as '$'.

Currency shown as '$'.

No vehicle amounts found. No official Mexferry website could be found (mexferry.com.mx and mexferry.mx are parked pages). A July 2026 news report lists vehicle categories (motorcycles, SUVs/pickups, motorhomes, vehicles with trailer) without prices, and a standard passenger seat at 990 pesos; crossing about eight hours.

Paid on top of the permit fee and refunded when the permit is definitively cancelled at a border module before the maximum return date. All official sources fetched agree on the three amounts.

Official pages say every importer pays a guarantee deposit and give one table by model year, but none of the pages fetched states an amount specific to motorhomes. Mexpro's RV page does not mention a deposit.

Mexpro says boat permits carry no deposit. The Houston consulate says all importers must pay a guarantee deposit. ANAM's boat pages do not mention a deposit.

• Deposit required (all importers) per Consulado General de México en Houston: Permiso para Importación Temporal de Vehículos (actualizado 27/10/2026)
• No deposit for boats per Mexpro (insurer): Vehicle import permit FAQs

Refunded the same way it was paid: card payments go back to the same card; cash is returned in cash at a border module, only to the importer, with valid photo ID and the deposit receipt. The card's bank sets the exchange rate and any fees.

Only on a definitive cancellation, with the vehicle (and any towed vehicles or trailer) presented at a border module, before the maximum return date printed on the permit. A partial return (keeping remaining days for multiple entries) does not refund the deposit. No official source fetched states how many days the refund takes to arrive.