Institution:	Servicio de Administración Tributaria (Tax Administration Service)
Name of the procedure:	Vehicle Temporary Import Permit
Responsible:	José de Jesús Marquez Padilla Carrasco Customs Central Administrator for Field Operations
Address:	Av. Hidalgo num. 77 módulo IV, fist floor, Col. Guerrero, Del. Cuauhtémoc, Z.C. 06300, México, D.F.
Telephone:	(55) 58020794 and fax (55) 58021293
E-mail:	jose.marquez@sat.gob.mx

 

Objective	Services Commitments
Permit duration	Where can the permit be obtained?
Citizen obligations	Procedure Requirements
Cost of the permit	Complaints and Suggestions
Improvement Commitment	Gratitude note

 

Obtain a temporary import permit for your car or motorcycle to come into Mexico.
 

Timely	Internet: The user will receive the permit within 7 working days after receiving a web confirmation. CITEV counters: Once the documents are submitted, Banjercito will provide the permit and sticker within 15 minutes.
Transparent	The procedure’s information is updated, complete and clear. The requirements to obtain a permit are available at:  http://www.aduanas.gob.mx/aduana_mexico/2008/vehiculos/141_10055.html As well as at the CITEV counters, located at  Mexican Consulates in the US and at the MX Customs Offices along the border.
Available	You can apply for the permit by Internet 24/7: http://www.banjercito.com.mx/site/siteBanjer/Bicentenario/iitv/instruccionesIITV_ing.html or at the CITEVcounters located at MX Customs Offices along the border. To consult CITEV hours of operation  click the following link: http://www.aduanas.gob.mx/aduana_mexico/2010/mapa/nuevo_mapa.htm y http://www.banjercito.com.mx/site/siteBanjer/Bicentenario/index.jsp?hd_ligaContenido=modulos_IITV/cont_modulos_IITV.html&hd_ligaSubmenu=modulos_IITV/sub_red_mod. html
Integrity	Nobody should ask you for extra money.
Courtesy	Mexico Customs Staff will treat you with courtesy.
Confidence	The permit has no mistakes.

• Mexicans residents abroad or Mexicans working abroad for more than a year (should present evidence/official documents) : 180 days in a period of 12 months,
• Foreigners: The duration of the permit will be the same as the tourist visa

1. Internet: http://www.banjercito.com.mx/site/imagenes/iitv/instruccionesIITV.html
   
   
2. Banjercito offices (CIITEV Counters) located at the Mexican border.
   To consult CITEV counters locations & hours of operation click the following link: http://www.banjercito.com.mx/site/siteBanjer/Bicentenario/index.jsp?hd_ligaContenido=modulos_IITV/cont_modulos_IITV.html&hd_ligaSubmenu=modulos_IITV/sub_red_mod. html and http://www.aduanas.gob.mx/aduana_mexico/2010/mapa/nuevo_mapa.htm

Before you leave Mexico, don’t forget to cancel the permit at the CITEV counters.

• Fulfill the requirements of this document.
• Do not commit any crime or offense while the vehicle is in Mexico.
• Do not use the vehicle for comercial porpouses or public transportation.
• Do not  sell the vehicle.
• Register the return the vehicle before the permit expires.

Warning: Be aware that Mexico Tax Administration Service can seize the vehicle if you don’t register the return on time or if you drive the vehicle with an expired permit.



1. Mexicans and Foreigners:

• Be Mexican with legal residence abroad
• Be Mexican working abroad for more than a year (should present official documents)
• Be Foreigner with immigrant, non immigrant or lease activities, status/visa; except refugees and politic aisles.

If  the permit is requested by Internet and you have a tourist status/visa you should have:

2. A signed return commitment letter.

3. Be the legal owner of the vehicle.

4. Present the following documents:

• If you are Mexican or legal resident:
  
  
  • Resident Alien
  • Working permit
  • Naturalization certificate (in case of double nationality)
  • Passport
  • Valid ID with picture and signature
    
    
• If you are a foreigner:
  
  
  • Birth certificate
  • Passport
  • Vote Registration
  • Naturalization certificate (issued by the US Department of Justice)
  • Migratory status documentation
  • Valid ID with picture and signature

Important: If you request a permit by Internet, you need to send a copy of all the above mentionated documents to the following address: itvnet@banjercito.com.mx (Javascript is required to run the program. The web site is protected against spam) or you can send them by certified mail or present them at the mail boxes located at CITEV counters.

• To import your own vehicle: Present the property title or registration.
• Note: Plates endorsements are not accepted, only title or invoice endorsements.
• In case of financing: Present contract or bill of sale, issued by the financial company.
• In case of leasing: Present lease contract with the importer’s name, including VIN or serial number, and a temporary import authorization letter issued by the lease company.
• To import vehicles property of companies: Present documentation proving a labor relation with the importer.
• To import a vehicle property of your spouse, descendants, parents or forebears: Present documentation proving the family relationship, such as the birth or marriage certificate.
  Note: In case of female importers who changed their last name (because of marriage) must present official documentation proving to be descendant of a specific person.
• To import towed motorcycles (2, 3 and 4 wheels), wave runners and others: Prove the property of the units and register the units in the vehicle temporary import permit (3 units maximum are allowed per vehicle)

5. Pay with credit or debit card (with the importer name printed) VISA and Mastercard.
6. Register the return the vehicle at the CITEV counters.



By Internet the cost is $48 USD plus tax

At Mexican Consulates the cost is $40 USD plus tax

At CITEV counters the cost is $32 USD plus tax

If you are not able to pay with credit or debit card, you can pay at the CITEV counters in cash, however a $200 to $400 USD (depends on the particulars of the vehicle) deposit should be done, which will be refunded once the register of the returned vehicle is completed.



You may present complaints, reports or suggestions as follows:

1. By E-mail: carta.compromiso@sat.gob.mx (Javascript is required to run the program. The web site is protected against spam)
2. By telephone: In Mexico call 01 (55) 58022168 and (55) 58022200. Outside Mexico call (52) (55) 58022168 and 58022200.
3. By Post Service: Address to Mr. Pedro Raúl Vidal Anaya (SAT Internal Affairs) or Mrs. Ethel Guevara Saldivar (SAT Citizen Service), to the following address: Avenida Hidalgo 77, Módulo III, Primer Piso, Col. Guerrero, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06300, México, D.F. (From Monday to Friday 9:00 to 15:00 hrs)
4. SAT Citizen Service Counter: Avenida Hidalgo 77, Col. Guerrero, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06300, México, D.F. (From Monday to Friday 9:00 to 17:30)

Our commitment is to provide you an answer in the following 10 working days after receiving your request.



From march 2009 you will be able to consult this procedure in French at http://www.banjercito.com.mx/site/siteBanjer/Bicentenario/iitv/instruccionesIITV_fra.html



Your participation is essential to improve the quality of our services.

We will be glad to help you anytime!

Best regards

JOSÉ DE JESÚS MARQUEZ PADILLA CARRASCO
Central Administrator for Field Operations