How many items can i take into mexico without getting charge taxes?

Question

I am making a trip to mexico for the first time since i move here...and i will like to take many items to mexico to give away to my relatives. i heard that they charge you taxes for X number of times....

Answer 1

It is not the number of items, it is the combined VALUE of the items. (Assuming you are not taking 50 computers) If you fly in you can bring $300 USD worth of items before there is any tax. If you drive or take a bus, it is $50 USD. Seems kind of backward to me, but that is what it is.

Answer 2

Tourists entering Mexico with large quantities of an item a tourist might not normally be expected to have, particularly expensive appliances, such as televisions, stereos, or other items, may lead to suspicion of smuggling and possible confiscation of the items and arrest of the individual. Mexican regulations limit the value of goods brought into Mexico by US citizens arriving by air or sea to $300 US per person and by land to $50 US per person. Other travel-related items may also be brought in duty-free. Amounts exceeding the duty-free limit are subject to a 32.8 percent tax. Unless you prepare ahead, you may have difficulty bringing computers or other expensive electronic equipment into Mexico for your personal use. To prevent being charged an import tax, write a statement about your intention to use the equipment for personal use and to remove it from Mexico when you leave. Have this statement signed and certified at a Mexican consulate in the United States and present it to Mexican customs as you enter Mexico. Land travelers should verify from Mexican customs at the border that all items in their possession may be legally brought into Mexico. You will be subject to a second immigration and customs inspection south of the Mexican border where unlawful items may be seized, and you could be prosecuted regardless of whether or not the items passed through the initial customs inspection