shipping a car to GTO.

[NanN]

I'm a naturalized citizen of Mexico so I can't have a foreign vehicle down here on a temporary permit because I am resident in Mexico. I nationalized two vehicles in my fourteen years in Mexico. A Mazda MX6 that was built in the US not Japan or it would not have been possible to nationalize and later a Jeep Sahara, both nationalized under the regime of the Presidential Decree that allows the permanent importation of 8 and 9-year old automobiles without submitting an import permit. Neither vehicle was difficult to import using a customs broker for the paperwork. However, when it was time for a new vehicle I sucked it up and bought from a dealer in Guadalajara because once all is said and done even though my Cherokee cost more at ROCA JEEP in Guad than it would have in the US or Canada by the time all costs were figured in it came out about the same.

There is a provision under the Definitive Importation regime (not the same as the Temporary Importation regime) for permanently importing classic automobiles (30+ years old) into Mexico. You will pay duty and you will need a customs broker if you want to do a definitive importation of a vehicle. Only a customs broker can set up the paperwork for you and handle the importation. They should also be able to handle the shipping for you or at least give you some recommendations for a good freight forwarder.

There is a good article here written by a customs broker in the Yucatan. The information is current because he cites dates to October 31, 2012.
http://www.yucatancompass.com/what-you-s...nto-mexico

This link gives you contact information for four Agentes Aduanales (Customs Brokers) in Leon and one in TJ.
http://www.portal-leon.com/regional/dir/...nales.html

This link gives contact information for more Customs Brokers.
http://guia-guanajuato.guiamexico.com.mx...-guia.html

Good luck.