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USA to Mexico Customs

What is this?

The USA to Mexico Customs block provides the ability to identify parties involved in the shipment, and send details required by Mexican Customs to transport shipments in bond and expedite customs clearance.

When is it used?

Required for all shipments originating in the US and transported to Mexico for consumption or for furtherance to another country.

Information available

The following information can be provided in this block:

Information Required Notes
Country of Origin of Goods Required Origin of the product shipped.
Export Declaration Numbers Required See below *.
Customs Broker (US - Mexico Border) Mandatory Required when entry must be made by a customs broker into or out of Mexico.
Inland Mexican Broker Optional Required when in-bond inland entry must be made by a customs broker within Mexico.
Mexican Patente # Optional Unique number assigned to each broker.
Freight Forwarder Optional Party handling the forwarding of the shipment.
Importer Optional Party arranging the shipment importation. Mandatory if different than the Consignee of the shipment.
Beneficial Owner Optional Legal owner of the shipment.
Ultimate Consignee Optional Final party to receive the shipment.
Total Value of Goods Optional Shipment value for customs.
Related Company Indication Code Optional Is transaction between related or unrelated companies.
Special Charge or Allowance Code Optional To identify the type of Special Charge or Allowance Code.
Additional Customs Information Optional Other information that need to be provided.

* Export Declaration Numbers

Information Notes
By selecting "US Census Post Departure Filing Number" as your Export Declaration Number, you will need to provide the specific number format as indicated on the right. Format is:
NNNNNNNNN
NNNNNNNNNCC
NNNNNNNNN-NNNNNNNNN
NNNNNNNNNCC-NNNNNNNNN
NNNNNNNNN-NNNNNNNNNCC
NNNNNNNNNCC-NNNNNNNNNCC

Where:
N --> number 0-9
C --> a-z, A-Z or 0-9

Examples:
123456789
123456789AB
12345678923
123456789ef-123456789
123456789-123456789HI
123456789A3-1234567x9

By selecting "US Census Internal Transaction Number (ITN)" as your Export Declaration Number, you will need to provide the specific number format as indicated on the right. Format is:
XYYYYMMDDNNNNNN

Where:
X --> x or X
YYYYMMDD --> Year, month, day. Cannot be in the future.
N --> number 0-9

Example:
X20100101123456