If you want to bring into the country a touring motor boat or a sailboat, you must comply the following requirements:
I. If you are going to enter by sea::
1. Upon your arrival at the first port of entry in Mexico, go to the immigration office and obtain a Tourist Entry Form for each passenger aboard,
if you had not previously obtained this form from a Mexican consulate, Mexican Government Tourism Office or embassy.
2. Proceed to customs and obtain a Temporary Import Permit, presenting the following information:
a) Vessel Ownership Title
b) Document verifying that the vessel's owner resides in a foreign country (Tourist Entry Form)
c) The credit card, bond or deposit mechanisms are three available alternatives.
Requirements To Sail In Mexican Waters:
Arrival and Departures
Upon your arrival in Mexico, if you want to sail from one port or marina to another, even if you do not leave the country, you need to have the proper arrival and departure clearances:
I. ARRIVALS
To authorize the arrival of you vessel to a marina or port you need:
a) Coastal Sailing:
Departure clearance from the port of origin or any other legal document verifying the vessel's point of departure.b) Open Sea Sailing:
1) A departure clearance from the port of origin or any other legal document verifying the vessel's point of departure. 2) A Health Permit, whenever so required by the proper authority, taking into account the vessel's original point of departure.*
*NOTE: Please check with the nearest Mexican Consulate if this regulation applies to you.
II. DEPARTURES
To authorize the departure of your vessel to a marina or port you need:
a) Sailing within the same port:
A verbal agreement from the Harbor Master or his representative.
b) Coastal Sailing:
1) Special form for vessel departure clearance.
2) Inspection Certificate from the vessel's country of origin or similar document to verify it. 3) Verification that there are no accounts pending at the marina. 4) Health permit, whenever so required by the proper authority, taking into account the vessel's original point of departure.* *NOTE: Please check with the nearest Mexican Consulate if this regulation applies to you.