How much GPS device can I bring into Mexico?
Declare
You can bring GPS device into Mexico, but you must declare it.
What you need to know
- 1 device
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
- No stated quantity
- Value cap: 500 USD
- Channels: Carried with the traveler
Important
This allowance applies per person, not per family or group.
Official sources
- REGLAS Generales de Comercio Exterior para 2026 y Anexo 13. Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT)
- Equipaje y Franquicia Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM)
Questions about GPS device in Mexico
- How many GPS device can I bring into Mexico?
- Mexico allows 1 device per traveller without duty. The allowance is per traveller and cannot be pooled between people.
- Do I have to declare GPS device at Mexico customs?
- No — within the allowance it passes without a declaration.
- What happens if I do not declare GPS device in Mexico?
- Under Ley Aduanera, artículo 88, primer párrafo, if you declare the excess yourself: a flat-rate charge is applied to the excess. Under Ley Aduanera, artículo 178, fracción I, segundo párrafo, if the goods are found without being declared: an administrative fine is imposed; the normal duty becomes payable on the excess. Under Ley Aduanera, artículo 151, fracción III: the goods are confiscated.
- Do duty-free purchases count toward the Mexico allowance for GPS device?
- Yes. What you buy in an arrival duty-free shop comes out of the same allowance, so the shop does not add to what you may already be carrying.
- Can I post or ship GPS device to Mexico instead of carrying it?
- Not under this allowance. It covers goods a traveller carries; a parcel is an import and is assessed under the postal rules instead.
- Can I take GPS device out of Mexico?
- Mexico publishes no separate rule for taking GPS device out; the destination's rules are what will apply.
- Does the Mexico limit for GPS device apply per person or per family?
- Per person. Each traveller carries their own allowance and it cannot be pooled with anyone else's.
- Where does this rule come from?
- Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) states it in REGLAS Generales de Comercio Exterior para 2026 y Anexo 13.. CarryRules last confirmed that sentence at the source on 2026-09-19.
- How does Mexico compare with other countries on GPS device?
- Of the 20 countries covered here, 0 prohibit GPS device, 2 limit it and 18 let it through. Mexico is among the more permissive.
Source: Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) — REGLAS Generales de Comercio Exterior para 2026 y Anexo 13. · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) — REGLAS Generales de Comercio Exterior para 2026 y Anexo 13. · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) — Ley Aduanera (texto vigente) · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) — DECRETO por el que se reforman, adicionan y derogan diversas disposiciones de la Ley Aduanera · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) — DECRETO por el que se reforman, adicionan y derogan diversas disposiciones de la Ley Aduanera · verified 2026-09-20
Source: Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) — REGLAS Generales de Comercio Exterior para 2026 y Anexo 13. · verified 2026-09-19
Source: Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM) — REGLAS Generales de Comercio Exterior para 2026 y Anexo 13. · verified 2026-09-19