If you plan to drive a car with foreign plates in Mexico, you must visit a Banjercito office at the Mexican border to get a temporary import permit.
A Temporary Import Permit allows foreign-plated vehicles to enter Mexico as long as they are for private use. And this permit is temporary- meaning you are not permanently importing your car.
This permit is issued ONLY by Banjercito either at a land border or at specific Mexican consulates.
One thing worth mentioning is that you DO NOT need a temporary import permit if you are driving in the “free zone” of Mexico. The free zone is 21 km from the US-Mexico border, 98 Km in Sonora or all of the Baja Peninsula.
Most but not all land borders have a Banjercito office on site.
The following list shows you the border Banjercito offices at land borders where you can obtain a new temporary import permit and turn in your temporary import permit when you leave Mexico.
Baja California
San Ysidro
Monday through Friday 8:00 – 17:00 hrs. Saturday 8:00 – 13:00 hrs
Jose María Laroque 471, Tijuana. Col Federal, Puerto fronterizo Puerta México Chaparral , B. C. 22310.
Phone: +52 (664) 682 3182
Otay
Monday through Sunday 8:00 – 21:00 hrs
Fray Junipero Serra 3455, Garita Internacional, Garita de Otay, Tijuana BC México.
Phone: +52 (664) 624 5515
Tecate
Monday through Friday 8:00 – 20:00 hrs. Saturday and Sunday 8:00 – 16:00 hrs
Av. Lazaro Cárdenas 201. Esq Callejón Madero Zona Centro. Tecate Baja California 21400.
Phone:+52 (665) 521 2536
Mexicali I
Monday through Sunday 8:00 – 24:00 hrs
Calle Mengar S/N. Zona Centro. Mexicali, Baja California 21100
Phone: +52(664) 682 3182
Mexicali II
Monday through Sunday from 6:00 – 22:00 hours
Blvd Abelardo L Rodriguez S/N. Col. Alamitos. Puerto Fronterizo Nuevo Mexicali II. Baja California 21210
Phone: +52 (686) 567 8504
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Chiapas
Banjercito Huixtla
Monday Through Sunday 8:00 – 22:00 hrs.
Villa Comaltitlán Km. 241, Mpio. de Huixtla, Chis., C.P. 30640
Banjercito Talismán
Monday Through Sunday 8:00 – 22:00 hrs.
Carretera (200) Tepic-Puente Talismán Km. 000+000 Ejido Talismán, Mpio. Tuxtla Chico, Chiapas, C.P. 30870
Banjercito Cd. Cuauhtemoc
Monday Through Friday 8:00 – 20:00 hrs.
Saturday 8:00 – 17:00 hrs.
Sunday 9:00 – 16:00 hrs.
Carretera Panamericana Km. 253.5, Inteior de Sección Aduanera, Cd. Cuauhtémoc, Chis., C.P. 30150
Phone Number +52 (963) 631 4166
Chihuahua
Las Palomas
Monday through Sunday from 8:00 to 24:00 hours
Av 5 de Mayo s/n, Centro, 31830 Puerto Palomas, Chih., México
Phone: +52 (656) 666 0060
San Jerónimo
Monday to Sunday from 6:00 to 22:00 hours
Libramiento San Jeronimo. Carretera Juarez Casas Grandes S/N. Col Cruce Internacional #20. 32000
Phone +52 (656) 618 6732
Puente Cordoba de las Américas
Monday through Sunday- Open 24 hours
Av. de las Americas S/N. Interior Edificio C. Col. El Chamizal 32310
Phone: +52 (656) 639 9812
Puente Guadalupe Tornillo
Monday through Friday 8:00-16:00 hrs
Km 43 # 55 Carretera Federal 2. Col Porfirio Parra. Municipio de Guadalupe Int Recinto Fiscal de Aduana. Guadalupe Tornillo 32740
Puente Internacional Ojinaga
Open 24 hours
Blvd. Libre Comercio 2400 y 2401, entre Av. Fronteriza y Margen del Rio Bravo. Col. Rio Bravo. Ojinaga Chihuahua 32882
Phone: +52 (626) 453 2376
Coahuila
Ciudad Acuña
Monday through Sunday from 6:00 to 22:00 hours
Calle Hidalgo 305.Zona Centro. Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila 26200
Phone: +52 (877) 772 6366
Piedras Negras Anexo- Cannot cancel TIP Here
Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 14:00 hours
Prol. Libramiento Fausto Z. Martínez N° 600 Int.5 Edif. Oficinas Federales Pte. Int. II, P. Negras, Coah. C. P. 26000
Phone: +52 (878) 782 2402
Nuevo Leon
Puente Internacional Colombia
Everyday 8:00 to 24:00 hours
Carretera Piedad Negras Km 34.5 Int. Edificio de Turismo Puente Internacional Colombia, Nuevo Leon 64050
Phone: +52 (867) 734 0081
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Sonora
San Luis Rio Colorado
Monday through Sunday 8:00 a 24:00 hrs
Avenida Internacional y calle 1a. Patio Fiscal de la Aduana. Col Centro. San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora 83400
Phone +52(653) 534 0401
San Emeterio
Open 24 hours
Carretera Federal 2, km 27. Tramo Sonoyta-Caborca, Sonoyta, Sonora 53570
Phone: +52 (651) 512 3219
Nogales Km 21
Open 24 hours
Carretera Internacional Km 21. Col. Agua Zarca. Nogales, Sonora 84000
Phone: +52(631) 313 9222
Phone: +52(623) 329 9352
Naco
Thursday from 16:00 to 22:00 hours. Friday through Sunday from 10:00 to 22:00 hours
Avenida Francisco I Madero # 15. Col. Centro. Naco, Sonora 84180
Phone: +52 (633) 121 4049
Agua Prieta
24 Hours
Calle 1/a. Av. Panamericana. Interior Garita Mexicana. Col Centro Agua prieta, Sonora 84200
Phone: +52 (633) 338 1738
Quintana Roo
Subtte. López (Subteniente)
Monday Through Sunday 9:00 – 19:00 hrs.
Av. México s/n, Edif. Aduana Fronteriza, Subtte. López, Chetumal, Q. Roo, C.P. 77900
Phone: +52 (983) 834-5043
Puerto Juárez
Monday Through Friday 9:00 – 14:30 hrs.
Carretera Puerto Juárez – Punta Sam, Km. 0+300, Lte. 1 Mz. 2, Super Manzana No. 83, Cancún, Q. Roo, C.P. 77521
Phone: +52 998-880-0171
Chactemal
Monday Through Sunday 07:00 – 20:00 hrs.
Carretera Federal Subtte. López -Belice Km. 2, s/n, Oton P. Blanco, Q. Roo, C.P. 77965
Phone: +52 (983) 834-5328