Originally Posted by Sjoerd Bakker

With this covid problem wrecking most travel plans things are really slow on this site and others . Here just perusing ,and doing a minor update for the info Peter Bodtke gave ,so that new readers dreaming of the possibility of a future Mexico ride will be not confused.


Peter mentions the " importation sticker " which as of early 2020 is now no longer issued.
The Temporary Vehicle Imortation Permit ( TVIP) is a document and a tax which all tourists riding or driving their vehicle into Mexico beyond the border districts and longer than 72 hours must get at the customs facilities' Banjercito office when they enter Mexico .Payment required is one mount for the TVIP and another larger amount as a Refundable Security Deposit. Overstaying in Mexico beyond the 180 days of theTVIP means the refund of the SecurityDeposit will NOT be given, as a penalty.

The TVIP used to come with a sticker containing an RFID-chip which had to be placed inside the car front windshield.At the end of the visit the sticker needed to be removed by Banjercito staff ( using razor blade or
knife! )before the Security Refund would be received .
Mototcyclists were permitted to leave that sticker undisturbed with the document ,stored in their luggage or with their passport because the placing on a bike would be a problem of finding good visible location.Furthermore the adhesive on the sticker was so strong and durable that removing it from a motorcycle would damage the plastic windshield or any painted surface .

In their wisdom Banjercito realized that the display of a sticker was not really essential, any officer could as easily ask to see the papers instead .
Since the RFID sticker was an expensive item to make and service at checkpoints it would mean a large saving to do away with it. Hence , as of late January when stocks of the RFID stickers were used up they will no longer be issued .
The TVIP and the Security Deposit now are only a paper document to carry .