After your Carnet is processed, you must complete Mexico Pre-registration 7+ days in advance & pay ~$60 USD (1,020 MXN Pesos)
Questions for Mexico? Email negint@camaradecomerciodemexico.com.mx or Call +52 55 3685 2269 ext. 1301👉Quick Summary
Complete Mexico Pre-Registration Here 7+ days in advance. After completing, a "registration folio" will be generated and should be printed immediately. Bring the printed "registration folio" along with your Carnet to Mexican Customs. Pay 1,020 MXN pesos (~60) via wire transfer to CANACO & email proof of payment (PDF) to: negint@camaradecomerciodemexico.com.mx AND comint1@ccmexico.com.mx.
Read full instructions from Mexico (CANACO)Â here.
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1) Complete Pre-Registration Form (CANACO Portal)
Once your carnet is processed, your details — equipment list, travel dates, and carnet number — are entered into the official CANACO registration portal. This formally notifies the Mexican chamber of commerce that you'll be arriving with documented equipment. On submission, a unique reference number is generated for your file.
Start Your Mexico Pre-Registration Here
They will ask for your:
- Type of Carnet
=> Select "Original"- Carnet number
=> Enter your number- Duplicate carnet Number
=> Leave blank- Name of the guaranteeing organization
=> US = United State Council for International Business
=> Canada = The Canadian Chamber of Commerce- Holder Name
=> Your company (or full name if registered as individual)- Details of representatives:
=> List all of your Authorized representatives- Data of Issue of ATA Carnet
=> Enter issue date- Expiry of ATA Carnet
=> Enter expiration date- Intended use of goods
=> Select Professional Equipment, Commercial Samples, Exhibitions & Fairs, etc.- General description of goods
=> description of your goods- Total number of goods
=> total item count- Total Value of Goods
=> total value- Means of transporation
=> select Air, sea or road- Intended use of goods in the country
=> description of intended use- If you use a company in Mexico for the clearance of goods, please indicate its e-mail
=> leave blank if not needed- Your Email
=> Enter your email address
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2) Print your "Registration Folio" with a Reference Number
Every registration generates a "Registration Folio" with its own reference number.  The Registration Foolio must be presented to Mexican Customs with your ATA Carnet.Â
3) Pay The Registration Fee
Wire transfer 1,020 MX Pesos (~$60) to CANACO official bank account.Â
Note that this is subject to change & wire transfer is the only accepted payment method. If you need an official invoice, there's an additional fee for IVA (Mexico VAT).
4) Email Payment Receipt to CANACO
After the wire transfer clears, proof of payment is emailed directly to CANACO's official contacts along with your reference number. CANACO matches the payment to your file and formally confirms your registration.Â
Email your payment receipt (PDF) to both:
negint@camaradecomerciodemexico.com.mx
comint1@ccmexico.com.mx
Attention: Ms Samantha Melisa Torres Hernández
⚠️ Important — Please carefully review your information. Any corrections to your ATA Carnet notification will incur an administrative fee of $500.00 MXN. Verify the details must exactly match what's on your carnet — your name, carnet number, equipment list, and travel dates.
Note: If an invoice was requested, a Tax Status Certificate goes with it.Â
5) When leaving Mexico
You left Mexico. Now what?
Within 1 week of leaving Mexico, take photos of your Carnet (with the stamps) & email them to Samantha Melisa Torres Hernández negint@camaradecomerciodemexico.com.mx with your departure date & registration folio number.Â
Remember Mexico has a period of 6 months. It's possible to extend 6 months more..but must be requested at least 2 months before the initial 6 month deadline. Read extension details here Failure to re-export goods on time may result in fines (between $2,670 and $4,030 MXN), total penalties will not exceed the value of the goods. Contact Samantha Melisa Torres Hernández at negint@camaradecomerciodemexico.com.mx
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Micah Cohen
Micah Cohen is the founder of EasyCarnet, a company that helps businesses navigate international trade, customs, and tariffs. Working with hundreds of companies across global markets, Micah brings practical, on-the-ground insights into how trade policy affects real businesses.
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