This is nauseating.  All for items that came through without a hitch prior, all because they were handed to Correo de Mexico!

This could be you, if your package is turned over to Correo de Mexico.  Be forewarned and escape this xxxxxx instructive letter!

This was the email that I received just this morning from Correo de Mexico, finally today, after many requests.  How would you feel if you were given this response?!?  

Good morning Dear user:

I inform you that the Customs Verifier at the time of reviewing your shipment #________________, for the content determined that it requires to be released through the services of a Customs Agency, as well as an "Import Permit" before the Federal Commission for Protection Against Risks Sanitarios (COFEPRIS), not omitting to comment that it is being protected by Correos de México.

So if you decide to hire a Customs Agent:

The Customs Agent must appear at the facilities of the Benito Juárez Air Dispatch Center at Av. Capitán Piloto Aviador Carlos León S / N Federal Zone of AICM, Col. Peñón de los Baños, C.P. 15622, Venustiano Carranza Delegation, Mexico City, from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 14:00; with the following documentation as the case may be:

PHYSICAL PERSON.

Submit a power of attorney, one addressed to the AICM Customs Administrator (only the position, no name) and one to Correos de México specifying the guide number, internal control number, mentioning the name of the Customs Agency that hired, number of the patent and based on Art. 55 of the Customs Law, the guide and the internal control number, are cited in this notice sent to your home address.

  * Copy of the official identification of the recipient.
  * Copy of the processor's badge.
  * Cutter and letterhead tape from the Customs Agency.
  * Each power of attorney must come with copies of the identifications of the recipient and processor.
  * Copy of the notice (if you have it)
MORAL PERSON.

Present a power of attorney duly signed by the legal representative of the company. One to the Customs Administrator of the AICM (Only the position, without name) and one to Correos de México specifying the guide number, internal control number, mentioning the name of the Customs Agency that hired, patent number and based on Art. 55 of the Customs Law, the guide and the internal control number are cited in this notice sent to your home address.

  * Copy of the official identification of the Legal Representative.
  * Copy of the Articles of Incorporation or Power of Attorney where the name of the Legal Representative is underlined.
  * Copy of the processor's badge.
  * Copy of the notice (if you have it)
Each power of attorney must come with copies of the identifications of the addressee and processor.

The import permit must be processed by the person to whom the shipment is consigned, so it must be communicated to COFEPRIS 01-800-033-50-50 located in Oklahoma 14, Col. Napoles, Delegación Benito Juárez, C.P. 03810, Mexico City, in order to be provided with the corresponding information for processing, or failing that, a note indicating that it does not require an import permit.

Once you obtain your import permit, you have to send it in original along with the following documentation:

1.- Letter addressed to the AICM Customs Administrator (Only the position, no name), indicating the shipping number, internal control, name, address, telephone number and signature of the person to whom the shipment is consigned.

2.-Copy of official identification where name and signature appear.

3.-Invoice of the content, in addition to a copy if the payment was made by credit card where the amount appears.

The address is Centro de Despachos Aéreos Benito Juárez at Av. Capitán Piloto Aviador Carlos León S / N Federal Zone of the AICM, Col. Peñón de los Baños, C.P. 15622, Venustiano Carranza Delegation, Mexico City, attention to Special Procedures, preferably registered courier.

It should be mentioned that the resolution is given by Postal Customs and that this process takes about 15 to 20 business days, once your documents are received to have the answer.

In the same way, I inform you that according to Article 15 Universal Postal Agreement Paragraph II and III, as well as Articles 29 and 59 paragraphs II and IV, Article 60 of the Law of the Mexican Postal Service. For having fulfilled its term of law in accordance with the current regulations of Correos de México.

The deadline to carry out the corresponding release procedures expired on 08/04/2020, for which it is necessary that you request an extension, this in order to extend the period of stay of your shipment and therefore you can continue to carry out your procedures. For this, the following documentation will be required:

1.- Letter addressed to the CDA Manager Benito Juárez Víctor Hugo Rodríguez Gaucin, requesting an extension for 60 days. Said letter must contain the following information:

• Guide number.
• Internal control number.
• Full name of the recipient.
• Autograph signature of the same.
• Address and telephone.
2.- Copy of valid official identification with name and signature.

The documents must be sent in PDF format to the email

Buenos días Estimado usuario:

Le informo que el Verificador Aduanal al momento de realizar la revisión de su envío #_______________, por el contenido determino que requiere ser liberado mediante los servicios de una Agencia Aduanal, así como un “Permiso de Importación” ante la Comisión Federal para la Protección Contra Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS), no omitiendo comentar que se encuentra en resguardo por Correos de México.

Por lo que si decide contratar un Agente Aduanal:

El Agente Aduanal deberá presentarse en las instalaciones del Centro de Despachos Aéreos Benito Juárez en Av. Capitán Piloto Aviador Carlos León S/N Zona Federal de AICM, Col. Peñón de los Baños, C.P. 15622, Delegación Venustiano Carranza, Ciudad de México, de lunes a viernes en un horario de 09:00 a 14:00 horas; con la siguiente documentación según sea el caso:

PERSONA FÍSICA.

Presentar carta poder, una dirigida al Administrador de la Aduana del AICM (únicamente el cargo, sin nombre) y una a Correos de México especificando el número de guía, número de control interno, mencionando el nombre de la Agencia Aduanal que contrató, número de la patente y fundamentada en el Art. 55 de la Ley Aduanera, la guía y el número de control interno, se encuentran citados en presente aviso enviado a su domicilio.

  *   Copia de la identificación oficial del destinatario.
  *   Copia del gafete del tramitador.
  *   Cúter y cinta membretada de la Agencia Aduanal.
  *   Cada carta poder deberá de venir con las copias de las identificaciones del destinatario y tramitador.
  *   Copia del aviso (en caso de contar con el)
PERSONA MORAL.

Presentar carta poder debidamente firmada por el representante legal de la empresa. Una al Administrador de la Aduana del AICM (Únicamente el cargo, sin nombre) y una a Correos de México especificando el número de guía, número de control interno, mencionando el nombre de la Agencia Aduanal que contrató, número de la patente y fundamentada en el Art. 55 de la Ley Aduanera, la guía y el número de control interno, se encuentran citados en el presente aviso enviado a su domicilio.

  *   Copia de la identificación oficial del Representante Legal.
  *   Copia del Acta Constitutiva o Poder Notarial donde se subraye el nombre del Representante Legal.
  *   Copia del gafete del tramitador.
  *   Copia del aviso (en caso de contar con el)
Cada carta poder deberá de venir con las copias de las identificaciones del destinatario y tramitador.

El permiso de importación, deberá de tramitarlo la persona a la que viene consignado el envío, por lo que se tiene que comunicar a COFEPRIS 01-800-033-50-50 ubicados en Oklahoma 14, Col. Nápoles, Delegación Benito Juárez, C.P. 03810, Ciudad de México, con la finalidad de que le brinden la información correspondiente para su trámite, o en su defecto una nota en donde le indiquen que no requiere de permiso de importación.

Una vez que obtenga su permiso de importación lo tiene que enviar en original junto con la siguiente documentación:

1.- Carta dirigida al Administrador de la Aduana del AICM (Únicamente el cargo, sin nombre), indicando número de envío, control interno, nombre, dirección, número telefónico y firma de la persona a la cual viene consignado él envío.

2.-Copia de identificación oficial en donde conste nombre y firma.

3.-Factura del contenido, además de copia si el pago fue hecho con tarjeta de crédito donde aparezca la cantidad.

La dirección es Centro de Despachos Aéreos Benito Juárez en Av. Capitán Piloto Aviador Carlos León S/N Zona Federal del AICM, Col. Peñón de los Baños, C.P. 15622, Delegación Venustiano Carranza, Ciudad de México, atención a Trámites Especiales, de preferencia mensajería registrada.

Cabe hacer mención que la resolución es dada por Aduana Postal y que dicho trámite tarda alrededor de 15 a 20 días hábiles, una vez que son recibidos sus documentos para tener la respuesta.

De igual manera, hago de su conocimiento que de acuerdo al Artículo 15 Convenio Postal Universal Párrafo II y III, así como los Artículos 29 y 59 párrafos II y IV, Artículo 60 de la Ley del Servicio Postal Mexicano. Por haber cumplido su termino de ley de acuerdo a la normatividad vigente de Correos de México.

La fecha límite de plazo para realizar los trámites correspondientes de liberación expiró el día 04/08/2020, por lo cual es necesario que solicite una prórroga, esto con la finalidad de que se extienda el plazo de estadía de su envío y por ende usted pueda continuar realizando sus trámites. Para ello se requerirá la siguiente documentación:

1.- Carta dirigida al Gerente del CDA Benito Juárez Víctor Hugo Rodríguez Gaucin, solicitando una prórroga por 60 días. Dicho escrito deberá contener los siguientes datos:

• Numero de guía.
• Número de control interno.
• Nombre completo del destinatario.
• Firma autógrafa del mismo.
• Dirección y Teléfono.
2.- Copia de identificación oficial vigente donde conste nombre y firma.

Los documentos deben ser remitidos en formato PDF al correo e

That is a long time for you package to go MIA.  Mine has been missing since March. I have contacted Correo de Mexico, but do not expect this and another one to show, for coincidentally the same items were listed on Mercado Libre!!!!

Like I said.. Good info for those who wonder if something will get here and how to go about shipping.

For me, these Items are better off shipped to US location and then pay a service to take if further.  Recent border challenges limit the size of the packages that a service can bring in, but to get small items like supplements/protein powders, it is still doable... For now.  Who knows how further changes proposed today by the current administration will affect that.. hmmm... Maybe it is time to stock up a little bit more?

23 minutes ago, Ezzie said:

I concur - try to avoid the use of Correos de Mexico for any packages delivered from Vendors NOB.  Biggest culprit seems to be items shipping from Vendors using US Mail (USPS).  Tracking is excellent until the hand-off to Correos de Mexico at the border.  There does not appear to be any integrated clearance service with SAT so the delays become horrendous and the products seem to go missing too frequently.  Amazon MX/US/CDN seems to be the best solution currently if you can find what you are after and the product is fulfilled by Amazon's excellent logistics service.  I have also has some good success with eBay IF the order can be shipped by Fedex or UPS but those couriers are more expensive than Amazon is with their International shipping.  I have never had an incidence of either Fedex or UPS handing off to Correos de Mexico because they operate their own Mexican networks.  Things appear to be changing as I noticed a recent eBay order coming in via UPS resulted in an email from UPS during the border crossing and the option to pay the IVA/brokerage fee on-line with a credit card.  Paid it promptly and no significant delays and delivered 2 days later by UPS Mexico.  Unfortunately, neither DHL or Estefeta are options available from most NOB vendors. My personal experience with Mercadolibre Mexico for domestic purchases/shipping has not been good so I avoid using them if I can.

Thank you for this response.  I believe that in one case I was informed that I should go to where a package was held up and engage/hire a customs agent.  lol... yeah right.

The  IVA/brokerage fee on-line with a credit card, sounds legit, especially if the global DHL has handed the package off to Correo de Mexico.  It's good to know that request to you occurred, for I am currently in pursuit via Correo for another package. 

The other sounds a bit far-fetched and while it did not happen with these two packages for that hiring an agent.... That request had come through on an earlier package from what began as a DHL global ship from US, which was handed over to Correo de Mexico. 

Amazon Mexico and Amazon USA : All packages show and we have not had issues with either.

This is just good info, especially when rules may be blurring due to Covid related shipping challenges.

It's an interesting development for those who have items shipped here for 2020.  Indeed, disappointing. 

Who is experiencing this?  Just curious.  There appears to be no resolution to this, for I have written the appropriate shipping/Mexico authorities.

This post is for those with first hand experience of the same:  You ordered items (not offered on Amazon) from US, Sent via UPS or FedEx-which were turned over to Correo Mexico.

It may also serve as a warning to those whom believe their costly items will come through Correos De Mexico!  Nope - find an alternate delivery transfer person to pay!

Have your packages sent by US companies, been held up or have they disappeared in transport via Correos De Mexico?

Are they telling you that you have to hire a customs agent service? 

Are you noticing that a Mercado Libre seller, just happens to be near the border, and also happens to have your item for sale???!!!!  These are odd items at that, and were not available on Mercado Libre, prior to my purchasing them through Vitacost.  Coincidence that the item shows up there after a months time? Hmmm

Well I've been in a tangle to get one of the sellers to refund that package cost, because it was shipped late March.

And the second package was shipped beginning of April.

PS: Amazon packages are the only deliveries which come through without a hitch from the USA.   

Unfortunately these items which are Supplement Powders, which I use in my smoothies.They are very costly, and it seems someone may have confiscated them for the *wrong* reasons.  All these items were delivered in the past without issues.  

2 minutes ago, John Shrall said:

One way to do it is to go to your account settings and click on the option Ignored Users. Add as many as you like by name  

I believe on a PC with a mouse if you hover over the name of the person you want to block options will pop up to accomplish that task. 

Highly recommended. 

Correct.  You take your mouse and while on a thread, you make it hover above their name, and you will be offered an ignore user click on.  However ignore is best done internally as you scan through threads.  Some readers whom I know to be nasty or just plain _____ , I don't even bother reading their responses.

Has anyone had a contractor use Aldonquin / Pavers, with a colorful pattern, and even vaguely like the image below,  different or better  examples are also welcome should you share. 

If so might you have contractors who do this work in the Ajijic area?  Thank you so much for any contractors contact info!

PS This is to replace an area which we attempted rock (not good) and grass, in our backyard.  The grass simply reverts to dirt and mud, no matter how many times we re-turf that area.  (3x to date).

It's not necessarily a current medical issue that sends people NOB.  Sometime's it is advance planning;

Read this NY times link on a friends thread, which indeed has some weight in returning to states, prior to a medical situation arising.

‘It’s Not The Virus’: Mexico’s Broken Hospitals Become Killers, Too

Traffic is not the only thing picking up:  (Note: In this article.. The Government of Mexico only reports COVID-19 tests and cases that exist within the public health system, private hospitals and private laboratories results are not included in the daily reports.)

7 minutes ago, Mainecoons said:

Not sure which case you are referring to in that second paragraph.  Hers or the other person?

 

Clarified.  See edit above.

17 minutes ago, Mainecoons said:

So she had a relatively  mild case of it and got over it.  Not at all unusual.  Most people do.

It is pretty unlikely there is no presence of the virus locally IMO.

Thank goodness the Dra has recovered. The person (expat flown NOB)whom went to this Dra for help, was sent north is still hospitalized.

If you saw the detailed description that Doctor put online, you would not call that a relatively mild case.   The treatment was quite extensive as well for that Dra.  I hope none of us get that, especially those whom are older. 

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/coronavirus/new-investigation-suggests-death-toll-5-times-higher-than-reported-in-mexico-city/?fbclid=IwAR3hZl8XJORxWsSQfCkr__28G5rIx-1BNRQK3Bnx4VDbYVUl31sYQhcVIIM

NEW INVESTIGATION SUGGESTS DEATH TOLL 5 TIMES HIGHER THAN REPORTED.  Published on Wednesday, the report says that crematoriums in the capital have three-day backlogs of bodies as deaths surge in both Mexico City and neighboring México state.Sky said that an investigations team working in Mexico City gained access to morgues and storage rooms full of bodies, and they too indicate that the data presented by the federal Health Ministry at its nightly coronavirus press briefings is wrong. See above for complete article.

STANDS TO REASON, THAT THIS IS THE CASE WITH UNREPORTED DEATHS IN OUR AREA AS WELL.

14 hours ago, gringohombre said:

I am saying, and she has confirmed, SHE does not have the virus...GET OVER IT!!!

Correct she HAD the virus, as a result of the American passing it onto her, whom by the way is still hospitalized in critical condition, last we heard.

SHE HAS COVID-19 ANTIBODIES!!!  You do not show antibodies, unless you had it.

You can test a false negative for Covid, and you can test a false negative for antibodies, but that is not the topic of discussion here. 

I hope you have a great day in your version of Zero Count Lakeside... LOL.  Happy travels  ; )

On 6/24/2019 at 9:11 AM, Curmudgeon said:

Just to clarify, there is no such thing as an "Amazon US" or   "Amazon MX" account. You have an account with Amazon, period. You can use it on either website, along with it's attendant shipping addresses and payment methods.

That is true.  However, when it comes to Amazon Prime, the Amazon Prime benefits if on a US account, will not extend to the Amazon Mexico website.  To have those benefits in both US and Mexico, you would have to pay two Prime yearly fees.

3 hours ago, gringohombre said:

At the end of the day she admits that she never tested positive!!!

You do not have antibodies for Covid-19 if you have not had the virus.  She spoke of her symptoms, and long treatment in detail.  Straight from her on her Facebook posts, and now in the Guad resporter. Believe what you want, but you must understand, Covid is here and spreading. The following (according to the Guad reporter, is the short version of what they plan to publish in the next edition. 

I am not here to convince you, for this is already beginning to sound like a ship of fools in listening to those who claim this is not present lakeside. Even when a reputable Doctor states what she went through, and that she had a Covid patient that was airlifted out to Texas.

It appears, if a person from Chapala/Ajjic, seeks help for testing or treatment, the numbers for Chapala will not reflect that person's test results or outcome.

Look at the Guad Reporter article:

Guadalajara Reporter Physician reports Covid-19 cases in Chapala Although official records show no confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the municipality of Chapala, a well-respected local doctor begs to differ, citing personal experience as both attending physician and patient of the disease. Dr. Lupita Cevallos, a general practitioner who has lived and worked at lakeside for the past 11 years, tells the Guadalajara Reporter that she had contact with a patient showing severe symptoms of SARS-Cov-2 infection on April 14. The person was airlifted to a Texas hospital where the diagnosis was confirmed 72 hours later, she says. Understanding the risks, Cevallos immediately put herself into self-isolation. She began feeling Covid-19 symptoms 10 days later. She says she has been tested for the disease twice since then. An oral PCR test applied at the Jocotepec Community Hospital on April 25 came back negative. A nasopharyngeal PCR test practiced three days later at an authorized private laboratory in Guadalajara was also negative, but Cevallos says a blood serum test for IgG antibodies suggested that she had been exposed to the disease and is not currently infectious. After recovering from her symptoms and regaining her strength, the doctor returned to work at her Integrity health clinic in Ajijic on Monday, May 11. She reports that her Covid-19 patient remains in intensive care in Texas. Through contact tracing she has determined that none of her other patients have contracted the disease. “People need to know that they can have the disease and still be negative in the tests. It is definitely happening in the area,” she concludes. (This is a summary of an extensive article to be published in the next edition of The Reporter.)

There is reason to believe (The Dra above was counted as a Guadalajara number),

If we were to be laying in Guadalajara, sick as hell from this... It would show as a Guadalajara (not Chapala) number!

Long live Chapala 0 count!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/188028949308907/permalink/231680911610377/

That is the latest of the covid count lakeside.  No it is not zero.  And since that is a closed private group, you will have to put in a request to join.

16 minutes ago, gringal said:

It almost sounds like you're saying people stay here because they have to, rather than want to. 

Not so in this family's case:  We moved to Mexico sixteen years ago and have been back to the U.S. once, for four days, for a family funeral.  We were happy to get back "home"....which is right here.  It's better on so many levels, from medical care to the general attitude of those who live here.

Let's put it like this: Some do stay for they don't have options, some don't (stay for that reason), but when a crisis hits that could spell medical, and you have great US health insurance, then being North has benefits. I specifically said "Many" rather than be inclusive of all, siting those I knew personally. 

Many have stayed (whom I have spoken to) because they didn't have other options.  It may be less expensive to stay put or... They may not have a second home NOB, nor does family have the room or security (many family member homes have essential workers).  It is weighing in of the risks for many.  Travel means exposure. Family means exposure.   It would literally for some, take extra $$$ to be able to travel, secure a place and remain in the USA while maintaining their home here.

Some feel it is easier to shelter in place here.   

Flu is flu, and the 1957-58 was not asymptomatic (amongst other things), which this Covid-19 is. Covid-19 scientist report 50% of population could be asymptomatic. Flu was not an asymptomatic spreader, with people infected going happily about, never experiencing symptoms, and unaware of their positive status. In simpler terms, this is one sneaky evasive virus, with people now reporting fever 50 days out, even though they have cleared their positive status, and been retested as negative. Furthermore, to compare this to a flu, where a vaccine for H2N2 was introduced in 1957, and the pandemic slowed down, further points out that 1957 was a different animal all together.  There was a second wave in 1958, and H2N2 went on to become part of the regular wave of seasonal flu, till it became extinct. Covid-19 will be here for years (min 2).  Still comparing?  No compare. 

Thanks for the above, and if there are any recent sitings, please let me know.

Cooking up a storm and running low on supplies.

Does anyone know where to find NOB brown (light and dark) sugars?

I have tried Moscovado sugar, and it messed up a few of my favorite recipes.

You may message me if you prefer.

Nothing works..  

They come each year, and the mess is not what is the problem.

The babies drop one by one and die on our terrace.  

They have never had a nest of babies that have survived. 

Each year we remove their nest, and they begin again the following year.

I would like to keep them away... How?  Yes we tried Aluminum Foil.

On 4/2/2020 at 11:39 AM, Eric Blair said:

To paraphrase Edgar aAllan Poe, Believe half of what you see, less than what you read on the news, and nothing from Facebook.

Numbers are often made up to prove what the provider says.  Truth is that 85% of statistics people quote are not true, intentionally or by mistake of belief.

I go with the CDC, WHO and Mayo Clinic.

"Hi, I'm from the government and I'm here to help you."

My favorite, that might be true, is that Trump wanted his name to be on stimulus checks. This was alleged in the WSJ as having come from an unnamed inside source. Personally, I don't doubt it.

 

Source Wall Street Journal and repeated by esquire in case you do not have a Wall Street Journal Subscription:

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a31968811/trump-signature-coronavirus-stimulus-checks/

"But despite the bipartisan nature of the emergency package, the Wall Street Journal reports that the president wants to inject a truly Trumpian measure: He'd like Americans to see his signature on the stimulus checks they receive."

Add that to the following:

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Today I picked up some Dim Sum freezer stash from Chopsticks, Ajijic.

I arranged a pick up time and the purchase was brought out to my car.

Those items go right from your freezer, to your steamer, and are ready to eat in 10-15 mins (differs depending on item).

I've been cooking like crazy as I like to know how my food is handled in these Covid-Crisis times.

I needed a break and a treat.

Betty's staff always washes up, then dons gloves and mask, in their sanitized kitchen.

She wants you to know:  She disinfects all of our work surfaces in the morning and evening.  Our dining area gets disinfected after use. Our staff wash their hands when they com ein and our kitchen staff works with masks and gloves. For our fresh food items, they have always been disinfected with microdyn even before Covid-19. this week the staff and she will be working on items to be sold as freezer staples, special due to the crisis at hand.  You can place orders with Betty/Chopsticks contact : 376 766 1375

Dumplings, both pork and chicken, sticky rice (in containers- if lotus leaves not avail),  spicy chicken balls, and steamed buns. 

She may also be adding other steamer/dim sum items to that.   And of course she is offering regular items for carry out as well.

Should you prefer not to come in: You can arrange pickup time, and she will even bring your order out to the adjoining garage.  You can just wait, safely in your car and Betty will bring your order out to you.