In Mexico, it is prohibited to introduce and extract firearms without prior permission issued by the Mexican government or in this case the American consulate.
Before traveling from the United States to Mexico, you must obtain a permit from the consulate to be able to transport firearms, this corresponds to a declaration issued by the United States customs to be able to return with said firearms back to your country.
There are various weapons that cannot be brought into or extracted from the country, such as rifles, shotguns or any other type of firearm between the United States and Mexico without the documentation already mentioned.
For more information contact transparent justice – criminal lawyers to know more about the trip with firearms to Mexico or from Mexico
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Here is a list of the firearms that are allowed or not
waapon | hand | registered | special instructions |
| ammunition | no | yes | Small arms ammunition must be packaged securely in a shatterproof case (for example, fiber, wood, or metal boxes, or other packaging) designed to carry small amounts of ammunition. |
| BB guns | no | yes | BB guns carried in checked baggage must be unloaded, packed in a rigid, closed container, and declared at check-in. |
| pistola de aire comprimido | no | yes | They include paintball markers and can be carried in checked luggage without the compressed air cylinder attached. |
| Firearms | no | yes | Firearms carried in checked baggage must be unloaded, packed in a rigid, closed container, and declared at the time of search. |
| piezas de las armas de fuego | no | yes | Firearm parts, including markers, clips, bolts, and firing pins, are prohibited in carry-on baggage, but may be carried in checked baggage. |
| flare guns | no | no | |
| pistol-shaped lighters | no | no | |
| gunpowder | no | no | Includes black powder and percussion capsules. |
| pistols | no | yes | Handguns carried in checked baggage must be unloaded, packed in a rigid, closed container, and declared at check-in. |
| holsters | yes | yes | |
| paintball cylinders | no | yes | Refillable cylinders can be carried in checked baggage if the regulating valve is completely disconnected from the cylinder, and the cylinder has an opening for visual inspection of the interior. |
| pellet gun | no | yes | Pellet pistols carried in checked baggage must be unloaded, packed in a rigid, closed container, and declared at the time of search. |
| replica firearms | no | yes | |
| sight rifles only | yes | yes | |
| rifles | no | yes | Rifles carried in checked baggage must be unloaded, packed in a hard, closed container, and declared at check-in. |
| bushings | no | yes | Shells must meet the same acceptance criteria as unused ammunition (eg, packaged in a shatterproof case designed to carry them). |
| shotguns | no | yes | Shotguns carried in checked baggage must be unloaded, packed in a rigid, closed container, and declared at the time of search. |
| fire pistols | no | yes | Blank pistols transported in checked baggage must be unloaded, packed in a rigid, closed container, and declared at check-in. |
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