Mexico Travel Question

[providence]

Now that Mexico has banned the sale of the e-cigarette, can tourists bring them in with them?
I'm going on vacation in Mexico in a few months and was wondering if they'd confiscate it if they found it?
Will I have to use it in secret?

[D_Struct]

I was wondering the same thing.

My fiance and I are going on our honeymoon in the Riviera Maya in May, and I would hate to leave my e-cig at home. I'm sure it wouldn't be the end of the world, but it would be nice to be able to take it along.

[Sun Vaporer]

Now that Mexico has banned the sale of the e-cigarette, can tourists bring them in with them?
I'm going on vacation in Mexico in a few months and was wondering if they'd confiscate it if they found it?
Will I have to use it in secret?

Providence--I hear your concerns. With the US Goverment's Travel Adisory about even traveling to Mexico in these turbulent times, it might be worth just using some common sense and keeping a very low profile with it. I have friends that just got back from a two week stay at their time share in Cabo Sans Lucas and brought their penstyles in diasassembled (batteries in one bag, atomizers in another, ect) and had no issues BUT they did not use it in public. Having any dealing with the Mexican authorities is bad news and the use of a little common sense will go a long way for you--Hope that Helps--Sun

[Vince1]

As far as I know they hardly ever search anything going INTO Mexico. Getting out is another story. You could always sell your stuff to Lithium before you come back across, He is out of everything and back on analogs. He will no dought be along to answer your question any minute though.

[RjG]

I just came back from two weeks at Catalonia Riviera Maya.

I got asked to "put it out" maybe three times with the cigar (RED led). I had to explain what it was, then it was OK 2 /3 times. The other time the security guy didn't understand and just kept pointing to the excessive clouds of vapor It was the red led that attracted the attention though.... for the remainder of the stay I held it a bit different so you couldn't see that bright red light from across the room, and didn't have a single problem after that.

The Pilots had a BLUE led. I had no issues at all with those. Nobody even looked twice. I never tried in the restaurants, but puffed away every night in the clubs. In the DISCO the Pilots kept turning on by themselves, so I stuck to the cigar in there.

I was the only one on the entire resort with an e-cig, and nobody working there, nor a single guest had ever seen one before.... that surprised me. The same staff works in all the places every day / night though. A lot of curiosity, once you show them what it is once, there's no more questions and you can puff away happily after that anywhere you want.

You don't have to worry about it being taken away or anything though, if you're worried about that.

[RjG]

note : transport all your stuff in CHECKED baggage, not your carry on.

I just brought my cigar and a couple batteries and refills on the plane in carry-on.
Juice and all the rest of the stuff was in the bag with all the "bathrorom stuff". It all went thru x-ray just fine. Lots of people have had e-cigs going on planes, and it's not a problem so far.

P.S.

Puffing on the plane is easy, if you can be real discreet, and hold the vapor in for a few seconds so there's no cloud of vapor :-) Beats the heck out of gum or patches for 5 hours

I puffed in the airport too ( that 3 hour period before your flight leaves sucks) Again, being discreet about showing off the LED and not making clouds around me.

[D_Struct]

Thanks, RjG!

That's great news. I suppose I'll be needing to stock up on some additional 901b batteries!

[RjG]

As far as I know they hardly ever search anything going INTO Mexico. Getting out is another story. You could always sell your stuff to Lithium before you come back across, He is out of everything and back on analogs. He will no dought be along to answer your question any minute though.

Why would there be a problem getting out of Mexico? You check your baggage at the counter when you get your ticket, and you don't see it again until you get home.... nobody looks at it at all.

When you get to Mexico, there's red light / green light random luggage checking on entry to the country. Maybe that's what you are thinking about?

About their new laws, I read that entire thing, translated. It appears to me that you can't sell cigarette looking type things, and you can't IMPORT them. I really doubt a tourist with an e-cig in their baggage counts as importing them, and I doubt even more they'd take them away. Just don't be puffing away on it going thru customs, or something lame like that and you'll be fine :-)

[Vince1]

I should have been more clear, I was referring to Driving into Mexico. They didn't even stop me last time I went. but the return trip was a little different. I ended up in a little room for 4 hours with no shoes on for "secondary" inspection. Had to put the door panels back on my car and have the spare tire remounted.

[RjG]

Yowch, U.S. customs did a number on you! I've heard stories like that, where you have to spend the day putting your car back together... never actually met someone it actually happened to though!