Crossing to Belize from Mexico in an RV

Hello , many views , and not much, nothing really .

Let me please quote , what I found, I think, on another forum,
what confuses me big time .

I drove a 32' motor home down last year thinking I would enter as a tourist. Wrong.
Had to do the full blown temporary import permit with a broker. I got a 6 month permit which can be extended for an additional 6 months.

Had to pay the same amount as the duty would be in the form of a cash bond. It is supposedly refundable.

I really do not know by whom and where it was posted , but it was
100 % about Belize .
Why the person who was thinking to enter as the tourist , started the process leading to 6 months permit , and  paid bond as high
as custom duty fee for 32 feet long RV ( what I found , it would be like ove 30% of the value), please help, I am really having hard time understanding this .

regards e

you do not have to import your RV/car if you are in Belize for less than 30 days.. customs will attached the vehicle to your tourist visa.