We are moving soon to Guate and I have a few questions. So for those that have recently arrived, or those that have lived here for years I look forward to hearing from you.
We will be moving to San Raymundo...smallish town up north-west of Guate City. We have arranged for our car to be driven down from Texas to Guate and know about the taxes to import it.
Are any items IN the car also taxed as well? My husband wants to bring down several hundred DVD's, a train set, his tools, my sewing machine and personal items such as a box my dad carved for me back in the Middle Ages.
Will all these things be taxed as well as the car? And if so will it be the import tax plus the VAT? I am trying (rather unsuccessfully) to convince him we don't need all this stuff. His thought is that as long as the car is coming, just fill the trunk and back seat with packing boxes and do it all at once. Is this rational?
Thanks.