Can I take food into Mexico with me and if so, in what quanities until duty is imposed?

Your FM3 allows you to live in Mexico as a temporary resident. It has nothing to do with Customs duties.

The Mexican government allows you to bring your entire household into Mexico free of Customs duty under its "menaje de casa" provision. This is a once-in-a-lifetime allowance.

Canned foods comply with international phytosanitary requirements, meaning that there is no reason to exclude them on the grounds of public safety. Unless the animal in the can is some protected species, there is no reason for Mexico to refuse your canned food entrance into the country.

You have a personal exemption of US$300 or equivalent in pesos for most items you wish to bring with you into Mexico.

Check with your nearest Mexican consulate for clarification. Here on the internet we're only unpaid armchair experts. And annoying ones at that. http://sre.gob.mx/acerca/directorio/consulados/dir...

I live in Mexico and seldom go back and forth. but, I have friends that make trips to the U.S. frequently...they load up with items that we cannot find in Mexico...never had any problems at all...by car or by plane.

ok we ought to constantly establish a "Border Welcome Committee" - so whilst they sneak around the border at night they're greeted with a representative who supplies them with snacks, beverages, a clothing voucher and a loose bike, guidelines and classes on the closest social centers workplace, the thank you to persist with for each and all of the super advantages they stumbled on the border for. the subsequent station they are going to supply up at is an rfile - photograph station the place they are able to circulate with the aid of a itemizing of names they are able to choose for between - get their photograph take and function their identity revealed top there together as they wait. Then on their motorcycles and stale they circulate - Welcome to united states of america for sure i'm kidding - I visited a thrift save the different day and swore i became transported to Mexico - no person spoke English. I watched a girl with 5 toddlers enter the save the youngsters took off in the direction of the bicycles the place i became status and one little boy had a sucker in his mouth - he tossed his sucker stick on the floor - no super deal - nicely it pissed me off and that i appeared at him. He ought to care much less and finally I stated you dropped your trash...he did no longer communicate English - had no clue. The cycle is going on...yet i become fed up in it!