PROFEPA (Federal Attorney Of Environmental Protection)

PROFEPA Liaison Office within the AICM Facilities

Main Function at the AICM

Comply with the national and international environmental standards in force by way of the inspection of merchandise imports and exports subject to SEMARNAT control, in order to counteract the illegal traffic of wildlife.

Directory, location and timetables

Terminal 1

• Location:
  • Gate "E1", international arrivals, in front of baggage belts 10, 11 and 12
  • Gates "E2" and "E3" next to baggage belts 13 to 20
• Public Service Window
  • Gate "E", international arrivals, ground floor at entrance 7
• Timetable: 9:00 am to 8:00 pm.
• Telephone: 5571-7308

Terminal 2

• Public Service Window:
  • Location: Ambulatory hall, ground level, office # 57. International Arrivals.
• Attention to passengers from North America, Europe and Asia
  • Office # 67, in front of the baggage belts
• Attention to passengers from Central and South America and the Caribbean.
  • Office # 66, in front of the baggage belts.
  • Telephone 2598-7000, extension: 7236 and 7128
  • Service hours: 6:00 am to 10:00 pm

General Passenger Recommendations

When entering Mexico you are obliged to declare any animals or plants in customs, as well as their products or sub-products. Make sure that the product you wish to acquire, in Mexico and abroad, comes from an authorized location and demand a receipt or invoice.

Person in Charge

P.A. César Meneses Rocha
Jefe de Inspectorías en el Aeropuerto
Telephone: 5762-9822

Function

As of 1996, the PROFEPA began the operation of the Inspection Program for ports, airports and borders, with the objective of verifying the strict compliance of non-tariff restrictions on the import and export of merchandise subject to SEMARNAT regulation, thus counteracting the illegal traffic of wildlife as well as the entry into Mexico of forest plagues and the correct border mobilization of hazardous waste and materials.

At present the PROFEPA has 68 inspection points on national territory: 20 at ports, 24 in international airports and 23 at border points, and 1 interior customs. These are attended by 90 federal inspectors who carry out the following activities.

• Inspection of import of forest products. This activity is carried out in accordance with the stipulations of the General Law of Sustainable Forest Development, the Federal Law on Plant Health and the International Plant Protection Convention.
• Inspection of imports and exports of wildlife, in accordance with the precepts established in the General Law of Ecological Balance and Protection of the Environment, the General Wildlife Law, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the World Organization for Animal Health and the International Plant Protection Convention.

Procedures

Documentation required for import and export of wildlife.

• CITES authorization or certificate of import or export
• Verification Registration
• Payment of rights

Documentation required to import and export forest products and sub-products.

• Plant Health Certificate
• CITES Certificate if applicable
• Verification Registration
• Payment of rights

Personal use wildlife items do not require import or export authorization from the Directorate General of Wildlife, as long as there are no more than 2 items of the same product. Example: Boots, accessories, home articles, clothing, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, etc.

Additional Information

For additional information we recommend that you visit the following website: www.profepa.gob.mx