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Mexico as a country has 31 states and a capital known as Mexico City. Among the states is Quintana Roo, where Cancun is located, the main tourist destination in the country as well as Isla Mujeres, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Morelos, Tulum, Cozumel, Bacalar, Holbox and Akumal among others.
The state of Quintana Roo has its own government, which, in order to maintain and improve all these tourist centers, their beaches, roads and services, has designed strategies to finance these projects with fees on visitors to the state.
These mexican taxes for tourists are not very clear. That’s why we’ve conducted extensive research with official sources to clarify what you should consider when traveling to Cancun, Tulum, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, and any city in Quintana Roo.
Travelers arriving in Quintana Roo (Isla Mujeres, Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, Tulum, Cozumel, etc.) will be required to pay three new mexican taxes: • All cruise ship passengers arriving in Cozumel and Costa Maya (Mahahual) are required to pay a tax of $50 pesos per person • For sport fishing, a tax per person of 2.5 UMAs was added, which is equivalent to $283 pesos • And all swimming with dolphins activities will now include a tax of $50 pesos per person as well.
Is a local tax charged for each room and each night you stay in a hotel, inn, hostel, B&B and even motel. It is administered by each city in the state of Quintana Roo and varies in price depending on where you stay. For example, in 2025 this tax in Cancun is $76 pesos per night per room, but in Playa del Carmen, this tax is calculated different as the amoun to pay is $54 pesos per couple in a room. Unlike Tulum, which calculates the environmental tax considering the number of people over 12 years of age occupying a room.
Usually is not included in the price of the resort reservation so the hotel or lodging center will collect the fee at check-in in the state of Quintana Roo (Cancun, Isla Mujeres, Costa Mujeres, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Puerto Morelos, Tulum, Bacalar, Holbox, etc.). The amount charged for this concept may be different from the official one since some lodging centers add administration fees to the amount.
Is a local tax charged for each room and each night you stay in a hotel, inn, hostel, B&B and even motel. It is administered by each city in the state of Quintana Roo and varies in price depending on where you stay. For example, in 2025 this tax in Cancun is $76 pesos per night per room, but in Playa del Carmen, this tax is calculated different as the amoun to pay is $54 pesos per couple in a room. Unlike Tulum, which calculates the environmental tax considering the number of people over 12 years of age occupying a room.
Usually is not included in the price of the resort reservation so the hotel or lodging center will collect the fee at check-in in the state of Quintana Roo (Cancun, Isla Mujeres, Costa Mujeres, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Puerto Morelos, Tulum, Bacalar, Holbox, etc.). The amount charged for this concept may be different from the official one since some lodging centers add administration fees to the amount.
There’s a lot of confusion about mandatory taxes for visitors traveling to our stunning destinations in Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Tulum and all the locations in the Mexican Caribbean.
Let’s start with the TUA charged by the airline, which is simply a fee charged by the destination airport for allowing you to use its facilities, but it’s not a government tax. This fee has different prices in Mexican airports.
On the other hand, there is a federal tax renamed in 2021 as DNR Mexico, known as FMM Mexico too, which is charged by airlines upon purchase of plane tickets to all passengers who do not have a Mexican passport.
Finally, there is a mandatory state tax in Quintana Roo for all travelers arriving to the airports of Cancun, Tulum, Chetumal and Cozumel, called VISITAX. This tax is not included in the plane ticket and must be paid on their own by all passengers without a Mexican passport, being mandatory for all ages.
You may not know exactly what VISITAX is or why it’s essential. This is one of mexican taxes and was implemented in 2021 by the state government for the improvement and maintenance of the state’s beaches, infrastructure and turistic services. Note that Quintana Roo is not the only state that requires a tourist tax like the VISITAX. More than 60 destinations around the world already require a tourist tax like this.
Once you paid it, your VISITAX QR receipt will be valid for 3 months for travel to any city in the state. You should know that people who have a Mexican passport are not required by law to pay this tax regardless of where their flight comes from.
For Official VISITAX some forms need to be filled in a process to be able to pay and receive your authorized receipt with the QR and folio.
Another option to pay is make the lines at Cancun Airport and Tulum Airport to pay in cash directly at the official modules, but consider arriving well in advance since there may be long lines when you have to fill out a VISITAX form for each person and then make another line to pay, which could be fatigue and a risk of delay and cancellations of contracted services or even loss of flights.
There’s a lot of confusion about mandatory taxes for visitors traveling to our stunning destinations in Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Tulum and all the locations in the Mexican Caribbean.
Let’s start with the TUA charged by the airline, which is simply a fee charged by the destination airport for allowing you to use its facilities, but it’s not a government tax. This fee has different prices in all Mexican airports.
On the other hand, there is a federal tax renamed in 2021 as DNR Mexico, known as FMM Mexico too, which is charged by airlines upon purchase of plane tickets to all passengers who do not have a Mexican passport.
Finally, there is a mandatory state tax in Quintana Roo for all travelers arriving to the airports of Cancun, Tulum, Chetumal and Cozumel, called VISITAX. This tax is not included in the plane ticket and must be paid on their own by all passengers without a Mexican passport, being mandatory for all ages.
You may not know exactly what VISITAX is or why it’s essential. This is one of mexican taxes and was implemented in 2021 by the state government for the improvement and maintenance of the state’s beaches, infrastructure and turistic services. Note that Quintana Roo is not the only state that requires a tourist tax like the VISITAX. More than 60 destinations around the world already require a tourist tax like this.
Once you paid it, your VISITAX QR receipt will be valid for 3 months for travel to any city in the state. You should know that people who have a Mexican passport are not required by law to pay this tax regardless of where their flight comes from.
For Official VISITAX some forms need to be filled in a process to be able to pay and receive your authorized receipt with the folio.
Another option to pay is make the lines at Cancun Airport and Tulum Airport to pay in cash directly at the official modules but consider arriving well in advance since there may be long lines when you have to fill out a VISITAX form for each person and then make another line to pay, which could be fatigue and a risk of delay and cancellations of contracted services or even loss of flights.
Formerly known as FMM Mexico, the DNR is a Federal government fee that must be paid by visitors who do not have a Mexican passport when entering Mexico by air and sea. In cases of arrival by land, payment will only be required if the stay in the country is longer than 6 days (From 7 onwards), if it is shorter, the payment of this tax will not be required.
The DNR rate is $860.56 pesos (USD$42) being mandatory for each person who enters the country, including minors from 2 years of age. The DNR tax proof of payment may be required when leaving Mexico, so it is important to consider paying it to avoid unpleasant experiences, fines and even missed flights.
If you travel by air, this tax is charged by the airline at the time of purchasing the plane ticket. If you arrive in a cruise, the company will charge it in the taxes rates at your booking. By land, the DNR tax must be paid filling this official form and pay in any bank in Mexico or at the place where you are entering the country, where they must issue you the corresponding proof of immigration rights, presenting your passport and the multiple immigration form (FMM) as long as your reason for travel is tourism or business.
Formerly known as FMM Mexico, the DNR is a Federal government fee that must be paid by visitors who do not have a Mexican passport when entering Mexico by air and sea. In cases of arrival by land, payment will only be required if the stay in the country is longer than 6 days (From 7 onwards), if it is shorter, the payment of this tax will not be required.
The DNR rate is $860.56 pesos (USD$42) being mandatory for each person who enters the country, including minors from 2 years of age. The DNR tax proof of payment may be required when leaving Mexico, so it is important to consider paying it to avoid unpleasant experiences, fines and even missed flights.
If you travel by air, this tax is charged by the airline at the time of purchasing the plane ticket. If you arrive in a cruise, the company will charge it in the taxes rates at your booking. By land, the DNR tax must be paid filling this official form and pay in any bank in Mexico or at the place where you are entering the country, where they must issue you the corresponding proof of immigration rights, presenting your passport and the multiple immigration form (FMM) as long as your reason for travel is tourism or business.
SAT is the official office in charge of customs in Mexico and defines a passenger as “The person who introduces foreign trade merchandise upon arrival in the country or who does so when transiting from the border strip or region to the rest of the national territory.” It can be understood that the customs regulations for passengers apply to all persons with or without a Mexican passport who enter the country through different means.
Is a very long question to answer here, but here we bring you the link to two official websites of the Mexican government so that you can review your rights in detail.
Site 1 Sistema de Administración Tributaria (SAT)
Site 2 Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE)
Likewise, it is best to read it directly from the official government website.
Site Sistema de Administración Tributaria (SAT)
Bringing in or taking out of the country more than 10,000 United States dollars or its equivalent in other currencies is not a crime. Not declaring it is. To learn more about the subject, we share with you the official government link.
SAT is the official office in charge of customs in Mexico and defines a passenger as “The person who introduces foreign trade merchandise upon arrival in the country or who does so when transiting from the border strip or region to the rest of the national territory.” It can be understood that the customs regulations for passengers apply to all persons with or without a Mexican passport who enter the country through different means.
Is a very long question to answer here, but here we bring you the link to two official websites of the Mexican government so that you can review your rights in detail.
Site 1 Sistema de Administración Tributaria (SAT)
Site 2 Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE)
Likewise, it is best to read it directly from the official government website.
Site Sistema de Administración Tributaria (SAT)
Bringing in or taking out of the country more than 10,000 United States dollars or its equivalent in other currencies is not a crime. Not declaring it is. To learn more about the subject, we share with you the official government link.
Last update 16/April/2025 – All information provided has been taken in 2025 from official sites and summarized for informational purposes but is not intended to be taken as an official statement or replace it. The use of this partial or total information is responsibility of the person who takes it. The official sources of this information comes from this sites: Isla Mujeres Tax, Solidaridad Tax, Royal Resorts, VisiTax, DNR Customs Mexico, INM Mexico. Is user responsibility verify with the official sites if the information shown here is updated before realize any reservation or payment.
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