If a foreign vehicle is apprehended while operating illegally in Texas, can an NAFTA annual permit be issued?
• No. NAFTA annual permits can not be sold to apprehended vehicles. Apprehended vehicles are to be handled in the usual manner at the county tax offices and the 20% penalty for operating illegally is collected. Applicants with apprehended vehicles from Mexico that are sold Texas registration should be reminded that they can not legally operate outside of the border zones until the border moratorium is lifted by USDOT. Exceptions to the NAFTA annual permit requirement. • TxDOT will not issue a NAFTA annual permit to a vehicle used to import citrus fruit into Texas from a foreign country except for foreign export or processing for foreign export. • Foreign semitrailers in excess of 6,000 lbs. gross weight and operated in combination with foreign power units registered with NAFTA annual permits are exempt from the display of the Token Trailer plate, and subsequently, the $15.30 token fee. However, the semitrailers must display current license plates. Temporary registration using 72-hour o
