Mexico

Question: Hello ICPA Members. We produce various electronic products in the US and have customers in Mexico.  Historically some products were serialized for internal tracking of test results.  There is no regulatory reason our products must be serialized, only for our internal business process and convenience.  These serial numbers were printed on the packing list […]

Question: Hello, Are the Mexico tariffs on steel based on the country of origin or the country of melt and pour? Scenario- steel is melted and poured in a European country which holds a trade agreement with Mexico. The steel is then imported into the US, further worked, and substantial transformed into a new steel […]

Question: We will be entering goods to a services IMMEX in Mexico that will warehouse the goods until moved to the manufacturing IMMEX of our customer. Knowing the purpose of our customer’s manufacturing IMMEX is to avoid duties/taxes via the production of goods in the manufacturing IMMEX for export from Mexico – we are very […]

Question: I am looking for resources to access a current version of the Mexican Harmonized Tariff Schedule, looking for non-preferential duty rates into Mexico.  Would members be able to provide some resources? Answer 1: I use the service provider’s online tool which has a free module if you are a trade.gov user https://www.customsinfo.com/trade-gov/ Answer 2: […]

Question: Good Morning All, If we clear a fabric from the Czech Republic into the United States for furtherance into Mexico, does this cancel any rulings of the free trade agreement between CZ, and MX? Will the customer still be able to use the free trade agreement for duty relief? It was suggested to me […]

Question: Working for a company that imports products from Mexico to the US, via Laredo. Running into a snag with consolidated freight from multiple vendors as I am being advised that only one DoDa/Pedimento is allowed per trailer and that we cannot mingle DoDAs from two separate Mexican brokers when preparing crossing documents, even though […]

Question: We provide a detailed commercial invoice with a shipment that includes itemized pricing for all physical items.  After the shipment is completed, we provide the customer with a Finance invoice.  This invoice is not itemized and may contain other after-sale service fees which should not be dutiable. 1. Does Mexico require an itemized finance […]

Question: We are a US based company who has an employee that is from Mexico. They are visiting our US office and we would like to be able to provide them with a company issued laptop to take home for work purposes. The value of the laptop and all the software (not controlled software or […]

Question: Curious if anyone can point me in the right direction regarding Mexico and pricing. We sell to a distributor in Mexico. The market has adjusted since they purchased the products from us and now the distributor is asking for a refund of some of the cost they paid to us for the materials to […]

Question: I had a customer of mine stating all of our shipments can’t be sent to him at his location in Mexico, but have be sent to their location in Laredo, TX USA. He states according to customs regulations all addresses within 30 miles of the Mexican border it is considered a Mexican export. He […]

Question: I am aware of how the EAR defines an ‘Exporter’ here in the U.S. (15 CFR 772.1), as well as the responsibilities of parties outlined in 15 CFR 30.3 I am trying to confirm how Mexico defines a legal ‘Exporter’. My attempts to find a reasonable online translation have failed, and truthfully, I prefer […]

QUESTION: We are hoping to solve a disconnect within our teams. There is a new product for human consumption to be exported to Mexico and while working the label we identified the COO is wrong.  The labels identified “Made in U.S.A.”, in Spanish.   The products are packaged in the U.S. and are from Brazil, China, […]