Question: Is anyone in the membership experiencing frustrations with obtaining import permits into Mexico? (“Aviso Automatico ante la Secretaria de Economia”, etc) Items that we used to import all the time (rig safety harnesses, steel fittings, etc) are now being denied. Is there a secret or is this problem wider than I think? ********* […]
Question: Our company ships product from our U.S plant to our Mexican brokers facility in Laredo TX, where they cut the seal, unload the trailer, inspect product specifically looking for any type of discrepancy and reload a trailer that moves the product from Laredo TX delivering to our plant in MX. I have several […]
Question: Are there any restrictions on importing CN origin products into MX ? ========== Answer: There have been some very high countervailing duties on CN products into MX. Some over 500% of the value plus the regular duty.
Question: My company sold and exported, from the U.S. to Mexico, a shipment of printed label material. The customer in Mexico later advised the labels did not meet quality standards. We agreed to produce and ship new labels to the customer and requested that the old labels be returned to our company in the U.S. […]
Question: Situation: I work for a US company with a subsidiary in Mexico (via a Maquiladora). Our Mexico subsidiary is an electronics contract manufacturer. The Mexico subsidiary is considering shipping (automotive design-specific) sub-assemblies to Brazil where the sub assemblies would be integrated into automotive assemblies. To qualify for the ALADI program – free […]
Question: Can anyone share any presentations / materials on the topic of basic export controls and compliance in Mexico (e.g., Export 101). ========== Answer: See attachents: http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Mexico-Export-Control-Update-oct14-2.pdf http://www.icpainc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1.-Taller-Licenciamiento-EMPRESAS-2015.pdf
Question: Is it true for importing to Mexico that the Importer of Record AND the Mexican Customs Broker have, by law, a shared responsibility for determining HTS codes? ************* ANSWERS: Yes – broker is primarily legally responsible in MX (different from USA). ***************** Yes. I’m a US LCB and like you, I was surprised to […]
Question: We have several customers in Mexico who request we re-issue our NAFTA’s to show the HTS code they prefer. So far we have not done so as we research our HTS and have rulings for reference etc. We attended a seminar on importing held by one of our brokers yesterday, and the subject of […]
Question: We operate a Maquila in Tijuana and apply various types of duty reduction benefits such as Prosec, Regla 8VA, NAFTA, and MS. Additionally we apply for NAFTA benefits in the US as well for qualified items. What savings calculations methods does the membership use in reporting to upper management on all of the above? […]
Question: We operate a maquila in Tijuana and apply various types of duty reduction benefits such as Prosec, Regla 8VA, NAFTA, and MS. Additionally we apply for NAFTA benefits in the US as well for qualified items. What savings calculations methods does the membership use in reporting to upper management on all of the above? […]
Question: We get 3 or 4 shipments a year from a supplier in Mexico. Usually each one is less than $5,000 and a very small portion of what we import. I know that the regulations say that invoices must be in English. Our Mexican supplier always sends them in Spanish. Our broker brought up that […]
Question: Do any members have a link to the Gov’t of MX / Customs HTS schedule in English ? ========== http://www.siicex-caaarem.org.mx/ I just throw it in to Google Translate ==========
