QUESTION: I will be auditing my IMMEX facility in Mexico for the first time next month. What questions should I ask in addition to the risk assessment questions I ask at my U.S. locations? Looking specifically for IMMEX requirements related to inventory management, reporting, etc. ***************** Answers: Auditing Mexico IMMEX is not like a typical […]
QUESTION: Not quite sure on how goods are imported into Mexico. Recently I had some medical devices that came into Mexico Airport. I am told that the Mexico Customs Broker took pictures of the freight as well as contents of the products and submitted documents and pictures as part of the entry. Does this sound […]
QUESTION: Our customer in Mexico stated that a new regulation went into effect on Jan 1, 2019 and their government set certain minimum prices for import value to meet for each HTS. Further, they are saying that our prices are lower than the minimum price to meet. I requested a specific regulation for me to […]
QUESTION: We are new to buying in Mexico and the Mexican customs clearance is a bit confusing. Can anyone in the membership provide me with a Mexican customs clearance process flow exporting from Mexico to the U.S.? We need to understand what we may be dealing with and would like to be aware of different […]
QUESTION: We export free of charge items to Mexico in the form of samples, catalogs, literature, evaluation items. We have been having a terrible time getting stuff through MX Customs without any delay. We want to set up a process by which these goods are shipped DDP using one of our (Big 3) preferred […]
QUESTION: Has anyone in the group heard that Mexico assesses a lower duty for goods shipped to Cancun? Our customer is telling us that based on advice from a forwarder, that bath towels that are normally assessed at 25% would only be assessed at 5% if imported into Cancun as long as they remain in […]
QUESTION: Can one avoid Mexican VAT if a US seller ships directly from the Mexican manufacturer to the Mexican customer? The company is a sister company, but not a maquila. Are there other concerns for this type of arrangement? Thank you in advance! =================== ANSWER: No, you cannot avoid VAT for intra-Mexico transaction. VAT by […]
QUESTION: I work for a very unique USA company. I am a USA citizen that works for a USA entity. I manage a few imports for my employer (IOR). However there are imports initiated by the parent company where imports are made in their name as an NRI. I myself and my employer are not […]
QUESTION: Does the membership have any insight as to whether or not the Section 232 and 301 tariff hikes affect goods entered into a Maquila prior to the effective date of the tariffs? For instance, if an affected item is entered via a warehouse entry into a Maquila today, and then the tariff increase becomes […]
QUESTION: Can anyone advise any regulatory background on the NAFTA qualification of goods from a Maquiladora where the method of appraisement is Computed Value? Scenario is that the imports are flagged for Value and NAFTA Recon, however if the related supplier has provided NAFTA with shipment, the preference is claimed. The Valuation is finalized annually […]
QUESTION: I have a customer in Mexico asking for a NAFTA certificate for a grounding material my company produces. We have the product classified under Chapter 38 ”other”- 3824.99 . The customer is saying this is an invalid classification, saying the correct classification is 3824.90 . After review both the US and Mexican tariff schedule […]
QUESTION: I had a call with a US FF and MX customs broker and was advised that for every shipment they receive from us at their Laredo location they must open each box, take a picture, check the item against the invoice and check the label so all information matches (description, PN and actual part). […]
