Overview
- A Canaco CDMX diagnostic reports more than 600 warehouses and plazas tied to Asian commerce operating irregularly in the Centro Histórico.
- The analysis identifies about 3,500 Asian-run establishments, roughly 20% of local businesses, with Mexican merchants reporting sales drops of up to 60%.
- The chamber warns that housing and parking structures converted into storage create structural overload and fire hazards, with incidents already recorded.
- As an example of irregular activity, the plaza at Izazaga 89 was closed for lacking permits and posing civil protection risks.
- Canaco cites nighttime trailer unloading, widespread use of informal porters, questionable importation practices, and fronts linked to supposed indigenous groups, and calls for land-use reviews, stronger customs checks, protections for local and artisanal trade, and defined restriction zones.