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Mexico Launches T‑MEC Review Consultations as Business Pushes for Clear, Durable Rules

U.S. pressure to tighten rules of origin is shaping the agenda around input sourcing.

Overview

  • Mexico has begun a formal national process with 30 sectoral roundtables and 32 state forums to compile priorities for the 2026 T‑MEC review.
  • Industrial leaders are asking for multi‑year legal and regulatory certainty—at least a five to six year horizon—to protect planning and investment.
  • Business groups urge stronger trilateral cooperation on customs monitoring, labor compliance and trade operations to reduce non‑tariff barriers.
  • AmCham signals likely U.S. pushes for higher North American content and possible scrutiny of investment origin, warning the region must ensure supply capacity.
  • Executives call to expand the review to new areas such as technology, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, stressing the need for policy clarity to unlock investment.