Overview
- A resolution published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación formally initiates antidumping and countervailing investigations following petitions filed in April–May 2025 by Alimentos Kowi, Alimentos Soles, Comercializadora Porcícola Mexicana, Proteína Animal and Sonora Agropecuaria.
- The case covers leg and shoulder cuts, fresh or frozen, including entries under TIGIE 0203.12.01, 0203.19.99, 0203.22.01 and 0203.29.99, with an investigated period of January–December 2024 and a damage analysis covering 2022–2024.
- Preliminary analysis cites the United States as the source of 86% of total imports, roughly 20% growth in imported volume over 2022–2024 and prices about 30–34% below domestic levels for an average undervaluation of 32.1%.
- Mexico reports domestic strain with production down 3%, exports down 36% over the analysis period and negative operating margins for the national leg and shoulder segment.
- The Secretaría de Economía is accepting submissions and may apply provisional or definitive compensatory duties with up to 90 days of retroactivity, or conclude with a suspension price agreement, while current tariff exemptions on specified fractions run through December 31, 2025 with possible administrative extension to March 31, 2026 for eligible importers.