Overview
- Mexico’s Economy Ministry formally launched the investigation with a resolution published Jan. 7 in the Diario Oficial, starting an administrative process without imposing duties at this stage.
- The probe covers imports from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, with a damage review spanning April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2025.
- Using data and methodology provided by UNIFRUT, authorities’ preliminary comparison found average import prices below estimated production costs, signaling potential dumping.
- The ministry granted interested parties 23 business days to submit information and will notify customs and tax authorities, affected companies, and the U.S. government through the embassy.
- If dumping and injury are confirmed, definitive compensatory duties could be applied, including retroactively up to 90 days before provisional measures; the U.S. is reported as Mexico’s dominant apple supplier with $286 million in exports to Mexico from January to September 2025.