Overview
- A decree published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on December 29 raises import duties to between 5% and 50% across roughly 1,463 TIGIE tariff lines effective January 1, 2026, focusing on countries without free-trade agreements.
- Passenger vehicles, including new electric models, face a 50% tariff, while higher rates also hit textiles, footwear, plastics, cosmetics, paper, toys, and appliances, with items such as lipsticks at 36% and many plastics and tires up to 35%.
- The Secretaría de Economía retains tools to ensure competitive supply and to verify country-of-origin claims, reinforcing that the measures apply to imports from nations lacking trade accords with Mexico.
- A preliminary antidumping decision published December 30 sets a provisional $1.55 per kilogram duty on aluminum profiles and bars from China for four months, with importers able to avoid the charge by proving non-Chinese origin under established rules.
- The government projects more than 70 billion pesos in additional revenue and estimates an inflation effect near 0.2%, as companies assess costs and supply-chain adjustments in a trade landscape reshaped by U.S. tariffs and a reported 9% rise in Mexico’s 2025 exports to the U.S.