Overview

• The committee report details 65 amended articles, 44 additions and nine repeals, ending lifetime customs patents with 20‑year terms extendable once.
• Certification would shift to a three‑year cycle, and agents would have to verify non‑tariff documents, fully identify clients and vet infrastructure and links to simulated invoicing.
• The draft removes liability exclusions for agents and expands causes for suspension or denial of patent renewal, with decisions concentrated in a council of SHCP, SAT, the National Customs Agency and the Anti‑Corruption Secretariat.
• A PRI motion to suspend the debate and return the bill to committees was voted down by Morena’s majority, keeping the plenary discussion on track.
• PAN, PRI and Movimiento Ciudadano pledged to vote against, citing alleged Navy complicity in fuel smuggling at Altamira and Tampico and treasury losses they claim total about 600 billion pesos.