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Sheinbaum Ends 'Autos Chocolate' Regularization, Shifts Used-Car Imports to T-MEC Rules

The decree abrogates the 2021 and 2022 measures, closing the scheme to new applications.

Overview

  • Published in the federal gazette on December 31 and effective January 1, the order formally repeals the 2021 agreement and the December 29, 2022 decree that enabled the special pathway.
  • From 2026 onward, used vehicles must enter under the general customs regime and comply with T-MEC limits on vehicle age and technical standards.
  • The program, launched in 2022, regularized 2,987,839 vehicles, with the 2,500‑peso fee per unit directed to municipal paving works, according to official figures.
  • Cases already in process are covered by transitional provisions, but no new regularization requests are being accepted.
  • Auto dealers’ group AMDA praised the rollback as curbing contraband and market distortions, while used-vehicle importers objected to the loss of low-cost advantages.