Overview

• The 17.09% antidumping duty on fresh Mexican tomato exports took effect on July 14 following the U.S. withdrawal from the 2019 suspension agreement.
• Mexico’s Economy and Agriculture secretariats have denounced the tariff as “injusta” and are pursuing high-level negotiations with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to secure its rollback or reduction.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum and Secretary Marcelo Ebrard emphasized that Mexico supplies two-thirds of the tomatoes consumed in the United States, making substitution unfeasible.
• The federal government has activated Plan México to provide financial and logistical support to domestic tomato growers affected by the new levy.
• U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defended the measure as a response to alleged unfair dumping practices by Mexican exporters.