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On April 22, Mexico increased import duties to 544 tariff lines ranging between 5% and 50%. The increase will be enforced for two years, ending in April 2026....more
As manufacturing in Mexico returns to pre-pandemic levels, several recent legal developments may affect those operations. Manufacturers, particularly those in the automotive industry, need to consider new Mexican labor...more
In 2020, leaders of Canada, the United States, and Mexico signed the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) which, for the first time in a US free trade agreement, includes a ban on imports of products produced using...more
Nearshoring is now clearly on the agenda of North American leaders, due in part because of supply chain disruptions derived from COVID-19, the United States' trade tensions with China1 and Russia's invasion of Ukraine....more
It’s the beginning of a new year! 2020 is over, COVID-19 vaccines are being administered, the USMCA is in effect, and there is an apparent unofficial understanding that the auto industry is essential in North America (Mexico,...more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 1 (January 9, 2020) - The United States Congress ratified the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement — also known as NAFTA 2.0 — but included language that may cause problems with...more
The United States and Mexico appear poised to move past a last-minute snag over new language on Labor Department attaches to posts in Mexico. Mexico feared that the diplomats would “act as labor inspectors,” and for a day or...more
A number of business certainties that we had grown accustomed-to during our adult-lives are being shaken. In addition to monitoring variables such as production-costs and import duties, international trade regulations are...more
Under an IMMEX Program, a company may temporarily import materials and assets into Mexico to be used in the production of final products to be exported, or in rendering export-related services with certain benefits....more
Due to what was firstly characterized as an illegal immigration crisis, and then as a measure to force companies to leave Mexico and return to the U.S., the Trump administration announced that starting June 10, 2019, it plans...more
The USMCA, signed on November 2018, is making its way through the legislative processes in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Both Mexico and Canada will be closely looking at the eventual progress in the United States...more
On September 30, 2018, the United States, Mexico and Canada announced that they have reached an agreement on a “new, modernized trade agreement for the 21st Century” (USTR, 09/30/2018). Going by the new name of the...more
After all the gloom and doom and worry, the United States, Canada and Mexico tweaked the North American Free Trade Agreement. Most importantly (apparently), they changed the name. Banished is NAFTA. In its place is the United...more
With the recent U.S. election finally reaching its close, the unexpected election of Mr. Trump has left many multinational companies wondering how the change in administration will impact their business operations. One of the...more
President-elect Donald Trump has promised action that could drastically change the rules for U.S. importers and exporters, foreign shippers to the United States and service providers. Whether and how these promises translate...more