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2026-08-24

The Auto Tariff Paperwork That Stops Working on December 1

A filing your customer makes, not you. Every approval now in hand stops working on December 1, and your numbers have to reach them well before that.

2026-08-18

Mexico's Electronic Value Declaration: October 1, and the Liability That Already Changed

Mexico's value declaration becomes an electronic filing on October 1. The change that outlasts the date landed on January 1, and it sits with your broker.

2026-08-03

The IMMEX Suspension List: 400 Programs, and a Window That Closes August 31

More than 400 IMMEX programs sit suspended for a missed annual report. Filing lifts it in two business days. On September 1 the cancellation becomes permanent.

2026-07-22

What Mexican states grant incoming manufacturers, and how the decision gets made.

A guide to the payroll tax subsidies, land and infrastructure support, and federal Plan Mexico benefits available to incoming manufacturers, and the offices that grant them. Every figure cited to the primary government text.

2026-07-21

Alternatives to Tetakawi: eight shelter providers compared.

A fair comparison of Tetakawi and the eight established shelter alternatives in Mexico, sorted by region, real estate, scope, and how cleanly you can move to your own entity.

2026-07-21

Entrada Group vs Tetakawi: two campus models away from the border.

A head-to-head read on Entrada Group and Tetakawi: shared campuses in Zacatecas and Guanajuato against owned industrial parks in Sonora, Saltillo and the interior, and which fits which manufacturer.

2026-07-21

IVEMSA vs Tetakawi: How Two Mexico Shelter Providers Compare

IVEMSA and Tetakawi compared on region, model, real estate, and fee structure, with the three questions that decide which one fits your operation.

2026-07-21

Prodensa vs Tetakawi: two founding-era shelter groups, compared.

A fair head-to-head on Prodensa and Tetakawi: founding, footprint, real-estate model, and scope, so you can tell which shelter group fits your region and your operation.

2026-07-21

Shelter or Your Own Entity in Mexico: How Manufacturers Decide.

Shelter vs standalone entity in Mexico: the real cost crossover, the control and market-access triggers, a worked breakeven example, and which path fits which manufacturer.

2026-07-21

Tecma vs Tetakawi: how manufacturers choose between them.

A fair side-by-side of Tecma and Tetakawi, two of Mexico's longest-running shelter providers, and the two questions that decide which one fits your operation.

2026-07-20

Canada's Section 338 Tariffs: The USMCA Shield Just Became Conditional

On July 20 the US taxed Canadian goods regardless of USMCA origin, the first time compliance did not shield them. Mexico's access held, which is the whole story for anyone weighing where in North America to build.

2026-07-18

Medical Device and Pharma Entry to Mexico: Why the 2026 USMCA Review Reads as Tailwind

Medical device manufacturing Mexico USMCA 2026: the joint review reads as tailwind, not threat. The binding constraint is COFEPRIS registration, not tariffs.

2026-07-17

Mexico State Incentives: The SEDECO Playbook for 2026

Mexico state incentives for manufacturing run through 32 SEDECOs, each a discretionary menu unlocked only by a live multi-state contest, not a first offer.

2026-07-16

USMCA Auto Rules of Origin: The 82 Percent Headline Hides the Real Break

USMCA auto rules of origin 82 percent is the headline, but the first-ever 50 percent US-content floor is the structural break. Model your BOM before July 20.

2026-07-15

USMCA Chinese Content and Mexico's 2026 Tariff Wall: The Transshipment Squeeze on Manufacturers

USMCA Chinese content rules and Mexico's 2026 non-FTA tariff wall stack into one squeeze on manufacturers. De-Chinify the BOM and prove North American origin.

2026-07-14

The July 20 USMCA Round: What Is on the Table in Mexico City, and What Operators Do This Week

The July 20 USMCA round opens annual US-Mexico negotiations running to 2036, not a cliff. Here is what is on the table, and the origin moves operators make this week.

2026-07-06

The USMCA Cliff Became a Calendar: What July 1 Actually Decided

The US declined to extend USMCA on July 1, so it now runs to 2036 under annual reviews. The cliff manufacturers feared is gone, replaced by a yearly cadence you can plan around.

2026-06-15

Inflation Back in the Band: The Macro Case for Waiting on Mexico Just Lost Its Strongest Pillar

Mexico's May inflation print returned inside Banxico's target band for the first time in four months. The entry model an operator built in April, on April's macro assumptions, is now stale.

2026-06-15

52 to 12: The USMCA Review Is a Negotiation You Can Now Score, Not a Deadline

Mexico faces 52 US demands against its 12 as the second bilateral USMCA round opens in Washington, and both sides confirm July 1 starts the review, not ends it.

2026-06-08

The 85 Percent Line: What the June 1 Section 232 Re-Cut Changes for Cross-Border Operators

A new proclamation lowered the US-content threshold for the reduced metals tariff from 95 to 85 percent, effective June 8. For any operator with steel, aluminum, or copper in a cross-border bill of materials, the duty rate is now a documentation problem with a dated deadline.

2026-06-01

CanExport Will Pay Half Your Mexico Market-Entry Costs. Here's How to Claim It in 2026.

ottawa reimburses up to $50,000 of your mexico market research, partner sourcing, and advisory. the 2026-27 window is open until august 31. here is how canadian companies claim it.

2026-06-01

The USMCA Review Now Runs on a Calendar: What the First Round Told Operators

The first bilateral round of the USMCA Joint Review concluded in Mexico City on May 29, turning an open-ended waiting posture into a dated negotiating sequence through July 1.

2026-05-25

Mexico Just Cut COFEPRIS Procedures in Half. The Regulated-Category Entry Map Looks Different This Week.

The May 4 Plan México decree pack reduces COFEPRIS procedures from 340 to 125, cuts requirements from 14 to 7, and commits the federal government to a 90-day authorization clock. For operators evaluating Mexico entry in regulated categories (food and beverage, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other sanitary-risk sectors), the most-cited regulatory objection has materially compressed.

2026-05-05

Plan México Acciones: What May 4 Changes for Foreign Investors.

may 4 sheinbaum decree. 30-day strategic project approvals. 90-day federal procedures with automatic approval. single window for foreign trade integrating 130 procedures. what plan méxico acciones changes.

2026-04-27

Mexico Is Negotiating. Canada Is Coordinating. Companies Aren't Waiting.

april 27 carney advisory committee inaugural meeting. may 25 mexico-us bilateral round. cape refund portal open. gm $1 billion. conagra irapuato. lululemon eight new stores. the asymmetry between announcement and execution is now the most reliable signal for u.s. and canadian companies in mexico.

2026-04-22