On July 28, 2025, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit published in the afternoon edition of the Federal Official Gazette, a resolution of amendment to the Foreign Trade General Rules for 2025.
As a result of this publication, as of August 15, 2025 the global rate that must be paid when importing goods into Mexico using the services of a courier company will be increased from 19% to 33.5% (see original rules and rates here).
When goods are imported from Panama or any of the members of the Pacific Alliance or the CP-TPP and their value does not exceed USD$1, the goods will not be subject to payment of import duties or value added tax, and will only be subject to payment of customs processing fee of MXN$445 (USD$23.42, considering an exchange rate of MXN$19 per US Dollar). When the value exceeds USD$1, the global rate will be of 33.5%.
In the case of goods imported from the United States or Canada, when their value does not exceed USD$50, they will not be subject to payment of import duties or value added tax, and will only be subject to payment of customs processing fee of MXN$445 (USD$23.42, considering an exchange rate of MXN$19 per US Dollar).
When the value of the goods exceeds USD$50 but does not exceed USD$117, the goods will be subject to a global rate of 17%, and when the value of the goods exceeds USD$117, the global rate will be of 19%, provided that the goods are covered by a bill of lading or airway bill and the goods are not subject to non-tariff regulations and restrictions.
The full text of the publication (in Spanish) can be found here.
