Trade Between Mexico and the US Reaches Record of $404 Billion
Mexico stays the top US trading partner at 16.5% of the total, ahead of Canada and China, just days after Washington declined to auto-renew USMCA for 16 years.
Tariffs
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Tariffs Without Industry: The Trap of Mexican Trade Policy Towards China
Without a policy aimed at increasing the productive investment rate to accompany the country’s reindustrialization process, trade barriers will be inefficient due to the rigidity of the productive structure.
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China Says it has Right to Take Retaliatory Measures Over Mexico’s Anti-China Tariffs
The tariffs, announced by Mexico in December, were seen by analysts as an attempt to placate the United States, whose President levied significant tariffs on Chinese goods.
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President Sheinbaum Insists US Eliminate Tariffs on Cars, Steel & Aluminum
The Mexican President said that lowering or eliminating tariffs is part of the discussion with the US, but not yet reflected in reality.
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A Dangerous Year: Mexico Avoids Tariffs, but Trump Opens More & More Fronts
The vast majority of exports from Mexico are from US corporations, while aluminum, steel, and tomatoes, which have Mexican national ownership, face significant tariffs.
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Tariffs & Industrial Sabotage
The government’s stated reasoning for anti-China tariffs rings hollow when considering the flood of cheap US imports destroying the Mexican countryside and production dominated by US corporations exploiting Mexican labour.
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China Calls on Mexico to Reconsider Tariffs on its Products
Under Article 32.10 of the USMCA, Mexico can only pursue a free trade agreement with a non-market economy like the People’s Republic of China if the US government approves.
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Mexico’s Tariff Hikes on China Will Cause Major Disruptions for Key Mexican Industries
Manufacturers reliant on Chinese inputs warned of rising costs, and lawmakers, including some from Morena, sought to avoid a dispute with a nation many consider crucial to Mexico’s trade diversification.
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BYD Reconsiders Installing Manufacturing Plant in Mexico
The announcement comes as Mexico appears to be stalling on anti-China EV tariffs, widely regarded as resulting from US pressure, and following a number of plant closures from American & European auto producers.
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If Mexico Imposes Tariffs on China, It Will Be Affected Itself
If Mexico applies tariffs to China, it would be validating the United States’ tariff policy, and China will take countermeasures, says Ma Hui, a member of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee.
