Major reforms were published in the Official Daily of the Federation (DOF) on November 29, 2006. 

Hundreds of tariff classifications have been added and hundreds have been lowered from 5% duty to 0%.

The industrial classifications most affected are: Electronics, Mining and Metallurgy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, transport, toys, footwear, leather.

If your company takes advantage of Prosec, you need to review these changes.

Subscribers of the Customs Package and download the updated Prosec decree.

(Effective Nov. 13, 2006) - cancels old Maquila and PITEX decrees and includes the simplified Control of Inventory Requirements previously in ANEXO 24.

Major reforms were published to the

updated with reforms Nov. 28, 2006

 "REGULATION FOR THE LAND TRANSPORT OF HAZARDOUS  MATERIALS AND WASTES"

REGULATION OF THE GENERAL LAW FOR THE PREVENTION AND INTEGRAL  MANAGEMENT OF WASTES

FINALLY PUBLISHED.. November 30, 2006  - takes effect in 60 days

The GENERAL LAW FOR THE PREVENTION AND INTEGRAL MANAGEMENT OF WASTES ...was published in March of 2004 and the Regulation was supposed to follow in within 6 months - it has finally been released and takes effect in 60 days. We will have this translation available within the next few weeks - this is the most important Environmental legislation in 3 years. 

Look for many changes in Mexican laws at the end of December

We have also updated the information on the web site about the information about the Executive branch of the Mexican government.

President Felipe Calderón took office on december 1, 2006 and he has already named members of his new cabinet in the areas of Labor, Environment, Customs, Transportation, Taxes....