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    February 19, 2025

    Mexico | Temporary nature of textile tariffs must be enforced; emphasizing customs control

    Mexico imposes temporary tariffs of 15 to 35% on 155 tariff items in the textile and clothing industry, modifies the Immex Decree to limit access in these sectors. Finally, it establishes a global rate of 19% on products imported through digital platforms from countries without a trade agreement, including China.

    February 14, 2025

    Mexico | US imposes tariffs on steel, aluminum, and derivatives

    On February 10, President Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25% tax on all steel and aluminum imports regardless of their country of origin, which will take effect on March 12.

    February 7, 2025

    Mexico | FDI increased in the manufacturing sector in 3Q24

    As of the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24), the trade deficit is 11 billion dollars. In the same period, foreign direct investment (FDI) continues to flow to Mexico. Through 3Q24, the country has attracted 35.7 billion dollars, a slight increase of 1.5% compared to the same period of the previous year.

    February 2, 2025

    Mexico | 25% tariffs on Mexico: unlikely to be long-lasting

    On February 1, the White House announced that it would impose tariffs of 25% on imports (not all imports, which leaves open the question of whether they will be selective) on Mexico and Canada and 10% on China (in addition to those already faced).

    June 24, 2024

    Mexico | International trade: theory versus rhetoric

    The process of relocating companies, or nearshoring, has placed Mexico in the international spotlight, with great expectations about the arrival of companies that seek to bring (part of) their production closer to the US market, which in turn would boost Mexican exports.

    August 18, 2023

    Mexico | Foreign investors' claims against Mexico

    There is an exponential growth of foreign investors' claims against Mexico. This press article analyzes the cases that Mexico has faced under the investor-State Dispute Settlement contained in international trade agreements and other treaties.

    December 21, 2022

    Türkiye | Positioning of the country in Global Value Chains (GVCs)

    Türkiye is integrated along the GVCs with strong backward and forward linkages, while searching for new opportunities in international trade. We devise an export diversification strategy to detect products and sectors that could be attained with Türkiye’s know-how and provide higher value added in trade.

    May 10, 2022

    Mexico | Stagnation of Mexican competitiveness in the US market of imports

    The trade war between China and the US and, to a lesser degree, the effects of the pandemic caused the former to lose 4.2 percentage points of share in the US market of manufactured imports between 2018 and 2021.

    January 13, 2022

    Mexico | Producing all the gasoline that the country consumes is not efficient

    Last month the government announced the intention to stop exporting oil as of 2023 to instead use it in the national refining of gasoline with the aim of achieving "energy autonomy" and stop importing gasoline.