The United States eliminated the 25% tariff on Mexican auto parts, informed President Claudia Sheinbaum. The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection confirmed that they will continue with preferential treatment under the T-MEC, which benefits the industry and strengthens regional integration.

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo celebrated the decision of the U.S. government to maintain tariffs on auto parts produced in Mexico at zero, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC). The announcement was made following a publication by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

For his part, the Secretary of Economy, Marcelo Ebrard, explained that the measure responds to instructions recently issued to the US customs authorities, in which it is reaffirmed that Mexican and Canadian auto parts are covered by the T-MEC.

Ebrard explained that the tariff benefit is based on compliance with the rules of origin, clauses of the treaty that determine that products manufactured in any of the three signatory countries receive preferential treatment. The Secretary added that there has been a constant dynamic of meetings between the trade teams of both countries to ensure these understandings.

However, tariffs persist in other strategic sectors, such as steel and aluminum, which were affected by previous policies of President Donald Trump. Ebrard warned about the possible negative impacts of imposing double tariffs on the automotive industry, which could jeopardize more than two million jobs and compromise an auto parts export valued at US$70 billion.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection guidelines indicate that the tariff exemption does not apply to automotive disassembly kits or parts compilations.