The United States has eliminated the 25 percent tariff on Mexican auto parts, announced President Claudia Sheinbaum. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that it will continue to apply the preferential treatment under T-MEC, which benefits the industry and strengthens regional integration.

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo welcomed the U.S. government's decision to keep tariffs on auto parts produced in Mexico at zero, in accordance with the provisions of the Mexico-U.S.-Canada Agreement (T-MEC). The announcement was made following a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) release.

For his part, Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard explained that the measure responds to recent instructions to U.S. Customs authorities reiterating 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 in the treaty that stipulate 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 two countries' trade teams to secure these understandings.

However, tariffs persist in other strategic sectors, such as steel and aluminum, which have been affected by President Donald Trump's previous policies. Ebrard warned of the possible negative impacts of imposing double tariffs on the auto industry, which could put more than two million jobs at risk and jeopardize an estimated $70 billion in auto parts exports.

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