It is common to hear that auto part manufacturers with plants in Mexico that export their final products or that sell them to Mexican Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), operate under trade ...

As we have previously explained in other articles, an IMMEX is a duty deferral program from the Mexican federal government created in 2006, which stands for Industria Manufacturera, Maquiladora y de ...

Mexico’s recent decision to immediately restrict textile imports through its IMMEX import duty-deferral program could put U.S. apparel brands bringing goods through the country in a major scramble to ...

The advent of Mexico's maquiladora industry in the 20th century signaled a seismic shift in how many U.S.-based companies manufactured product and provided an indirect benefit to Mexico's economy by ...

Recent news of Mexico’s decision to levy tariffs on textile and apparel products—and institute new restrictions on its Manufacturing, Maquiladora and Export Services Industry (IMMEX) program—have left ...

Many global manufacturers have taken part in Mexico’s Maquiladora, Manufacturing and Export Services Industry, or IMMEX, program since its inception in 2006. Now, there is a new wave of operators that ...

Employment under Mexico’s IMMEX manufacturing and export program fell year over year in October 2025, even as export revenues continued to rise, according to figures shared by Aram Hodoyán, vice ...

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum’s actions to crack down on duty-free apparel imports last month have left some U.S. e-commerce apparel retailers in a lurch, according to logistics experts. The ...

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What do these changes mean for U.S. brands, and for the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico more broadly? Concurrently, Mexico will also tighten eligibility requirements for its IMMEX program, ...