Mexico
General
Information & Brief Economic Summary
Standards
Government
Contacts in Mexico
US Contacts in
Mexico
Mexican
Government Contacts
Trade Associations
and Other Key Contacts
Trade Event
Schedule
General Information & Brief
Economic Summary
Mexican Trade policy is among the most open in the world, with Free Trade Agreements with the U.S., Canada, the EU, and many other countries. Exports to the U.S. account for almost a quarter of the country's GDP. The result is that the Mexican economy is strongly linked to the U.S. business cycle. The U.S. buys approximately 85% of Mexico's exports.
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Standards
Under Chapter IX of the NAFTA, Mexico, the United States, and Canada agreed to provide national treatment in standards related issues. National Treatment simply means that locally manufactured products will have to comply with the same requirements as imported ones. Mexico has also affirmed its WTO (GATT) obligations to adopt international standards whenever possible. The extent to which these international standards are compatible with U.S. standards varies by industry sector. Even if Mexican standards are compatible with those of the United States and Canada, companies must show compliance with mandatory Mexican standards, known as Normas Oficiales Mexicanas (NOMs). The Mexican government generally recognized as international standards those issued by the ISO/IEC. These standards tend to favor European manufacturers.
Further information concerning Mexican standards and product certification requirements can be obtained from the National Center for Standards and Certification information, National Institute of Standards and Technology, telephone: 301-975-4040, fax: 301-926-1559. Another useful source of information is the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. For information on how to access the NTDB please call (202)482-1986 . The actual text of most standards can be downloaded from the web page of the Mexican General Directorate for Standards (DGN). http://www.imnc.org.mx
Sociedad Mexicana de Normalizacion y Certificacion, S.C. NORMEX
(Mexican Standards & Certification Society)
Alfredo B. Nobel No. 21
Centro Industrial Puente de Vigas
54070 Tlainepantla, Edo. De Mexico
Tel. (011-52-55) 5390-4152
Fax: (011-52-55) 5565-7217
Email: normex@normex.com.mx
URL: http://www.normex.com.mx
Asociacion Nacional de Normalizacion y
Certificacion del Dector Electrico, A.C. (ANCE)
(National Association for the Standards & Certification of the Electrical Sector)
Av. Lazaro Cardenas No. 869,
Fracc. 3, esq. Con Jupiter,
Col. Nueva Industrial Vallejo,
C.P. 07700, Mexico, D.F.
Mexico
Tel: (011-5255) 5747-4550
Fax (011-5255) 5747-4560
Email: ance@ance.org.mx
URL: http://www.ance.org.mx
Direccion General de Normas
(General Directorate of Standards)
Secretaria de Economia (SEC)
Av. Puente de Tecamachalco No. 6
Lomas de Tecamachalco
Naucalpan de Juarez
53950 Edo. De Mexico, Mexico
Tel: (011-52-55) 5729-9475/9476
Fax (011-52-55) 5520-9715
Email: maromo@economia.gob.mx
URL: http://www.economia.gob.mx
Standards area: general and metrology
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Government Contacts in
Mexico
U.S. Government Contacts in
Mexico
U.S. Embassy Trade Personnel
Ms. Karen Zens
Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs
United States Trade Center
Liverpool No. 31, Col. Juarez
06600 Mexico, D.F.
Tel: (011-52-55) 5140-2601
Fax: (011-52-55) 5705-0065
Mail: P.O. Box No. 9000
Brownsville, Texas 78520-0900
Email: Karen.zens@mail.doc.gov
http://www.buyusa.com
www.buyusa.gov/mexico
Ms. Laura Kirkconnell
Acting Minister counselor for Economic Affairs
Embassy of the United States of America
Paseo de la Reforma 305, 4th floor
06500 Mexico, D.F.
Tel: (011-52-55) 5080-2911
Fax: (011-52-55) 5080-2394
Mail: P.O. Box 9000
Brownsville, TX 78520-0900
Email: Kirkconnell_J@state.gov
http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov
U.S. Consulate General, Monterrey
Mr. Geoffrey Bogart
Principal Commercial Officer
Avenida Constitucion No. 411 Pte.
64000 Monterrey, NL
Tel: (011-52-81) 8343-4450/8340-0364
Fax: (011-52-81) 8342-5172
Mail: P.O. Box 9002
Brownsville, TX 78520-9002
Email: Geoffrey.Bogart@mail.doc.gov
http://www.buyusa.com
www.buyusa.gov/mexico
U.S. Consulate, Guadalajara
Ms. Lora Baker
Principal Commercial Officer
Lopez Cotilla No. 2032, 4th Floor
Col. Arcos Vallarta
44130 Guadalajara, Jalisco
Tel: (011-52-33) 3615-1140
Fax: (011-52-33) 3615-7665
Mail: P.O. Box No. 9001
Brownsville, TX 78520-0901
Email: lora.baker@mail.doc.gov
http://www.buyusa.com
www.buyusa.gov/mexico/
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Mexican
Government Contacts
American Chamber of Commerce – Mexico, A.C.
http://www.amcham.com.mx
U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce
http://www.usmcoc.org
Secretaria de Economia (SE)
(Former SECOFI-Secretariat of Commerce and Industrial Development)
http://www.economia.gob.mx
Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI)
(Mexican Institute of Industrial Property and Technological Development):
http://www.impi.gov.mx
Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT)
(Scretariat of Communications and Transport)
http://www.sct.gob.mx
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Trade Associations and Other Key
Contacts
U.S. Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
Office of NAFTA
14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Room No. 3024
Washington, D.C. 20230
E-Mail: juliet_bender@ita.doc.gov
Tel: (202) 482-0507/0393
Fax: (202) 482-5865
Trade
Event Schedule
EXPOLOGISTICA
Mexico City, Mexico
www.expologistica.com
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Source: US Department of Commerce.
*This guide is not a complete list of trade associations or
publications. We welcome any additions to this document. The
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responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of
the information contained herein. The listing of information
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