US praises Mexico for its customs controls on aluminium
The United States Trade Representative praised Mexico’s implementation of the Aluminium Trade Monitor to curb the transshipment of metals from China and Vietnam. Despite this cooperation, Mexican exports remain subject to the 50 per cent Section 232 tariff.
By aluminio.ar · Based on reporting by Infobae
What you need to know
- Mexico’s Ministry of the Economy launched the Aluminium Trade Monitor to track where the metal was actually smelted and cast.
- The system covers 42 tariff lines in chapter 76 and requires automatic notifications through the VUCEM digital single window.
- The US Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy estimated USD 67 billion in goods transshipped from China via Mexico, India and Vietnam in 2025.
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