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.economia.gob/normas
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Government Contacts in
Mexico
U.S. Government Contacts in
Mexico
U.S. Embassy Trade Personnel
Mr. Jerry Mitchell
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:
jerry.mitchell@mail.doc.gov
URL: http://www.buyusa.com
Ms. Deborah Swartz
Minister counselor for Economic Affairs
Embassy of the United States of America
Paseo de la Reforma 305
Col. Cuauhtemoc
06500 Mexico, D.F.
Tel: (011-52-55) 5080-2000, ext. 3241
Fax: (011-52-55) 5514-1187
Mail: P.O. Box 9000
Brownsville, TX 78520-0900
URL: http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov
Email:
schwartzdr@state.gov
U.S. Consulate General, Monterrey
Ellen Lenny-Pessagno
Principal Commercial Officer
Avenida Constitucion No. 411 Pte.
Col. Centro
64000 Monterrey, NL
Tel: (011-52-81) 8343-4450
Fax: (011-52-81) 8342-5172
Mail: P.O. Box 9000
Laredo, TX 78520-0900
Email:
ellen.lenny-pessagno@mail.doc.gov
URL: http://www.buyusa.com
U.S. Consulate, Guadalajara
Ms. Isabella Cascarano
Principal Commercial Officer
Lopez Cotilla No. 2032, piso 4
44130 Guadalajara, Jalisco
011-52-33-3825-1200 Consulado
Tel: (011-52-33) 3615-1140
Fax: (011-52-33) 3615-7665
Mail: P.O. Box No. 9000
Brownsville, TX 78520-0900
Email:
isabella.cascarano@mail.doc.gov
URL: http://www.buyusa.com
U.S. Consulate General, Tijuana
Ms. Judith Valdes
Senior Commercial Specialist
Tapachula 96
22420 Tijuana, Baja California Norte
Tel: (011-52-664) 622-8627
Fax: (011-52-664) 681-8910
Mail: P.O. Box 9000
San Diego, CA 92143-9039
Email:
judith.valdes@mail.doc.gov
URL: http://www.buyusa.com
Mexican
Government Contacts
Secretaria de Economia
(Former SECOFI-Secretariat of Commerce and Industrial
Development)
Dr. Angel Villalobos Rodriguez
Under Secretary of Foreign Trade and Investment
Alfonso Reyes 30, Piso 9
Colonia Hipodromo Condesa
06140 Mexico, D.F.
Tel: (011-52-55) 5729-9101/02
Fax: (011-52-55) 5729-9307
Email:
rgandara@economia.gob.mx
URL: http://www.economia.gob.mx
Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI)
(Mexican Institute of Industrial Property and
Technological
Development)
http://www.impi.gob.mx
Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT)
(Secretariat of Communications and Transport)
http://www.sct.gob.mx
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Trade Associations and Other Key
Contacts
American Chamber of Commerce - Mexico, A.C.
Mr. Jack V. Sweeney - Executive Vice President
Lucerna No. 78
Col. Juarez
06600 Mexico, D.F.
Tel: (011-52-55) 5140-3800/3820
Fax: (011-52-55) 5703 2911/3908
Email:
jsweeny@amcham.com.mx
URL: http:/www.amcham.com.mx
(There are also branches located in Monterrey and
Guadalajara).
National Chamber of Commerce of Mexico City
Lic. Roman Vidal Tamayo
Director of Trade Development
Paseo de la Reforma No. 42
Col. Centro
06048 Mexico. D.F.
Tel: (011-52-55) 5592-2677/2665
Fax: (011-52-55) 5703-2958
Email:
rvidal@ccmexico.com.mx
URL: http://www.ccmexico.com.mx
U.S. Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Capitulo Valle de Mexico
Lic. Alfonso Garcia Cacho
Presidente
U.S.T.C. - Ron Brown 100
Liverpool 31
Co., Juarez
06600 Mexico D.F.
Tel: (011-52-5) 140 2671
Fax: (011-52-5) 535 2545
Instituto Mexicano de Normalizacion y Certificacion, A.C.
(IMNC)
(Mexican Standards & Certification Institute)
Dra. Mercedes Irueste Alejandre
General Director
Manuel Ma. Contreras No. 133 floor 6
Col. San Rafael
06500 Mexico, D.F.
Tel: (011-52-55) 5535-5872, 566-4750
Fax: (011-52-55) 5705-3686
Email:
direccion@imnc.org.mx
URL: http://www.imnc.org.mx
Standards area: general and quality systems
Sociedad Mexicana de Normalizacion y Certificacion, S.C.
NORMEX
(Mexican Standards & Certification Society)
Dr. Jaime Gonzalez Basurto
General Director
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)
Ing. Martin Flores Ruiz
Director of Operations
Av. Lazaro Cardenas No. 869,
Fracc. 3, esq. Con Jupiter,
Col. Nueva Industrial Vallejo,
C.P. 07700, Mexico, D.F.
Mexico
Tel: (011-525) 747-4550
Fax (011-525) 747-4560
Email: ance@ance.org.mx
URL: http://www.ance.org.mx
Direccion General de Normas
(General Directorate of Standards)
Secretaria de Economia (SEC)
C.P. Miguel Aguilar Romo
Director General
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
U.S. Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
Office of NAFTA
Ms. Juliet Bender, Director
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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