Fresh Potato Imports in Mexico and Supreme Court | The Trading Room
This week in our Mexican economic newsletter, VTZ reports the fresh potato imports and the Mexican Supreme Court ruling, Mexico’s WTO proposal on the Appellate Body, and a new initiative on Cinematography and Audiovisual Services, the Outsourcing Reform, Mexican international trade statistics, and the Mexico-UK Continuity Agreement. Fresh Potato Imports and their Phytosanitary Restrictions Upheld […]
December and January Developments on International Trade – The Trading Room
Developments Mid-December 2020 Trade-related decisions and regulations were published in December 2021. The most relevant in our opinion are the following: Mexico and CPTPP: Ministry of Economy made some changes to the procedure regarding the public tenders to access the import quotas per Mexico’s Tariff Rate Quotas established in Appendix A-1, which deals with dairy […]
USMCA Fast Response Mechanism | Webinar
VTZ in collaboration with experts from Torres Law, DeForest Abogados, National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, Inc., and International Compliance Professionals Association organized the Panel Discussion (Webinar) USMCA Fast Response Mechanism, which will take place on September 9, 2020, at 1:00 PM. Expert Panel The expert panel will be composed of: Olga Torres, […]
International Trade in Mexico
Our third chapter of Doing Business in Mexico, International Trade, will provide a general overview of ton Mexican International Trade Policy considering international context, as well as customs aspects. This chapter includes the following sections: Mexican International Trade Policy and Customs Tariff Policy MFN Tariffs or Duties Preferential Tariffs in Free Trade Agreements CPTPP USMCA […]
USMCA Hotline and more | The Trading Room
USMCA Hotline for Labor Complaints On Monday, August 3, the United States Embassy in Mexico published, on its Twitter account, the “USMCA Hotline”, which is a platform to receive complaints or information on labor matters. This should not come as a surprise because it was foreseen in article 717 of the USMCA Implementation Act. El […]
AMLO – Trump meeting : A review on Trade and USMCA
AMLO – Trump: Trade and USMCA In what was a highly expected meeting regarding the celebration of USMCA’s entry into force, AMLO and Trump held a bilateral meeting and had a “trade-dinner” with numerous executives from the US and Mexico. We highlight the following matters during Wednesday’s event: Joint Speech: Trade-Related Trump highlighted that USMCA […]
USMCA Labor Disputes | The Trading Room
In our Trading Room economic newsletter, we address Robert Lighthizer’s appearance before the U.S. Senate to share the 2020 Trade Policy Agenda, where he commented on possible USMCA Labor Disputes and the use of the rapid response labor mechanism as well as WTO actions; we also address the selection process for the WTO Director-General. Future Labor Disputes in […]
Labor and Trade: USMCA Labor Chapter
USMCA’s Labor and Trade Relevant Materials Welcome, thank you for attending the USMBA’s webinar on “Labor & Trade: Is Mexico Ready for the Labor Chapter?.” VTZ law firm has prepared the following parallel and supporting material so that you can review it during or after this event. USMCA Labor Chapter: Labor Dispute Flowchart and Other […]
