FAIRS Country Report Annual - Trade Facilitation and Agency Contacts
Report Number: MX2025-0049 Date: December 02, 2025 Country: Mexico Prepared By: USDA FAS Foreign Agricultural Service Source: [USDA GAIN Report](https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=FAIRS+Country+Report+Annual_Monterrey+ATO_Mexico_MX2025-0049.pdf)
Trade Facilitation and Agency Contacts
Section X. Trade Facilitation USDA-SADER Workplans: USDA and SADER/SENASICA collaborate to facilitate trade. Work plans and agreements between APHIS and SENASICA enable U.S. exports of apples, stone fruits, cherries, grapevine, and propagating material for berries. To review a specific work plan for these products, visit SENASICA's website. These work plans, as a negotiation between the governments of the United States and Mexico, and specifically between USDA/APHIS and SADER/SENASICA, establish phytosanitary fundamentals in which the importing country determines corresponding requirements to import the products in the agreement. In Mexico, the work plans are evaluated and implemented by SADER and are generally not open for public comment by industry or other stakeholders. SENASICA Inspection Process and Inspection Infrastructure: In addition to joint efforts between USDA and SADER, SENASICA continues to modernize and standardize its import procedures at POE, improving trade facilitation, thus reducing costs. To facilitate importation at commercial POEs, SENASICA officials carry out inspection, verification, and certification functions for animal, plant, aquaculture, and fisheries products in Mexican territory at SENASICA approved privately owned verification and inspection points. However, inspection of livestock, plant, and plant products may occur at SENASICA approved verification and inspection points located on the border's U.S. side. These points establish their
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fees for product handling and maneuvers, which the importer pays. Visit SENASICA's website for more information on the inspection infrastructure. Food and agricultural trade between the United States and Mexico occurs across a wide diversity of POEs and transport conveyances. Average release times for shipments vary depending on the product type and requirements, as well as transport mode and POE used. The volume of bilateral trade and continuing growth in this trade, particularly at commercial crossings along the land border, can at times lead to congestion and logistical difficulties for supply chains in both directions. However, U.S. shipments to Mexico are most often delayed due to improper or inconsistent documentation from the exporting and/or importing parties. U.S. exporters are encouraged to contact FAS Mexico to understand the import-export process and help avoid these common delays. Foreign Trade Single Window and E-certification Mexico's Foreign Trade Single Window (VUCEM), a one-stop-shop that facilitates online document submission and revision of imports, has a module to manage E-certification. In this respect, USDA and SADER continue working towards E-certification. Currently, SENASICA accepts APHIS/PPQ's "Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance & Tracking System (PCIT)." SENASICA receives the certificates electronically, ensuring these comply with import requirements of particular plant and plant products; SENASICA may use APHIS VS "Veterinary Export Health Certification System (VEHCS)" to revise export certificates exclusively for cattle and horses.
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Appendix I. Government Regulatory Key Agency Contacts:
SENASICA Directory
SEMARNAT Directory PROFEPA Directory
COFEPRIS Directory
ECONOMIA Directory
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Appendix II. Other Import Specialist Technical Contacts: For further information, and to learn more about services provided by FAS Mexico, please contact us: Office of Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Embassy in Mexico City T: +52 (55) 5080-2868 E: AgMexico@usda.gov U.S. Agricultural Trade Office in Monterrey, Mexico T: +52 (81) 8047- 3300 ext. 3318 E: AgMexico@usda.gov U.S. Agricultural Trade Office in Mexico City, Mexico T: +52 (55) 5080-2000 ext. 5282 E: AgMexico@usda.gov FAS Mexico has expert advice for exporters, customs agents, freight forwarders, and Mexican importers regarding correct documentation procedures and logistics to successfully export to Mexico through the US-Mexico border by truck or rail, and by vessel through Mexico's major seaports. ATO Monterrey monitors trade flows along the US-Mexican border and works with other USDA offices in Mexico to facilitate this trade to the extent possible.
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Source
USDA GAIN (Global Agricultural Information Network) Original source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
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