Mexico Customs Status & U.S. Trade Treatment

At a glance

U.S. trade agreement

USMCA

Average duty rate, August 2026

3.20%

Duty on U.S. imports

$1.9B

U.S. imports / exports

$60.6B / $33.7B a month

Agreements per the U.S. Trade Representative; customs territory per the European Commission. Duty is what the Census Bureau calculates for the month, not what was paid; a product's rate can differ widely from the country average.

Top U.S. imports from Mexico

These 5 make up 42% of U.S. imports from Mexico in the latest month.

1. Digital Processing Units (CPUs), NESOI HS 847150$18.8B
2. Gasoline-Engine Trucks for Goods Transport, GVW Not Over 5 Metric Tons HS 870431$2.1B
3. Passenger Cars with Spark-Ignition Engine, Over 1,500 cc to 3,000 cc HS 870323$2.0B
4. Machines for Reception, Conversion, Transmission or Regeneration of Voice, Images, or Data HS 851762$1.7B
5. Automatic Data Processing Storage Units (NESOI) HS 847170$1.2B

Top U.S. exports to Mexico

These 5 make up 23% of U.S. exports to Mexico in the latest month.

1. Parts and Accessories for Automatic Data Processing Machines HS 847330$2.9B
2. Light Petroleum Oils & Preparations (Not Containing Biodiesel) HS 271012$1.3B
3. Solid-State Non-Volatile Semiconductor Storage Devices HS 852351$1.3B
4. Petroleum Oils & Bituminous Mineral Oils (Non-Crude, Non-Biodiesel) HS 271019$1.2B
5. Civilian Aircraft, Engines, Equipment, and Parts HS 880000$915.8M

Trade overview

Mexico is one of the United States' top two trading partners, with deeply integrated manufacturing supply chains particularly in automotive, electronics, agriculture, and aerospace sectors. Trade between the US and Mexico is governed by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Mexico serves as a critical nearshoring destination and a major origin for US agricultural and manufactured goods imports.