In January-August this collection grew 24.5% annual real, the greatest rhythm of all federal taxes. It went from 85,899 million pesos to 111,082 million, contributing to 2.1% of all public revenues, the highest contribution in the same period since 2001, when it registered 2.2%. Compared to the calendarized, the collection was 13,000 million pesos greater.
“This increase was the result of the recent changes in the tariff scheme for countries without commercial agreement with Mexico, greater surveillance in customs and the new fiscal treatment for products under the threshold of Minimis”, Explained the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) in its Public Finance and Debt Report at the end of August.
The entry of the Sheinbaum government was direct to regulate issues with the sale and purchase of internet goods from abroad and the fight against smuggling. On October 11, it applied tax retention for 16%to purchases abroad from platforms such as Shein and Temu for the rest of 2025, as of this year 19%was retained, however, by decree, from August 15 it charges 33.5%, and applies to the countries with which Mexico has no agreement or commercial treaty. For T-MEC countries the rate is 19%.
Also on December 26, the Ministry of Economy reported a historical embargo on merchandise illegally in the country for 320 million pesos, and began a review of the patents of customs agents.
We are very aware of the effect that the smuggling of hydrocarbons, and not just the smuggling of merchandise, has on public finances. Customs collection is growing in 22% in real terms. Foreign trade collection is in historical records
Édgar Amador Zamora, head of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.
According to the official, this was achieved thanks to the fight against fiscal elusion and corruption, in addition to the establishment of greater controls between the Tax Administration Service (SAT), the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM) and the Armed Forces.
On September 9, after the Economic Package 2026 The Executive sent a proposal to reform customs law with the objective of strengthening controls for the import and export of goods. It also delivered a list of products (1,371 tariff fractions) to which it plans to apply import taxes in 2026, these range from 10 to 50% to products, from countries without agreement, from the automotive industry, textiles, plastics, appliances, paper and cardboard, among others.
According to Amador Zamora, the potential for collection of foreign trade is important. As the sum of Mexican imports and exports represents 75% of GDP.
“That is why we have submitted to its consideration, at the same time of the Economic package reforms to the Customs Law, to the Fiscal Code of the Federation to help us that this work that is already felt, gives more, ”he said in appearance with deputies, Wednesday of last week.
According to the initiative of the Federation Income Law (ILIF), foreign trade taxes will generate 254,756 million pesos in 2026, this is 40% more than what is expected to collect this year; 151,789 million.
“We are decreasing leaks, increasing efficiencies. We are raising nine times or five times more in foreign trade than in the previous administrations. That is the result of the fight against smuggling, of the fight against corruption,” said Amador Zamora, this Thursday in his appearance before senators for the gloss of the first government report of the president, Sheinbaum.
