Key facts
- Mexico canceled around 1,100 mill registrations, many in Asia, that authorities found did not exist, Gutierrez said.
- Steel imports from Vietnam fell 80% in some months, according to Gutierrez.
- Mexico cut steel and aluminum imports from China, South Korea and India by about 30%, Gutierrez said.
- Gutierrez said Mexico's priority is reducing the impact of US Section 232 tariffs on autos, steel and aluminum.
- US officials were receptive to proposals from Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard, Gutierrez said.
Mexico is working to ensure that no steel from China or other countries is rerouted through its territory into the United States under North America's trade pact, deputy economy minister for foreign trade Luis Rosendo Gutierrez said on November 11, 2026.
Gutierrez told journalists the government had tightened traceability measures with industry and was guaranteeing that products were not reaching the United States by exploiting Mexico's trade preferences. "We want to guarantee - and we are guaranteeing - that there is no triangulation of steel or other products that reach the United States taking advantage of our trade agreement," he said.
He said Mexico had canceled around 1,100 mill registrations, many in Asia, that authorities found did not exist, helping cut steel imports from Vietnam by 80% in some months. Mexico had also reduced steel and aluminum imports from third countries including China, South Korea and India by about 30%, stemming some 13 billion pesos ($698.54 million) in imports, he said.
Gutierrez said Mexico's priority is to reduce the impact of US Section 232 tariffs on autos, steel and aluminum rather than focus on a broader review of the US-Mexico-Canada trade pact. He said US officials had been receptive to proposals put forward by Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard, and that Mexico hoped for positive news in the coming weeks before year-end.