By: Kerry Wang, Senior Associate and
Francesca Jaubert, Law Clerk Braumiller Law Group
For over fifteen years, importers of regulated consumer products operated under a reactive compliance model: certificates of compliance were required at the time of import under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, but importers only had to produce them on CPSC’s request.
For: Brenda Cordova and Francisco de la Cruz Braumiller Law Group Mexico Legal Counsel
Mexico’s customs and foreign trade legal framework has evolved toward a stricter and more controlled compliance model.
By Francisco de la Cruz, Braumiller Law Group Mexico Legal Counsel
Mexico’s Tax Administration Service (SAT) launched the 2026 Fiscal Regularization Program on January 22, offering businesses a strategic opportunity to resolve outstanding tax obligations with unprecedented penalty relief.
By Francisco de la Cruz, Braumiller Law Group Mexico Legal Counsel
The MVE, which will be enforceable as of April 1, 2026, is a digital document integrated into Mexico’s Single Window for Foreign Trade (VUCEM – Ventanilla Única de Comercio Exterior) through which importers must declare the customs value of goods entering Mexico.
By: Brenda Cordova, Mexico Attorney, Braumiller Law Group
On September 15th, 2024, the Mexican Congress published on the Diario Oficial de la Federacion (Mexican Official Gazette) a decree to amend, add, and abolish several provisions of the Mexican Constitution regarding the Judicial Power. This reform, as it is being called, is one of the major changes to the Mexican Judicial System and has been met with heated debates by opponents who fear it will put the balance and separation of power at risk as it will result in a weakened and deteriorated judicial system overpassed by the legislative and executive powers.
By Francisco de la Cruz, Braumiller Law Group Mexico Legal Counsel
The customs authority is empowered to verify whether a good imported into its territory under Preferential Tariff Treatment (PTT), complies with the rules of origin and other requirements set out in USMCA.