Will Mexico face Trump tariffs on steel? He Secretary of EconomyMarcelo Ebrard, announced new measures regarding the steel industry and the main one consists of canceling imports of producers that commit irregularities.
Ebrard highlighted at the ‘Mañanera’ conference on Monday, May 5, 2025 that the main objective is to protect the national industry and produce more jobs in Mexico.
“In 1,62 mills that are in the registry, Presented by whom steel imports, they have inconsistencies or have irregularities or flat do not exist, ”explained the head of the Ministry of Economy.
As detailed by the former chancellor, to import steel products, it is necessary to submit a record before the Ministry of Economy, in the case of Mexico. In the country it is the registration for steel importers.
Las steel plants They are called mills and therefore it is necessary to inform about their data, as well as the imported material.
What are the irregularities found in steel imports?
Ebrard explained that President Claudia Sheinbaum ordered the review of all steel producers that total more than 2,000, so verification is carried out in different countries of the world, one of them is Malaysia.
The result of this inspection It is to initiate the cancellation and disincorporation process of said records in 1,62 mills that present irregularities.
“The benefits will be to prevent marketers, the importer, to use apocryphal records to import steel and evade tariff evasion because they do not pay taxes, pay minor taxes or have benefits,” said Marcelo Ebrard.
Another of the main results is that trade will be strengthened To avoid steel triangulation, said the head of the Ministry of Economy.
-The United States has mentioned this triangulation by accusing Mexico of ‘unfair trade’ for using steel and aluminum from China and Russia.
“Los Mexican producers They use unfair trade To win Market participation in the United States And they take advantage of their access to the global aluminum, unfairly marketed to do so, “the Federal Registry of the US detailed in a document.
After the cancellation of the registry to steel producers in Mexico, the impact will be that the national producer has fair powers of conditions with what is imported to avoid abuse against the national industry.
What do we know about the US tariffs in Mexico?
Donald Trump imposed a tariff of 25 percent to imports to steel and aluminum from Mexico since last March 12.
According to analysts, exports of products affected by these taxes would exceed 20 billion dollars, equivalent to 4.7 percent of total Mexican exports and more than 1.5 percent of GDP of 2024.
Among the affected products They are auto parts, appliances and electronic, fundamental for the industry of at least 11 states, according to data from the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO).
It was precisely Marcelo Ebrard who led meetings with US government officials to impose this tax, but no agreement was reached because EU imposed this tariff on the world, including its main commercial partners: Mexico and Canada.
In this way Tariff exemptions were eliminated Trump granted to these countries as part of the treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC), but only applies to steel and aluminum.
*With importation of Jassiel Valdelamar
