On December 19, Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced that a 35% tariff would be temporarily imposed on more than 100 types of imported textile products to protect Mexico's textile and apparel industry. Recently, the Mexican government also announced that from January 1, 2025, a 16% value-added tax would be imposed on all foreign e-commerce platforms, including Amazon.
Recently, the Mexican government announced that it will impose a 16% value-added tax (VAT) on all foreign e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, from January 1, 2025. This policy is part of the 2025 Income Tax Law, which aims to increase government tax revenue and strengthen tax supervision of foreign e-commerce platforms.
According to the announcement, all companies that sell goods and services in Mexico through foreign e-commerce platforms will be subject to taxation. This means that regardless of whether these companies are local Mexican companies, as long as their goods are stored in Mexico, they must pay 16% VAT. In addition, the government has also cancelled the previous preferential policy of exempting VAT for goods purchased for less than US$50 each time. From January 1, 2025, all goods sold on e-commerce platforms will be subject to VAT.