Mexico: Export Controls & Trade & Investment Sanctions

Mexico's Ministry of Economy has initiated an antidumping investigation into self-adhesive plastic tape imports from China, following a petition by domestic producers Industrias Tuk and Navi Lux. The investigation covers products with plastic backing and adhesive layers supplied in rolls, with a dumping investigation period from October 2024 to September 2025 and an injury analysis period extending back to October 2022.

After a frenzied election cycle, Donald Trump will return to the White House with an amplified trade agenda. In the campaign's final days, then-candidate Trump mused about imposing 500% tariffs on Mexican automobiles.