News / US brands 'scramble' for fulfilment as Mexico imposes new tariffs

© Luboslav Ivanko

UPDATED 17.1.25 WITH XB FULFILLMENT COMMENT

US apparel importers are “scrambling” to find new fulfilment centres after the Mexican government unexpectedly imposed new restrictions and tariffs.

A presidential decree introduced increases to tariffs on a range of finished textile goods, to 35% from 20%-25%, and from 10% to 15% on textile parts, and from 20 December brought in restrictions on the temporary import of textiles under the IMMEX (Manufacturing, Maquiladora and Export Services Industry) programme. 

IMMEX allowed foreign companies to import goods into ...