Mexico Outlines Upcoming Certificate of Compliance Requirements for Parts and Components
The Mexican Secretariat of Economy recently issued a ruling on the application to parts and components of upcoming requirements to submit a certificate of compliance with certain Mexican product standards at the time of entry, according to a May 27 circular from the Confederation of Mexican Customs Broker Associations (CAAAREM) that was posted by the consultancy AJR Comercio Exterior.
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Pieces, parts and components can be associated on a certificate with the final product if they fall within the scope of the same Mexican product standard and were subjected to corresponding tests together with the finished product, the ruling said, according to the circular. On the other hand, pieces, parts and components that fall under the scope of a different Mexican standard than the final product must comply with the standard applicable to the part or component, the circular said. Pieces, parts and components that do not fall within the scope of any product standard do not have to be associated with the certificate of compliance, it said.
Importers are obligated to provide a list of pieces, parts and components in the final product to the third-party certification body, which will in turn list them in its report of results, the circular said. This information must also be uploaded to the electronic system for product compliance information that will be used by third-party certification bodies, it said.
Under regulations issued in October, imports subject to some Mexican standards will be denied entry into Mexico beginning June 3, 2019, if they are not accompanied by a certificate of compliance attached to the entry and previously entered into an automated system by the third-party certifier (see 1904100076).