The Americas
Shipping from Spain to Mexico
Mexico has had a trade agreement with the EU since 2000, so Spanish products can be imported at a preferential tariff if their origin is proven. The key is that the importer is registered to import.
What you need to know
- Customs
- Yes. Export declaration in Spain and import declaration (pedimento) in Mexico, filed by a licensed customs broker (agente aduanal).
- Documents
- Commercial invoice with description, value and tariff code, and a packing list.
- Export declaration (DUA) filed with the Spanish Tax Agency, which generates the MRN; the exporter needs an EORI number.
- Proof of origin for the preferential tariff: movement certificate EUR.1 or origin declaration on the invoice (any exporter up to €6,000; approved exporter with no limit).
- Taxes at destination
- 16% VAT on imports, plus the duty, which is reduced or removed if EU origin is proven.
- Agreement with the EU
- EU-Mexico Global Agreement, in force since 2000, with tariff preferences. The new Interim Trade Agreement was signed in May 2026 and the EU approved it in July; its entry into force is pending.
- Transport
- Air freight, express courier service and sea freight (Veracruz, Manzanillo). Freighter aircraft operate at Felipe Ángeles airport (NLU); in Mexico City (MEX) cargo travels in the hold of passenger flights.
- Cargo airports
- NLU · Felipe ÁngelesMEX · Mexico CityGDL · GuadalajaraMTY · Monterrey
- EU sanctions
- No EU restrictive measures (sanctions) apply to Mexico.
Practical advice
The Mexican importer must be listed in the SAT Register of Importers (Padrón de Importadores), with an active RFC (tax ID) and a customs broker. If not, the goods cannot be cleared: check this before shipping.
Related guide: Documents for exporting outside the EU
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Sources
Information reviewed in September 2026. Regulations change, so they are confirmed in every quote.
- European Commission, Access2Markets: EU-Mexico Global Agreement
- Council of the EU, approval of the modernised agreement with Mexico (14 July 2026)
- Government of Mexico, registration in the Register of Importers (Padrón de Importadores)
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