Manufacturing in Mexico Advantages

• Mexico has the most free trade agreements in the world, NAFTA/USMCA (North America) and the new CPTPP gives manufacturers and suppliers tariff-free access to 11 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific (Canada, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam).
• Duty free temporary imports of raw materials and machinery under Mexico’s IMMEX program
• Less volatile trade relationship, we are geographical neighbors with deeply integrated economies.
• Stone’s throw proximity to the United States with dedicated commercial border crossings and deep-water port connected to the world.
• Decades of foreign direct investment and governmental investment in the billions of dollars for modern facilities, infrastructure, roads, electricity, and water.
• Highly skilled and plentiful labor force that is largely bilingual and bicultural.

For global manufacturing companies seeking to reduce costs there is no location in the world that is closer than Mexico. Location factors are important to manufacturers planning for transportation, logistics and time-in-transit costs to get their product to market.

At North America’s southern end, Mexico has next-door access to the United States and Canada. Along with cargo ships for transporting goods, “USMCA” and highways connect ground transportation from Mexico to all of North America, allowing products to be moved quickly and just-in-time.

Compared to overseas locations like China where transportation can take nearly 30 days by container ship, shipping costs as well as time-in-transit becomes an all-too-critical consideration when manufacturers are operating in a different country.

Mexico's entry to the  manufacturing  arena began more than 50 years ago. At its inception, the draw for foreign manufacturers was its low-cost labor rates. Today the manufacturing landscape and Mexico is much different; Major industries in Mexico have attracted global manufacturing companies such as Volkswagen, GM, Bombardier, Bose, Eaton and other world class corporations by proving the technical skills and capabilities to compete not only in North America, but on the world stage as well.

Tijuana,  the most visited  border city  in the globe  has become a manufacturing powerhouse for companies from all over the world pertaining to major industries in Mexico such as  Aerospace & Defense,  Medical Device,  Automotive  and Electronics.  Cities like Tijuana are burgeoning hubs for manufacturing activities.