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Commercial Information Circulars

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Ref : EIC 426/2

20 October 2014

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 913/2014

Mexico : New Measures to Prevent Undervaluation of Imported Footwear

The Mexican government on 29 August 2014 issued a decree announcing a new set of measures aimed at preventing the undervaluation of imported footwear and enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of domestic footwear manufacturers. On 1 September 2014, Mexican government published amendments to the above decree confirming that the footwear targeted by the action is classified under Mexican Harmonised Tariff Schedule (HTSMX) codes 6401.10.01, 6401.92.01, 6401.92.99, 6401.99.01, 6401.99.02, 6401.99.99, 6402.19.01, 6402.19.02, 6402.19.03, 6402.19.99, 6402.20.01, 6402.91.01, 6402.91.02, 6402.99.01, 6402.99.02, 6402.99.03, 6402.99.04, 6402.99.05, 6402.99.06, 6402.99.99, 6403.19.01, 6403.19.02, 6403.19.99, 6403.20.01, 6403.40.01, 6403.51.01, 6403.51.02, 6403.51.99, 6403.59.01, 6403.59.02, 6403.59.99, 6403.91.01, 6403.91.02, 6403.91.03, 6403.91.04, 6403.91.99, 6403.99.01, 6403.99.02, 6403.99.03, 6403.99.04, 6403.99.05, 6403.99.06, 6404.11.01, 6404.11.02, 6404.11.03, 6404.11.99, 6404.19.01, 6404.19.02, 6404.19.03, 6404.19.99, 6404.20.01, 6405.10.01, 6405.20.01, 6405.20.02, 6405.20.99, 6405.90.01 and 6405.90.99.

DETAILS

2.The decree authorises the Mexican government to carry out seven specific permanent actions to prevent and combat undervaluation in the footwear import market. Among the seven actions, one involves the development of mechanisms to monitor the customs value of imported footwear, including by establishing measures such as estimated prices and alert prices that guarantee the collection of any tax liabilities and the Mexican government on 5 September 2014 published a supplementary resolution setting certain reference prices for imported footwear.

3.For details, please refer to the relevant official notices (in Spanish) at http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5358209&fecha=29/08/2014, http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5358365&fecha=01/09/2014 and http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5359086&fecha=05/09/2014.

ENQUIRIES

4.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Janice LAU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry



Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.