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China: Conclusion of Trade Barrier Investigation into Mexico's proposed import tariff increases

Announcement

25 Sep 2025

In September 2025, China's Ministry of Commerce announced the launch of a trade and investment barrier investigation into Mexico's proposed measures to increase import tariffs on products from non-free trade partners, including China. In March 2026, the Ministry announced the conclusion of the investigation.

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1 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Clarification: 25 Mar 2026
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Recent update from 25 Mar 2026:

On 25 March 2026, China’s Ministry of Commerce published Announcement 2026/16, announcing the conclusion of its investigation, finding that Mexico’s tariff increases and related restrictive measure...

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