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Structural steel export market
Mexico
Nearshoring hub of North America and a CPTPP partner of Vietnam.
Growing potential FTA with Vietnam: CPTPP
- GDP 2026
- $2.12 trillion
- World rank
- #13
- Population
- 131.2 million
- GDP per capita
- $16,161
- Main ports
- 1
Steel structures for Mexico
Nearshoring has driven a wave of industrial parks and factories across northern and central Mexico. Steel is usually designed to AISC / IMCA practice. Vietnam and Mexico trade under the CPTPP.
Economy & key sectors
Manufacturing (automotive, electronics), oil and gas, services, agriculture
Demand for steel structures
Industrial parks, factories and warehouses linked to nearshoring.
Supplied from Vietnam
What World Steel can supply to Mexico
Structural steel, pre-engineered buildings and building-envelope products fabricated in our certified Vietnam plant and shipped ready to erect.
Free trade agreements
Agreements in force between Vietnam and Mexico, and the country's wider trade network.
FTA with Vietnam
Other trade agreements of Mexico
Import regulations for steel structures
What to check when importing fabricated structural steel (HS 7308) or prefabricated buildings (HS 9406) into Mexico.
- Steel imports require an automatic import notice and Mexican NOM compliance where applicable.
- Mexico raised tariffs on steel from non-FTA countries – CPTPP origin documentation is essential.
Landed cost calculator
What does steel from Vietnam cost delivered to Mexico?
Estimate freight, insurance, duty, taxes and local charges for fabricated steel structures – with the duty and tax rates for Mexico already filled in.
Calculate landed cost- Import duty (HS 7308.90)
- MFN 35% · CPTPP 0%
- IVA
- 16%
- Customs value basis
- CIF
Tariffs and trade measures change frequently. This information is a general guide, not legal or customs advice – World Steel confirms the current duty and documentation position with every quotation.
Holidays & cultural calendar
Upcoming holidays and cultural events in Mexico
Plan RFQs, approvals and deliveries around the days when offices, customs and ports close. Weekend: Sat–Sun (many firms work Saturday mornings).
Business seasonality: Business slows sharply during Semana Santa (Holy Week) and from 12 December (Guadalupe) to 6 January (Reyes) – the 'Guadalupe–Reyes' season; Mondays-holidays create long weekends ('puentes').
Seaports & logistics
Main container gateways for shipments from Ho Chi Minh City / Cai Mep to Mexico. Steel is shipped in containers, flat racks or break-bulk depending on member size.
All world ports →States (32)
- Aguascalientes
- Baja California
- Baja California Sur
- Campeche
- Chiapas
- Chihuahua
- Ciudad de México
- Coahuila de Zaragoza
- Colima
- Durango
- Guanajuato
- Guerrero
- Hidalgo
- Jalisco
- Michoacán de Ocampo
- Morelos
- México
- Nayarit
- Nuevo León
- Oaxaca
- Puebla
- Querétaro
- Quintana Roo
- San Luis Potosí
- Sinaloa
- Sonora
- Tabasco
- Tamaulipas
- Tlaxcala
- Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
- Yucatán
- Zacatecas
More markets in North America
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CanadaA CPTPP partner with demanding cold-climate and welding-certification rules.MediumCPTPP
Dominican RepublicThe largest economy in the Caribbean and Central America region.MediumMFN
PanamaThe logistics crossroads of the Americas.MediumMFN
Trinidad and TobagoEnergy-driven economy with steady demand for industrial and commercial buildings.HighMFN
JamaicaCaribbean logistics hub with growing tourism and logistics construction.HighMFN