Mexico customs glossary · English and Spanish
Mexico customs glossary · English and Spanish
Find the Spanish customs term and its plain English meaning. Each entry links to an official source so you can read the term in context.
Aduana
English meaning: Customs office
The authority supervising goods entering or leaving the country.
Official source: ANAM: customs glossary
Agente aduanal
English meaning: Mexican customs broker
A person holding a patente to handle customs clearance.
Official source: ANAM: customs glossary
Pedimento
English meaning: Customs declaration
The declaration recording goods and their customs operation.
Official source: ANAM: customs glossary
Despacho aduanero
English meaning: Customs clearance
The acts and formalities for goods entering or leaving Mexico.
Official source: ANAM: customs glossary
Fracción arancelaria
English meaning: Product classification
The classification identifying goods in Mexico's import and export schedule.
Official source: ANAM: customs glossary
NICO
English meaning: Commercial identification number
A commercial identifier used alongside the product classification.
Official source: Secretaría de Economía: CICOPLAFEST agreement
Régimen aduanero
English meaning: Customs regime
The legal treatment chosen for a customs operation.
Official source: ANAM: customs glossary
Reconocimiento aduanero
English meaning: Customs inspection
The authority's examination of goods and declared shipment information.
Official source: ANAM: customs glossary
Padrón de Importadores
English meaning: Importer register
SAT's register for importers, with an application and eligibility conditions.
Official source: SAT: Padrón de Importadores
Padrón de Importadores de Sectores Específicos
English meaning: Sector importer register
Registration for product classifications listed in Anexo 10's import sectors.
Official source: SAT: Anexo 10 of the RGCE
Encargo conferido
English meaning: Mandate to a customs broker
The importer's registered mandate to an agente aduanal for customs operations.
Official source: SAT: encargo conferido
NOM
English meaning: Official Mexican standard
A technical standard; Secretaría de Economía lists product classifications subject to NOM compliance at customs.
Official source: Secretaría de Economía: NOM framework
RRNA
English meaning: Non-tariff regulations and restrictions
Product controls such as permits and automatic notices, distinct from product classification itself.
Official source: Secretaría de Economía: prior permits and automatic notices
Permiso previo
English meaning: Prior permit
An authorization reviewed before an operation for goods listed in the relevant agreement.
Official source: Secretaría de Economía: prior permits and automatic notices
IMMEX
English meaning: Export manufacturing and services program
A Secretaría de Economía program for temporary imports used in export manufacturing or services, subject to its conditions.
Official source: Secretaría de Economía: IMMEX
Anexo 24
English meaning: Inventory controls
The annex to the RGCE (General Foreign Trade Rules) covering computerized inventory-control information.
Official source: SAT: current RGCE annex index
Anexo 30
English meaning: Credit and guarantee accounts
The annex to the RGCE (General Foreign Trade Rules) covering the credit and guarantee accounts control system.
Official source: SAT: current RGCE annex index
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