Integrated Foreign Trade Information System (Siicex)

The Siicex web site is intended to offer organizations, businesses, importers, exporters, government, students and citizens information related to foreign trade from a single enquiry point, enabling them to reduce transaction costs by facilitating information searches and providing certainty about their obligations in acts of Foreign Trade.

Its purpose is to present the regulations which establish the general provisions within the scope of competence of the Secretariat, and the criteria for compliance with laws, international trade agreements or treaties, decrees, regulations and other regulatory systems, grouping them so users can apply them easily.

The system comprises five sections: Siiceteca (Virtual Library); Tariff; Foreign Trade Bulletin, Today; Did you know…? and This Month, which together seek to give users easy access to information related to foreign trade.

Foreign Trade in Figures

The  Tariff Information System via Internet contains up-to-date trade statistics, with monthly trade data from 2007.

Siiceteca

Siiceteca is a virtual library containing information on legal instruments pertaining to foreign trade in different versions (original text, amendments and integrated text), and related publications, and the procedures and forms which apply for each system.

The virtual library is made up of six modules: Laws and Regulations; Trade Treaties and Agreements; Decrees; Quotas; Permits and Miscellaneous Regulations, and Foreign Trade Rules.
 

Siiceteca Modules

1. Laws and Regulations. This module gives access to the different laws and regulations governing foreign trade such as the Foreign Trade Law; the Customs Law; the General Import and Export Tax Law, etc.

2. Trade Treaties and Agreements. This module shows the various decrees on free trade treaties signed by Mexico, which are: North America (USA/Canada), Costa Rica, G2 (Colombia), Nicaragua, Chile, European Union, Israel, Northern Triangle (El Salvador/Guatemala/Honduras), European Association (Norway/Iceland/Liechtenstein/Switzerland), Uruguay and Japan; and also the Decrees on  Economic Complementation Agreements signed by Mexico such as the ECA  6 (Argentina), ECA  8 (Peru), ECA  51 (Cuba), ECA  53 (Brazil), ECA  54 and 55 (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). The module also shows the tariffs (decrees concerning applicable rates), customs rulings and mentions the partial scope agreements, which are: Ecuador, Paraguay and Panama.

3. Decrees. The module is made up of the various decrees regarding development programs such as IMMEX, Prosec, ECEX, ALTEX and Drawback published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, as well as TIGIE Tariffs, FTA and Border Tariff Rates, Competitiveness of the Automotive Industry, Vehicle Importation and Border Vehicles (businesses and residents).

4. Quotas: This module includes the quota agreements derived from trade treaties and agreements (FTAs, ECAs, ALADI, WTO) and unilateral agreements.

The module is divided into three parts: America: (North America (US/Canada), Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Northern Triangle (El Salvador(Guatemala/Honduras), Uruguay, ALADI, ECA  53 (Brazil), ECA  55 (Mercosur), ECA  6 (Argentina) and remaining quotas); Europe and Asia: European Union, European Association (Norway/Iceland/Liechtenstein/Switzerland), Israel and Japan, and Others: (WTO, Unilateral and Federal Income Law (Tenth Transitory Provisions)).

5. Permits and Miscellaneous Regulations: This module includes the SE's agreements on non-tariff regulations such as: TIGIE 2002-2007 Miscellaneous Provisions and Correlation Tables, Permits, Official Mexican Standards (NOMs), Countervailing Duties, IMMEX (PITEX/Maquila), Automotive, National Content and Regulatory Quality as well as those of other agencies: Commission for the Control of the Production and Use of Pesticides, Fertilizers, and Toxic Substances (Cicoplafest), and the Secretariats of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (Sagarpa), National Defense (Sedena), Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat), Energy (SENER), Education (SEP), and Health (SSA).

6. Foreign Trade Rules. This module includes the amendments and annexes of the General Rules and Criteria on Foreign Trade, issued by the Secretariat of Economy, and also includes the General Rules on Foreign Trade of the SAT, issued by the Tax Administration Service (SAT).
 

Tariff

This section is the result of a joint effort by the Secretariat of Economy and the Mexican Confederation of Associations of Customs Brokers (Caaarem), to streamline the activities of the different stakeholders in foreign trade.

The section provides information on the current tariff rates of the General Import and Export Tax, including FTA and Prosec tariffs, of non-tariff regulations and general observations.
 

Foreign Trade Bulletin, Today

This electronic bulletin represents the efforts of the Secretariat of Economy to periodically diffuse topics of interest and relevant news on foreign trade, such as Official Provisions (amendments and publications of decrees, agreements, rulings, etc.).
 

Did you know...?

Presents current issues, statistics, brief and relevant news, tips on foreign trade and frequently asked questions on topics such as Trade Facilitation, Program Transparency and Foreign Trade Instruments.
 

This Month

Contains a set of official provisions on foreign trade which are published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) by the agencies and entities of the Federal Public Administration during a calendar month, such as: agreements, rulings, manuals, annexes, decrees, clarifications, decisions, rules and notices.
 

Responsible for the Information

The Directorate-General for Foreign Trade is responsible for the information published on Siicex.
 

Legal Basis

Rule 4.1 of Title 4 of the Agreement through which the Secretariat of Economy issues the General Rules and Criteria on Foreign Trade, dated July 6, 2007.

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