Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez: They suffer the impact of tariffs on the maquila

The border cities of Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana have been pillars of trade between Mexico and the United States, with a strong activity of the maquiladora and automotive industry. However, the threat of new tariffs of 25% imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed uncertainty in both regions, although with different effects. CITY JUÁREZ: MASSIVE LESS OF EMPLOYMENT Ciudad Juárez, the heart of the maquiladora industry in Mexico, faces an …

By reiterating that the tariffs imposed by the United States do not affect Mexico; Governor Samuel García Sepúlveda indicated that Nuevo León is preparing for the second wave of the Nearshoring. Through social networks, the state president pointed out that the state is the “great winner” of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy. He explained that products within the T-MEC are tax-free, and in Nuevo León 90 percent of exports are incorporated in…

The US President Donald Trump’s exemption from reciprocal tariffs on Mexico would open the door to reactivate the relocation of capital in the country or nearshoring, according to an analysis by BBVA Mexico. “While the announced tariff measures will have negative effects on the global economy and the US economy, which will affect growth in the short term, the fact that Mexico faces a lower level of relative protectionism could give it advantages…

The reciprocal tariffs that President Donald Trump applied to imports from virtually all over the world, mainly from South-East Asian countries, will not cause major damage to Mexico; even, US trade policy could reinvigorate Nearshoring. According to BBVA’s analysis, the impact of Washington’s protectionism on the Mexican economy will be “relative” and limited, as it remains off the black list of countries sanctioned with new tariffs.