Customs revenue showed optimal performance in December 2025, totaling 128,999.21 million pesos (mdp) in cash flow , a real increase of 29.4% compared to the same period in 2024 , according to statistics from the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM) .
According to data from the Customs Revenue and Operation Dashboard , both Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) grew in the last month of 2025. VAT registered an increase of 14.6% compared to December 2024, with 82,849.8 million pesos, while the IEPS totaled 24,235.9 million pesos, representing an increase of 102.1 percent.
Meanwhile, transactions increased by 2.7% in December 2025 compared to the same month in 2024, totaling 1,688,268. Customs declarations also saw a positive change of 1% , with 906,404 transactions.
ANAM detailed that maritime customs offices saw a real increase in revenue of 40.1%, reaching 72,315.38 million pesos during the reference period. Meanwhile, inland customs offices registered a 39.3% increase, totaling 21,308.55 million pesos in revenue. Customs offices along the northern border showed a real increase of 7.6% in December of last year compared to the same month in 2024, reaching 35,113.02 million pesos.
In December 2025, the Manzanillo maritime customs showed a 6% increase by collecting 16,438.57 million pesos; the Nuevo Laredo customs increased by 6.2% with 16,025.23 million pesos, and Veracruz registered a decrease of 4.6%, collecting 11,136.99 million pesos.
Cumulative increase
The accumulated revenue from January to December 2025 also showed positive results. ANAM reported a real increase of 15.5% compared to the same period in 2024, totaling a cash flow of 1,449,461.35 million pesos .
During the period, the IEPS grew 53.8% , totaling 247,639.5 million pesos; while the VAT registered an increase of 8.3% , with 986,982.8 million pesos.
However, both operations and customs declarations showed declines. Operations fell 2.3% in 2025 compared to 2024, totaling 21,431,945; and customs declarations totaled 10,824,725 transactions last year, representing a 4% decrease over 2024.
In 2025, Mexican foreign trade showed resilience in an environment marked by volatility and uncertainty, resulting from tariffs imposed by the United States, as well as reforms to the national customs system.
In that context, Mexican exports closed 2025 with positive figures, reaching 60,651 million dollars , which represented an annual increase of 17.2%; while the accumulated value during last year was 664,837 million dollars , which meant an annual growth of 7.6%, according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) .
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