Customs revenue in Mexico declined for two consecutive months, totaling 101,568.38 million pesos (mdp) in February , a real contraction of 16.8% compared to the same month in 2025, according to statistics from the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM) .
However, the figures were mixed across different categories. According to data from the Customs Revenue and Operation Dashboard , Value Added Tax (VAT) registered a 27.5% drop compared to January 2025, totaling 65,521 million pesos; in contrast, the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) totaled 19,674.3 million pesos, a 44.6% increase compared to February 2025 .
Likewise, operations had a slight growth of 0.4% in the second month of the year compared to the same period last year, registering 1,679,084 procedures; although customs declarations showed an annual decrease of 3.2% with 824,426 documents issued.
By type of customs office, the figures were not favorable, reporting double-digit drops during February. The northern border customs office saw the most significant contraction at 21.5% , reporting 34,003.93 million pesos; followed by inland customs offices, which decreased 20.6% annually, collecting 16,912.81 million pesos; and maritime customs offices, which registered an 11.9% contraction in their collection, with 50,405.69 million pesos in cash flow.
The same situation was reported at the country’s main customs offices. Manzanillo saw a 16.6% decrease in February 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 , collecting 13,979.69 million pesos, and Nuevo Laredo contracted by 26.6% , with 15,500.94 million pesos in the same period. Veracruz reported a real annual decrease of 16% , collecting 9,583.79 million pesos.
In the January-February period, the figures were mixed compared to the same period in 2025. A total of 207,591.29 million pesos were collected, a drop of 13%; VAT reported a contraction of 22.6% with 134,727.7 million pesos and the IEPS showed a significant increase of 40.1% with 38,860.4 million pesos.
Operations in the accumulated total for 2026 showed a drop of 2.1% compared to January-February 2025, with three million 337 thousand 130; and customs declarations contracted by 5.5% to a total of one million 639 thousand 094.
The January-February balance confirms a mixed picture: while certain tax revenues are strengthening, the general trend points to a challenge for the tax authority in maintaining stable collection in the face of an increasingly complex economic context.
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