In August 2025, Mexico’s National Customs Agency (ANAM) reported that  116,945.12 million pesos (mdp) were collected , which represented a real increase of just 0.1% compared to the same month in 2024.

According to information from the Customs Operation Board , the  Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) reached 20,359.8 billion pesos , which meant an increase of 42.6%, however, the Value Added Tax (VAT) was 78,694.3 billion pesos , a contraction of 6.8% compared to August of last year.

Meanwhile, transactions and customs clearances reported negative figures . The total number of transactions in August 2025 totaled 1,811,996, a 4.7 percent drop. Import transactions totaled 1,015,348, a 6.5 percent decrease, and export transactions totaled 796,648, a 2.3 percent decrease compared to August 8, 2024.

During the aforementioned period, requests for customs clearances totaled 899,873 , a 6.8% decrease. Import applications were the most affected, with 668,649 applications, representing a 7.6% decrease. Export applications totaled 231,224, a 4.6% decrease.

Regarding revenue collection by type of customs, maritime and inland customs registered increases, while those on the northern border experienced a decline in August 2025. Of the total revenue collected that month, maritime customs reported 60,614.99 billion pesos, a real increase of 2.2%; inland customs collected 19,209.20 billion pesos, a real increase of 3.9%; and those on the northern border totaled 36,916.67 billion pesos, a decrease of 4.7%.

During the cycle, the three customs offices with the highest revenue collections in the country reported declines and stagnation compared to August of last year. Manzanillo was the hardest hit, with a real contraction of 13%, recording 14,901.80 billion pesos; Nuevo Laredo collected 18,011.62 billion pesos, which represented a real decrease of 7.6%; and Veracruz showed no change compared to August 2024, with 12,541.26 billion pesos.

January-August cumulative increases

During the January-August 2025 period, ANAM revealed that an accumulated amount of 953,753.98 billion pesos was collected , a real increase of 18.6% compared to the same period the previous year. VAT increased 13.4%, to 662,487 billion pesos, and the IEPS grew 46%, with 153,493 billion pesos collected.

Meanwhile, the value of merchandise reached 22,734,472 pesos, a 17.2% increase in real terms; meanwhile, the number of accumulated customs clearance applications decreased by 5.2%, with 7,181,124 requests, and transactions fell by 3.4%, with 14,348,723 registrations.

These figures follow the suspension of the 30% general tariff on Mexican products that the United States government was seeking to impose, which was scheduled to begin applying on August 1.

However, although Mexico managed to negotiate a temporary 90-day extension, the international trade environment was impacted by the entry into force of new tariffs on August 7. These tariffs establish a minimum 10% levy for countries that maintain a trade surplus with the United States, with tariffs that can climb to 41%. This has increased uncertainty in global trade flows and could affect Mexico’s customs revenue.

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The tariff uncertainty that US President Donald Trump has plunged the world into has had no impact on revenue from foreign trade operations in Mexico . This is reflected in data from Mexico’s National Customs Agency (ANAM) , which shows a cumulative total of 711,930.93 billion pesos (mdp) during the first half of 2025 , representing a real increase of 23.4% compared to the same period last year.

According to data from its Customs Operations Dashboard , the Value Added Tax (VAT) generated the most revenue, reaching 499,041.9 billion pesos during the period , representing an annual growth of 18.8% compared to 2024; while the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) reached 111,085.9 billion pesos, an increase of 44.9 percent.

Meanwhile, the value of merchandise reached 17,018,251 pesos, a real increase of 22.9% , driven by a 23.9% increase in imports, which represented 8,907,764 pesos; and a 21.7% increase in exports, totaling 8,110,488 pesos.

However, the number of requests processed registered a 5.3% decrease, with a total of 5,319,401 applications between January and June of this year.

Regarding the number of foreign trade transactions, there was a slight contraction of 3.7% compared to the same period last year , with 10,661,452 registered transactions. Exports reached 4,855,511 transactions, a 1% decrease; and imports totaled 5,805,941, a 5.9% drop.

Of the total revenue collected between January and June 2025, 367,334.40 billion pesos were collected by maritime customs offices, representing a 29.8% increase in real terms compared to the same period in 2024. These revenues were followed by those located on the northern border with 232,754.67 billion pesos, representing a 19.6% increase. Inland customs offices collected 110,614.02 billion pesos, an increase of 12.7%.

The Nuevo Laredo customs office, located on the northern border, topped the list of customs offices with the highest revenue collection, with 109,802.14 billion pesos; followed by the port of Manzanillo, with 93,384.37 billion pesos.

Operations in June

In June, total revenues reached 118,304.59 billion pesos, a real increase of 22.1% compared to the same month in 2024. VAT revenues totaled 79,568.9 billion pesos, reflecting a 13.3% increase. IEPS revenues reached 22,955.5 billion pesos, an increase of 89.2%.

In addition, 1.8 million transactions were recorded , representing a 0.5% increase; exports also grew 2.8%, with 811,146 transactions, although imports decreased 1.4%, reaching 989,819 transactions. The total value of these transactions was 2.834 million 018 pesos, an increase of 16% compared to June 2024. Regarding customs clearance requests, 893,063 applications were processed, representing a 1.4% decrease compared to June of last year.

According to experts, this positive performance in foreign trade revenue during the first half of the year benefits a Mexican economy that has been suffering from the effects of global changes—specifically, the new tariffs imposed by the United States—and which bases much of its growth on import and export sales.

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