The Mexican Association of Freight Forwarders (Amacarga) once again presented an initiative to the Chamber of Deputies to create a National Registry of International Freight Forwarders in the country . This will protect more than 60,000 importers and exporters, combat informality, and strengthen competitiveness in the face of the review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

In this regard, the business organization seeks the modification of the Commercial Code for the integration, registration and legal recognition of the figure of the International Freight Forwarder.

“We are in a scenario of perfect volatility: tariffs of up to 50% on 1,463 tariff lines, a review of the USMCA in 2026, 9.5% saturation in Manzanillo, and a crisis in global routes through the Red Sea and Panama. The international freight forwarder is no longer just a freight seller; they are a manager of geopolitical risks. But while the United States has the FMC, in Mexico we don’t have a law. We can’t ask the forwarder to be competitive if we don’t give them legal certainty. This reform is the shield for SMEs,” said Eva María Muñoz, president of Amacarga.

The initiative, which has the support of the national export and import sector, seeks to reform the articles relating to commercial acts and commercial intermediation to include for the first time in Mexican legislation the agent who today moves more than 60% of Mexico’s foreign trade, but who does not legally exist.

In this sense, they seek to make the International Freight Forwarder an auxiliary of trade, just like the customs broker, shipping company, and carrier. “Today, the law mentions transportation, but not who coordinates it.”

Furthermore, they seek to create the National Registry of International Freight Forwarders under the Ministry of Economy, so that only those who are registered, have an active RFC, a verifiable tax address and accreditation of knowledge can operate.

It also establishes the obligations and responsibilities and prevents anyone with a website or cell phone from posing as a freight forwarder. “It is estimated that 35% of the current supply operates without a registered business address, without a contract, and without insurance.”

By applying the above, the importer and exporter will have certainty, a contract, insurance and a legal representative in Mexico, while the State will handle collection, traceability, combating smuggling and compliance.

Furthermore, it will reduce logistics costs by up to 18% through professional consolidation and prior document verification, avoiding delays and storage, and will increase national security, since only validated operators will be able to move sensitive cargo.

The proposal has already been presented to the Committee on Economy, Commerce and Competitiveness before the Chamber of Deputies and published in the parliamentary gazette on November 9th and is expected to be ruled on in the current ordinary period.

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