They protect you / arranged·Treaties in force protect you by right; financing, per project·USMCA and the ratified FTA/BIT network; multilateral agreements·SRE / Secretaría de Economía / SHCP-SAT
Ratified treaties and institutional agreements · from a plant in NL you reach the world
USMCA, CPTPP, EU, Pacific Alliance, Japan: over 80% of Mexican trade runs under preferential agreements.
Captured through rules of originCertification — not automatic
5 frameworks below
30 BITs (APPRIs), USMCA Chapter 14, ICSID and the WTO/OECD memberships: national treatment, protection against expropriation and arbitration.
Protection by rightNo granting procedure
3 frameworks below
A treaty network covering NL's main investment origins: reduced withholding rates on dividends, interest and royalties.
60+ treatiesThe treaty rate beats the domestic one
1 framework below
NADBank (NL is eligible), IFC and IDB Invest finance private projects — credit subject to criteria, not a tax incentive.
Arranged per projectEligibility and risk analysis
2 instruments below
Information verified as of July 7, 2026 · frameworks flagged "evolving" will be updated as they are resolved.
Market access— tariff preferences subject to rules of origin
500M
Zero tariffs to the U.S. and Canada under rules of origin — a market of 500M consumers. The joint review under art. 34.7 began on July 1, 2026; the treaty remains fully in force throughout the process.
12 countries
Preferential access to Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Singapore, New Zealand, Brunei and the United Kingdom (in force for Mexico since 22 Jun 2026).
EU
The Global Agreement, in force since 2000, governs. The Modernized Agreement (AGM) and the Interim Trade Agreement were signed on May 22, 2026 and are pending ratification.
92%
92% of tariff lines at zero among Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru since the Protocol entered into force; the rest reaches zero in 2030.
Japan
Mexico's first FTA with Asia (in force since 2005): the foundation of certainty for the 1,200+ Japanese companies in Mexico and for the automotive sector.
Legal protection— by right when you invest
30 BITs
30 agreements in force with 31 countries/regions — Germany, Korea, China, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and more: national treatment, most-favored-nation treatment, compensation for expropriation, free transfer and arbitration.
Ch. 14
USMCA Chapter 14 (Mexico–U.S.; Canadian investors go via CPTPP) and the ICSID Convention, in force for Mexico since August 26, 2018: an independent forum for investment arbitration.
OECD
OECD since 1994 (the first Latin American country), WTO since 1995: economic-policy standards, multilateral trade rules and dispute settlement.
Tax treaties— they avoid double taxation · SHCP / SAT
+60
In force with NL's main investment origins — the U.S., Korea, Japan, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and China: reduced withholding rates on dividends, interest and royalties. If the treaty provides a rate lower than domestic law, the treaty rate applies.
Financing— credit per project, not a tax incentive
300 km
The binational Mexico–U.S. bank's mandate covers the 300 km strip south of the border — Nuevo León included, with verified projects in the Monterrey metro area: water, renewable energy, mobility and sustainable industrial parks; it also finances the private sector.
IDB·IFC
Credit to private projects — in Monterrey: IFC loans to FIBRA Macquarie for USD 200M (2024–2026) for green industrial parks. The U.S. DFC has restricted eligibility in Mexico; home-country export credit agencies (KEXIM, JBIC, KfW, EXIM) are a complementary ecosystem, not a Mexican incentive.
Sources for this page
USMCA (in force 1 Jul 2020; art. 34.7 review started 1 Jul 2026) · CPTPP (in force for Mexico 30 Dec 2018; UK accession in force 22 Jun 2026) · Mexico–EU Global Agreement (2000; modernized AGM/interim agreement signed 22 May 2026, under ratification) · Pacific Alliance (Protocol, 1 May 2016) · Mexico–Japan EPA (AAEMJ, 1 Apr 2005) · 30 BITs (APPRIs) in force (Secretaría de Economía) · ICSID Convention (in force for Mexico 26 Aug 2018) · SHCP/SAT double-taxation treaty network (MLI since 1 Jul 2023) · NADBank (expanded mandate Dec 2021) · IFC / IDB Invest (verified operations 2024–2026). Country and treaty counts are being confirmed against the primary source — no figures are fixed without official verification.