{"id":11748,"date":"2025-08-24T15:43:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T21:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/?p=11748"},"modified":"2025-08-24T16:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T22:05:32","slug":"how-legal-reforms-to-combat-corruption-in-customs-present-challenges-and-open-up-opportunities-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/en\/2025\/08\/24\/como-las-reformas-legales-contra-la-corrupcion-en-aduanas-enfrentan-retos-y-abren-oportunidades-en-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"How Legal Reforms to Combat Corruption in Customs Present Challenges and Open Up Opportunities in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11748\" class=\"elementor elementor-11748\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_width_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_padding_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true},&quot;element_pack_global_tooltip_border_radius_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;isLinked&quot;:true}}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c682ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c682ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26512a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26512a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"423\" data-end=\"769\" class=\"translation-block\">Mexico's foreign trade is at a critical turning point: ongoing legal reforms aim to transform a customs system deeply entangled in corrupt practices. This article explores <strong data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"644\">customs investigation<\/strong>, detected frauds, emerging legal proposals, and the challenges faced by both authorities and the private sector.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"1111\">Next, you\u2019ll explore the main cases identified, the drafting of new customs laws, the role of the National Customs Agency, and how stakeholders such as customs brokers are adapting through ethics and technology. We\u2019ll also analyze the implications for logistics processes and for Mexico as a reliable trade destination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9587ef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"9587ef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adaa03784b88\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Corruption Exposed: Investigations and Consequences<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b39ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82b39ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1925\" class=\"translation-block\">Recently, it was disclosed that the director general of Investigaci\u00f3n Aduanera, <strong data-start=\"1271\" data-end=\"1296\">Alex Tonatiuh M\u00e1rquez<\/strong>, is under investigation for alleged <strong data-start=\"1338\" data-end=\"1390\">illicit enrichment of 257 million pesos<\/strong>, after frauds were detected at strategic control points (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/mexico\/2025-08-06\/las-aduanas-se-perfilan-como-el-nuevo-campo-de-batalla-comercial-con-estados-unidos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Pa\u00eds, August 6, 2025<\/a>). These revelations coincided with the announcement of measures such as the revocation of licenses for customs agencies involved in fraudulent acts (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/mexico\/2025-08-06\/las-aduanas-se-perfilan-como-el-nuevo-campo-de-batalla-comercial-con-estados-unidos.html\" target=\"_self\">El Pa\u00eds, August 6, 2025<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"2290\">These actions have created an environment in which Mexican customs authorities have become \u201cthe new battleground\u201d in trade relations with the U.S., accelerating the need for far-reaching reforms (Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/mexico\/2025-08-06\/las-aduanas-se-perfilan-como-el-nuevo-campo-de-batalla-comercial-con-estados-unidos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Pa\u00eds, August 6, 2025<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1232311 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1232311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92dfc44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"92dfc44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adaa037891e3\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Proposed Amendment to the Customs Law: Shared Responsibility and Mandatory Transparency<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf9850b elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"cf9850b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adaa03789d8b\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h3\"  > Key Objectives of the Announced Reform<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be8e904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be8e904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2441\" data-end=\"2951\" class=\"translation-block\">President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a reform to the <strong data-start=\"2498\" data-end=\"2516\">Customs Law<\/strong> with the purpose of strengthening <strong data-start=\"2549\" data-end=\"2571\">joint responsibility<\/strong>: making public servants and customs brokers responsible for omissions or irregularities (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/mexico\/2025\/08\/14\/aduanas-recaudan-180-mil-mdp-adicionales-sheinbaum-resalta-corresponsabilidad-y-combate-a-la-corrupcion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Infobae, August 14, 2025<\/a>). The objective is for anyone who acts negligently to also be penalized proportionally.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2953\" data-end=\"3298\" class=\"translation-block\">On the other hand, mechanisms are expected to compel the sector to operate with greater <strong data-start=\"3036\" data-end=\"3063\">operational transparency<\/strong>, including periodic audits, performance evaluations, and the withholding of merchandise in case of suspicions (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxtodaymexico.com\/alista-presidencia-reforma-a-la-ley-aduanera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tax Today M\u00e9xico, August 15, 2025<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8309e elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"8b8309e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adaa0378b0f6\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h3\"  > Legitimacy in the Fight Against Fraud<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb9dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cb9dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2441\" data-end=\"2951\" class=\"translation-block\">Severer penalties were proposed for those who engage in customs <strong data-start=\"3412\" data-end=\"3446\">simulations or falsifications<\/strong>, in addition to strengthening controls on companies under the IMMEX program, some of which reportedly evaded IVA or IEPS through simulated exports (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infobae.com\/mexico\/2025\/08\/14\/aduanas-recaudan-180-mil-mdp-adicionales-sheinbaum-resalta-corresponsabilidad-y-combate-a-la-corrupcion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Infobae, August 14, 2025<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e652954 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e652954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be61009 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"be61009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adaa0378d115\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > ANAM and Institutional Structure: Are We Ready to Manage Transparent Customs?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3bbffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3bbffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3894\" data-end=\"4499\" class=\"translation-block\">Since its creation in January 2022, the <strong data-start=\"3933\" data-end=\"3981\">Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de M\u00e9xico (ANAM)<\/strong> assumed control of the customs system, revenue collection, and operational regulation, replacing the SAT (Source: <a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"4089\" data-end=\"4181\">Wikipedia \u2013 ANAM<\/a>). However, its management has been strained: the excessive use of military personnel in administrative tasks has caused delays and operational rigidity (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/mexico\/2025-08-06\/las-aduanas-se-perfilan-como-el-nuevo-campo-de-batalla-comercial-con-estados-unidos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Pa\u00eds, August 6, 2025<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b23dfb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"b23dfb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6847315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11761\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6847315.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6847315-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/6847315-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2025\/08\/6847315-18x12.jpg.avif 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/moz.com.mx\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/6847315.jpg 1000w, https:\\\/\\\/moz.com.mx\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/6847315-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/moz.com.mx\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/6847315-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\\\/\\\/moz.com.mx\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/6847315-18x12.jpg 18w&quot;}\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7854bad elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7854bad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3671b43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"3671b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adaa037911cc\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > The Role of Customs Brokers and Their Professionalization as a Viable Solution<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a7bcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"06a7bcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adaa03791d80\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h3\"  > CAAAREM and Its Role in Ethical and Logistical Strengthening<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5950d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5950d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"4654\" data-end=\"5470\" class=\"translation-block\">The <strong data-start=\"4657\" data-end=\"4746\">Confederaci\u00f3n de Asociaciones de Agentes Aduanales de la Rep\u00fablica Mexicana (CAAAREM)<\/strong> groups certified customs brokers, promoting a model of professionalization, ethics, and efficiency backed by standards such as ISO 9001 (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Confederacin_de_Asociaciones_de_Agentes_Aduanales_de_la_Repblica_Mexicana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia \u2013 CAAAREM<\/a>). Defense of good practices that include tools like the <strong data-start=\"5104\" data-end=\"5120\">pre-validator<\/strong> (prior alerts to avoid errors in customs declarations) and certification as <strong data-start=\"5197\" data-end=\"5234\">Accredited Logistics Operators<\/strong>, represent a self-regulation system that can drive more secure operations (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Confederacin_de_Asociaciones_de_Agentes_Aduanales_de_la_Repblica_Mexicana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia \u2013 CAAAREM<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0221143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"0221143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adaa03793186\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h3\"  > Practical Challenges Posed by the New Legal Framework<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f17f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7f17f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"5523\" data-end=\"5765\">Despite the progress made, experts warn that without technological interoperability, training, and adequate response times, the legislation could become an additional bureaucratic burden, leading to operational overload rather than efficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79333d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"79333d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" data-src=\"https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/workers-in-high-visibility-safety-gear-and-hard-ha-2025-05-04-03-01-21-utc-Large.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11764 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/workers-in-high-visibility-safety-gear-and-hard-ha-2025-05-04-03-01-21-utc-Large.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/workers-in-high-visibility-safety-gear-and-hard-ha-2025-05-04-03-01-21-utc-Large-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/workers-in-high-visibility-safety-gear-and-hard-ha-2025-05-04-03-01-21-utc-Large-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/workers-in-high-visibility-safety-gear-and-hard-ha-2025-05-04-03-01-21-utc-Large-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/workers-in-high-visibility-safety-gear-and-hard-ha-2025-05-04-03-01-21-utc-Large-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/moz.com.mx\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2025\/08\/workers-in-high-visibility-safety-gear-and-hard-ha-2025-05-04-03-01-21-utc-Large-18x12.jpg.avif 18w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1620px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1620\/1080;\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/moz.com.mx\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/workers-in-high-visibility-safety-gear-and-hard-ha-2025-05-04-03-01-21-utc-Large.jpg 1620w, https:\\\/\\\/moz.com.mx\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/workers-in-high-visibility-safety-gear-and-hard-ha-2025-05-04-03-01-21-utc-Large-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/moz.com.mx\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/workers-in-high-visibility-safety-gear-and-hard-ha-2025-05-04-03-01-21-utc-Large-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/moz.com.mx\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/workers-in-high-visibility-safety-gear-and-hard-ha-2025-05-04-03-01-21-utc-Large-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/moz.com.mx\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/workers-in-high-visibility-safety-gear-and-hard-ha-2025-05-04-03-01-21-utc-Large-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\\\/\\\/moz.com.mx\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/workers-in-high-visibility-safety-gear-and-hard-ha-2025-05-04-03-01-21-utc-Large-18x12.jpg 18w&quot;}\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0609d0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e0609d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cebf34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"8cebf34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6adaa037962e6\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Opportunities Created by the Reforms: Toward a More Robust Customs System<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8289eb8 bdt-content-position--left elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-fancy-list\" data-id=\"8289eb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-fancy-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-fancy-list bdt-fancy-list-style-1\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"bdt-list bdt-fancy-list-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-fancy-list-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-fancy-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bdt-fancy-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1. Increased tax revenue\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bdt-fancy-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2025, customs revenue increased by 25 % compared to 2024, totaling more than 130 billion pesos. This growth reflects efforts to crack down on fraud and improve controls  (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/mexico\/2025-08-06\/las-aduanas-se-perfilan-como-el-nuevo-campo-de-batalla-comercial-con-estados-unidos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Pa\u00eds, August 6, 2025<\/a>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-fancy-list-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-fancy-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bdt-fancy-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2. Greater institutional transparency\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bdt-fancy-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe implementation of ongoing evaluations, audits, and open data initiatives by the Secretariat for Anti-Corruption and Good Governance\u2014which is now responsible for protecting public integrity and auditing the government\u2014strengthen internal controls  (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secretar%C3%ADa_Anticorrupci%C3%B3n_y_Buen_Gobierno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia \u2013 Secretariat for Anti-Corruption and Good Governance<\/a>)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-fancy-list-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-fancy-list-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bdt-fancy-list-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3. Cultural Transformation of the Private Sector\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bdt-fancy-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe reform presents an opportunity for formal businesses to gain ground against the informal sector, raising standards of legality and professionalism.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3cdb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3cdb78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"7834\" data-end=\"8045\">Combating corruption in customs requires essential structural changes; the announced reforms promote clear shared accountability, ongoing auditing, and effective digitization. While the challenges are significant\u2014human, operational, and technological\u2014so too are the opportunities to consolidate a modern, reliable customs system that is aligned with international standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The reforms to the Customs Law aim to curb corruption through shared accountability, digitization, and tougher penalties. 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