Mexico Customs Details Implementation of Automated Screening Lanes for Cargo at Ports
The Mexican Tax Administration Service issued a bulletin April 26 detailing the current state of implementation of its automated cargo lanes initiative at Mexican ports. According to the bulletin, posted by trade consultancy AJR Mexico, SAT is currently in the…
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implementation period for automated cargo lanes for export cargo at the ports of Toluca, Tijuana, and Juarez (Zaragoza); for import cargo at the ports of Guanajuato, Ojinaga and Queretaro; and for import and export cargo at the ports of Puebla and Tampico. The initiative is currently in a pilot phase for import cargo at Mexico City International Airport, Mazatlan, Ensenada, Dos Bocas, Guadalajara (intermodal rail cargo) and Colombia, and for import and export cargo at Monterrey. The system allows for automated screening using radiofrequency technology, the bulletin said.