Mexico Should Align Essential Business Guidelines With US, Canada in Pandemic, Trade Group Says

Alcocer Varela, the trade group voiced concern that “a lack of clarity and alignment over what private sector industries and services are deemed by Mexico as ‘essential’ is proving increasing[ly] problematic for firms whose manufacturing operations and supply chains are partially or wholly dependent on output from Mexico. Discrepancies between countries in the identification of essential services and industries are likely to cause increased disruptions to cross-border supply chains at a time when ensuring and preserving efficient cross-border trade and commerce is more important than ever,” it said. Mexico should adopt “guidelines aligned to the extent possible with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security guidelines for critical infrastructure industries and the newly issued federal guidelines from the Canadian federal government,” the letter said.