Mexico issued 887 seizure orders as part of its customs inspections from October 2024 to July 14, 2025.
Customs seizure retains goods in official custody, preventing their immediate disposal. Among the main causes for seizure are failure to declare goods on customs forms, discrepancies with declarations, use of false documents, lack of permits, or introduction of prohibited goods into the country.
Customs inspections
The issuance of the 887 seizure orders was due to acts of alleged undervaluation. This generated an estimated productivity of 354.5 million pesos. Likewise, the federal government issued 116 orders for unlocated addresses, with an additional productivity of 27.4 million pesos.
Customs control in Mexico is the set of controls applied by the authorities to verify that imports and exports comply with tax and regulatory obligations. It includes physical and documentary checks, tax control, permits, and sanctions, preventing smuggling and protecting the national economy.
Customs results
In her first government report, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum highlighted an increase in tax collection. With regulatory changes and greater fiscal control over courier and parcel delivery companies, additional revenue amounted to 4.6232 billion pesos between January and June 2025. This amount represented real annual growth of 85%.
Between October 2024 and June 2025, 1,457 invitation letters were sent. These promoted the payment of 2,430 tax credits. Of these, 569 were covered by 6.8 million pesos, while 825 were settled before shipment for 3.8 million. Another 1,021 credits remained pending and 15 were contested.
In customs matters, the government released other results. A total of 405 taxpayers paid 576.5 million pesos in levies. In turn, 358 made payments of duties totaling 27.2 million pesos.
Finally, foreign trade maintained its digital trend. Ninety-eight percent of transactions were made through electronic payment. This mechanism, which operates in real time, accounted for transactions totaling 1 trillion 040,974.81 million pesos.
According to the National Customs Agency of Mexico (ANAM), the country has 50 customs offices distributed at strategic points to facilitate foreign trade. These customs offices operate for various means of transport: sea, land, rail, air, and river.