Mexico Approves Tariffs of up to 50 Percent on China, Others

The new tariffs will take effect next year and apply to countries that don’t have a free-trade agreement with Mexico.

Shipping containers and vehicles await export at a port in Nanjing, eastern Jiangsu Province, China, on Dec. 9, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

Mexican lawmakers on Dec. 10 gave the green light to tariffs of up to 50 percent on imports from China and other Asian nations without a trade deal with the country, taking a significant step to protect domestic industries and jobs.

The proposal to reform the General Import and Export Tariffs Law was passed in the Mexican senate on a vote of 76–5, with 35 abstentions, after its earlier passage in the lower house, where it received 281 votes in favor, 24 against, and 149 abstentions.