The threat of increasing taxes on all products of Mexican origin that cross the border with the United States is approaching. The elected president of that country, Donald Trumpannounced that it will create a Foreign Revenue Service to “collect the tariffs” it will impose.
“For too long we have relied on taxing our great people through the Internal Revenue Service,” Trump said. And he denounced again what he considers to be “unfair” trade agreements and “abuses” by other countries.
“Through soft and pathetically weak trade agreements, the American economy has delivered growth and prosperity to the world. It’s time for this to change. Today I announce that I will create the Foreign Revenue Service to collect our tariffs, duties and all income from foreign sources,” advancement.
According to the next president, this Service will be created on the day of his inauguration: January 20.
Trump has said that he will charge 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, considering that “they do not do what is necessary” to contain the flow of migrants and drugs arriving in their country.
It has also threatened to charge more tariffs to China for not stopping the release of fentanyl precursors. And it will do the same with all countries that do not accept its guidelines.
Asked about the implications that this decision will bring, the academic from the Pan American University, Luis Alberto Güemez, assured that The Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada could be at risk, because this decision fosters a lack of international cooperation and trade.
“Yes, it is a serious risk for Mexico, the United States and Canada in the T-MEC, and also for world trade. What it is going to do is a phenomenon known as deglobalization, which is that the size of international trade will become smaller and smaller than the Gross Domestic Product.”
Although he estimates that The volume of exports to the United States from Mexico will decrease, it is also considered that the effects for our country will be minimal, since those who will finally pay the tariff tax will be the Americans. “Other countries have much more to lose, like China. We, in our regional manufacturing, are going to be affected, but marginally.”
In contrast, Pablo Pineda, an academic at the University of Guadalajara, maintains that with this announcement the productivity and competitiveness of companies in the T-MEC will decrease because they will have to increase their costs to overcome the new tax, which goes against the very idea of a free trade agreement between nations. “If you want to protect the local industry by raising tariffs on imported products, you do not increase competitiveness. This increases when there are good value and supply chains.”

Kattie Hobbs and Juan Ramón de la Fuente. The governor of Arizona and the chancellor after their meeting. SPECIAL
Faced with tariffs, the Foreign Ministry negotiates with Trump’s team
After the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, announced the creation of an organization “to collect tariffs,” Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente indicated that he is interacting with the Republican’s team “in an informal manner.”
During a working visit to Arizona, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared: “If you impose tariffs, you kill free trade, because, either you have tariffs and move to a protectionist model, or you strengthen the Free Trade Agreement.”
He also highlighted the T-MEC, which has benefited Mexico, the United States and Canada. He was asked if negotiations are already underway with the incoming cabinet regarding the issue of tariffs, to which the chancellor responded: “of course, We are interacting with some of them informally because, in fact, some have not even been ratified yet. But yes, there is communication and we will continue to communicate. That is, we have to sit down and talk and reach some agreements at some point.”
In addition to taking a tour of the Phoenix Consulate to supervise the operation of the new measures that will benefit Mexicans in the face of the threat of mass deportation, De la Fuente met with the governor of Arizona, Katie Hobbs, and at the headquarters of the Capitol held a meeting with legislative leaders.
At the Arizona Capitol, the chancellor reflected on “the challenges that lie ahead” and indicated his willingness to work closely with the Committee on International Affairs and Trade to strengthen investment and the commercial relationship with our country.
“We talked, in effect, about the possibility of tariffs being applied at a given moment, and the reactions that I heard, fundamentally from the governor, but also from some legislators — and this is something natural in light of the intense economic interaction that exists between Arizona and Mexico—is that any type of tariff would be detrimental to both economies.”
The chancellor noted: “we think that what we need is to strengthen the free trade alliance that we have that has given good results, prepare for a review of the T-MEC in 2026, and strengthen what we already have.”
EFE
Claudia Sheinbaum will not go to the inauguration
The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, invited leaders with whom he shares political affinity to his inauguration, such as the Argentine, Javier Milei; the Salvadoran, Nayib Bukele; and the Ecuadorian, Daniel Noboa; but left out other leaders, including President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Amid Trump’s tariff threats against Mexico, President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that she did not receive an invitation to the inauguration, but downplayed the issue.
“No, but nothing happens, the Mexican ambassador to the United States is there, there is no problem,” he said in his morning press conference.