Central America - Mexico Free Trade Agreement

The Free Trade Agreement between Central America and Mexico entered into force on 2013, fully or partially eliminating import tariff for most energy products and technologies, including: 

• Agglomerated and reduced iron;
• Alumina, scrap metal, ammonia, crude steel;
• Aluminium, nitrogen fertilizers, solar PV modules, solar cells, solar wafers;
• Polysilicon, battery packs, battery cells; 
• Anodes and cathodes, electrolysers, heat pumps; 
• Electric vehicles, ICE cars, among other technologies;
  
  

The agreement also includes rules of origin and local content provisions. Goods may benefit from preferential tariff treatment if:

• wholly produced or obtained in one of the signatory countries, or 
• having undergone there a sufficient production process, eg. one that entails a change in HS code or
• incorporating non-originating material valued at less than 50 percent of the regional value of the product. 

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