Mexico to European Union
Machinery into the EU
Prepare selected imports from Mexico: product scope, EU importer, customs, product rules and missing documents.
Choose the product
- Stationary electric shredder
New stationary electric shredder for non-hazardous material. No mobile diesel unit, explosive atmosphere or waste shipment.
- Industrial conveyor
New stationary industrial goods conveyor. No people transport, lifting installation or explosive-atmosphere equipment.
- Filling, closing and labelling machinery
New fixed filling, closing or labelling machine. No pharmaceutical/sterile, pressure-vessel or explosive-atmosphere installation.
- Packing and wrapping machinery
New stationary packing or wrapping machine. No mobile engine, explosive atmosphere or combined lifting installation.
Selected new goods, not every product in the category. Choose the closest example, then confirm its scope.
Your preparation checklist
What to prepare first
Confirm the EU importer, exact product specification, origin and destination. Your customs representative must establish the current classification and import measures.
Stationary electric shredder
Manufacturer/model, material processed, output, power, guarding, extraction and complete-machine or integration configuration.
- Confirm the machinery conformity route
- Check electrical safety and EMC scope
- Separate RoHS and electrical-waste duties
- Check connected-product security duties
- Check substances in materials and components
Industrial conveyor
Model, load, speed, drive, guarding, emergency stops, line integration and any food-contact use.
- Confirm the machinery conformity route
- Check electrical safety and EMC scope
- Separate RoHS and electrical-waste duties
- Check connected-product security duties
- Check substances in materials and components
- Review food-contact machine parts where relevant
Filling, closing and labelling machinery
Model, filling material, container, output, drive, safety controls, line integration and contact parts.
- Confirm the machinery conformity route
- Check electrical safety and EMC scope
- Separate RoHS and electrical-waste duties
- Check connected-product security duties
- Check substances in materials and components
- Review food-contact machine parts where relevant
Packing and wrapping machinery
Model, wrapping material, heat source, load, speed, guards, safety controls and integration.
- Confirm the machinery conformity route
- Check electrical safety and EMC scope
- Separate RoHS and electrical-waste duties
- Check connected-product security duties
- Check substances in materials and components
- Review food-contact machine parts where relevant
Sources and scope
This preparation guidance does not establish a tariff, certify conformity or approve a shipment. The importer must confirm the exact product and destination-country requirements before dispatch.
Preparation checks reviewed on 21 October 2026. Next review: 10 November 2026. Confirm the requirements for your product before dispatch.
Source dates may differ. This review covers preparation checks, not certification of a particular product or shipment.
- EU importer responsibilities
- EORI registration
- TARIC: classification and import measures
- Current EU-Mexico agreement: rules of origin
- Packaging rules: phased application
- When CE marking applies
- Machinery: current rules and January 2027 transition
- Low Voltage Directive
- Electromagnetic compatibility
- Restricted substances in electrical equipment
- Electrical equipment: producer responsibilities
- REACH: restricted substances Reviewed 20 September 2026: REACH Article 67 and Annex XVII framework, including cadmium, nickel and lead conditions for jewellery. Applicable entries, exceptions and testing still depend on the actual materials, finish and use.
- Food-contact materials: EU and national rules
- REACH: substance information in articles Reviewed 20 September 2026: Candidate List substance communication under REACH Article 33. This review does not establish the composition or conformity of a particular article.
- SCIP: suppliers and importers of articles Reviewed 20 September 2026: SCIP duty holders, article threshold and notification information. Assess this separately from REACH communication and RoHS.
- Cyber Resilience Act: scope and dates
- Cybersecurity reporting obligations