Mexico to European Union
Clothing and textiles into the EU
Prepare selected imports from Mexico: product scope, EU importer, customs, product rules and missing documents.
Choose the product
- Woven cotton shirt
New ordinary adult woven shirt. No protective, medical, heated or children’s garment.
- Knitted cotton T-shirt
New ordinary adult knitted T-shirt. No protective, medical, heated or children’s garment.
- Cotton household towel
New ordinary household cotton towel. No medical textile, toy or claimed antimicrobial treatment.
- Scarf or neckerchief
New ordinary adult scarf or neckerchief with known composition. No protective function, exotic animal material or children’s product.
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.
Woven cotton shirt
Fibre percentages by component, woven construction, dyes, fasteners, animal-origin trims and consumer market.
- Prepare the consumer-safety file
- Check substances in materials and components
- Prepare fibre labels for the destination
Knitted cotton T-shirt
Fibre percentages, knit structure, print/coating, trims, sizes and consumer market.
- Prepare the consumer-safety file
- Check substances in materials and components
- Prepare fibre labels for the destination
Cotton household towel
Fibre composition, terry or other construction, dimensions, dyes, treatments and consumer market.
- Prepare the consumer-safety file
- Check substances in materials and components
- Prepare fibre labels for the destination
Scarf or neckerchief
Fibre percentages, woven/knitted form, finish, animal-origin parts and consumer market.
- Prepare the consumer-safety file
- Check substances in materials and components
- Prepare fibre labels for the destination
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
- Textile fibre labelling
- General Product Safety Regulation
- 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.
- 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.
- PFHxA restrictions and application dates
- Textile producer responsibility: destination checks