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.
Source review: 16 September 2026. Review due: 16 October 2026.
- 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 (official indexed text reviewed)
- REACH: substance information in articles (official indexed text reviewed)
- SCIP: suppliers and importers of articles (official indexed text reviewed)